Dear Colleagues, The first 2020 edition of our AFT Guild's Get Active is now posted. In this series of posts you will find: *An "In Focus" column by Jim Miller: "Looking Backwards: 10 Key Trends That Have Affected Education Over the Last Decade" *An important update:...
Why AFT Guild Supports Bernie Sanders for President (2020/02/18)
AFT Guild Local 1931 Presidential Endorsement: Bernie Sanders Back in December of last year, your AFT Guild held an open forum about whether to endorse a Presidential candidate in the 2020 primary and, if so, who to endorse. After a robust discussion about where the...
CA Senate Education Committee Hearing on Calbright College -Thursday, Feb 13 – 9:30 a.m. (2020/02/12)
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, CAPITOL ROOM 4203 California Federation of Teachers Contact: Matthew Hardy 510-703-5291 IN WAKE OF CALBRIGHT COLLEGE PRESIDENT HEATHER HILES’ ABRUPT RESIGNATION, SENATE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE STATE’S FIRST ONLINE ONLY...
AFT Guild March 2020 Primary Election Recommendations (2020/02/07)
Dear Colleagues, Below please find our recommendations for the March 2020 primary election: 1) Your AFT Guild recommendations for our local Governing Board, US President, and other Guild endorsed contests; 2) Recommendations from the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor...
AFT Guild Meeting – February 6 2020 (2020/02/05)
Dear AFT Guild Union Members, Just a friendly reminder that our first meeting of the semester will be held this Thursday, February 6th beginning at 3:00pm at our North City Center meeting location: North City Center, 8355 Aero Dr., San Diego, 92123. There is ample...
AFT GUILD Sponsored SDSU Spring 2020 Courses for Salary Advancement (2019/12/09)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Your AFT Guild is proud to host Supporting Diverse Student Needs: Balancing Equitable Classroom Practices and Rigorous Content, a 2-unit course offered through San Diego State University World Campus. This course may be used to advance...
New SDCCD Faculty Contract Ratified! (2019/12/09)
Dear SDCCD AFT Guild Faculty Members, I am pleased to announce that our new contract has been ratified with 94.1% (701 votes) voting in favor of ratification, and 5.9% (44 votes) voting against ratification. Below are the details of our new contract. I will be...
AFT Guild Union Meeting this Thursday, December 5th – Mesa College (2019/12/04)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Our next AFT Guild Union meeting will be held this Thursday, December 5th, beginning at 3:00pm at Mesa College in the Mesa Commons, room MC-211 A/B. There is parking available along the street in front of the MC building, and there is...
CANCELED: AFT Guild Happy Hour and Presidential Primary Endorsement Discussion 11/20, 5:30-7:30 (2019/11/20)
Due to the fact that the venue we were scheduled at was outdoors, and since it’s supposed to be raining pretty heavily at that time, we are canceling this event for tomorrow. However, we will re-schedule this forum to immediately follow our next AFT Guild Union...
AFT Guild Happy Hour and Presidential Primary Endorsement discussion 11/20, 5:30-7:30 (2019/11/18)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Come be a part of a discussion about the upcoming presidential election! You are cordially invited to join members of AFT 1931’s COPE committee at Tiger! Tiger! at 3025 El Cajon Boulevard (https://www.tigertigertavern.com) for a no-host happy...