Dear AFT Guild Members, Friends, Families, and Students, Our top priority campaign that we are most engaged in this election season is the re-election of Elena Adams to the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Board of Trustees out in East County. One element of this campaign that we...
Important Proposed Changes to AFT/GCCCD Union Contract (9/25/2020)
From: Jim Mahler Subject: Important Proposed Changes to AFT/GCCCD Union Contract Date: September 24, 2020 at 4:00:08 PM PDT To: Grossmont Faculty , Cuyamaca Faculty Dear GCCCD AFT Guild Members, The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic fallout has presented us...
One Member’s Perspective on Breonna Taylor Case (09/24/2020)
Dear Colleagues, You may not think about this travesty of justice in this way, but the refusal to press any charges in the Breonna Taylor case is yet another example of why elections matter and why it is so hard to root out the systemic racism we find in our society....
Silence is NOT an option – 9/22/20 (9/23/2020)
1) Don’t miss out! Sign-up now for the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge! Every morning you will be asked to commit to bite-sized micro-actions that will help you make racial equity a habit. You can do it! Click here to sign-up! 2) A Vaccine Trial...
Why we all need to Vote YES on Prop. 15! (9/22/2020)
Please share broadly: In the November 2020 election, San Diego County voters will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 15, the “Schools & Communities First” initiative, which was put on the ballot by a record 1.7 million Californians to raise critical...
Nervous About the National Election? (9/18/2020)
Dear Colleagues, Are you feeling nervous about the national election? Feeling helpless that even though Trump will lose California by well over 20%, the election could turn his way elsewhere bringing four more years of extreme damage to education, workers rights, the...
AFT Guild Fall Edition of Get Active! (9/18/2020)
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...