Dear Colleagues, Please we are pleased to offer up the first Fall 2020 edition of Get Active for your reading pleasure here: https://aftguild.org/get-active. The articles include: *An In Focus Piece on our Campaign to pass Proposition 15. Read this and find out what...
September 26: Reform or Dismantle? Beyond Diagnosing Racism! (9/17/2020)
Dear AFT Guild Members, We have purchased a limited number of tickets to this event. If you are interested in attending as a Guild member, please click this link and fill out the required information. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis....
Saturday Sept 19th Food Distribution at SDSU (9/16/2020)
Dear Colleagues, Please forward this information to anyone you know who may be in need of food. In Solidarity, Jim
RATIFIED: COVID Related Contract Changes SDCCD (9/10/2020)
Dear SDCCD AFT Guild Members, I’m pleased to report that the agreement detailed below was ratified with 90.5% (825) voting in favor of ratification, and 9.5% (87) voting against ratification. On behalf of the Guild’s Executive Council, we thank all of your for your...
Silence is NOT an option – 9/10/20 (9/10/2020)
1) Public Hearing on Hate Violence in California Hate violence is violence or threats of violence motivated by someone’s disability, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, where they are originally from, or other personal characteristic. Hate...
Labor Day in the Midst of a National Crisis: Dreaming of a Just Recovery (9/04/2020)
Labor Day in the Midst of a National Crisis: Dreaming of a Just Recovery by AFT Guild Local 1931 Political Action VP Jim Miller This weekend we celebrate Labor Day, but how many of us have any idea where the holiday came from or what it celebrates? The first Labor...
Silence is NOT an option – 9/1/20 (9/2/2020)
1) Teaching: A tool to dismantle racism When George Floyd was murdered by police, high school history students in Sari Beth Rosenberg's remote classroom were already talking about systemic racism. Read about how this AFT member in New York City continues to...
AFT Guild Union Meeting Thursday, September 3rd (9/3/2020)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Our first AFT Guild meeting of this academic will be held this Thursday, September 3rd beginning at 3:00pm via Zoom (see connection details below). Attached is the tentative agenda for this Thursday's meeting. Please let me know if you have...
Important COVID Related Contract Changes SDCCD (8/28/2020)
Dear SDCCD AFT Guild Members, As you are all well aware , the COVID pandemic has presented us with many challenges, especially as external circumstances continue to quickly evolve. Our Union has been able to quickly respond and successfully negotiate some...
Silence is NOT an option – 8/25/20 (8/26/2020)
1) Criminal Justice Reform Is Working in California. Advancing Reform Efforts Is Critical for Black and Latinx Californians and Their Families. Over many years, California lawmakers and voters adopted a series of harsh, one-size-fits-all sentencing laws that...