Dear SDCCD Colleagues,   I wanted to take this opportunity to address the concerns that have been brought to my attention regarding the steps management has set in motion in response to the coronavirus threat. Faculty with Classroom Assignments Article 7.14.3 of...

Helping those we serve fight COVID-19 Our union has swung into action on all fronts to help guard against the new coronavirus. Yesterday, the AFT and UNITE HERE—which together represent educators, healthcare professionals, public employees, hotel and airport workers,...

I am pleased to report that all four of our endorsed candidates for Board of Trustees won their primary elections easily over their opponents!  All four of these contests will be be repeated in the general election in November. As of this morning, the results were as...

Dear AFT Guild Members, Just a friendly reminder that our next meeting of the semester will be held this Thursday, March 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...

Ways to Turn in a Ballot: Everything Voters Need to Know  San Diego County voters who haven't turned in ballots yet have more options now than ever. The County Registrar of Voters has four satellite locations for this election in addition to their Kearny Mesa office,...

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Ways to Turn in a Ballot: Everything Voters Need to Know  San Diego County voters who haven't turned in ballots yet have more options now than ever. The County Registrar of Voters has four satellite locations for this election in addition to their Kearny Mesa office,...

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...

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:...

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...