Member, You might've seen our email earlier about this upcoming weekend -- our #BlackWomenAreDivine weekend of reclaiming our Divinity in the name of Breonna Taylor. George, it's time to get excited! Black Lives Matter Grassroots chapters everywhere are taking part in...
Silence is NOT an option – 9/29/20 (9/30/2020)
1) Why racial and ethnic data on COVID-19’s impact is badly needed The COVID-19 global pandemic has taken tens of thousands of lives around the world. The American Medical Association has repeatedly and consistently demanded urgent action to address the tragic...
AFT Guild Union Meeting Thursday, October 1st (9/29/2020)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Our next AFT Guild meeting of this academic will be held this Thursday, October 1st 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...
Open Forum Q&A Re: Important Proposed Changes to AFT/GCCCD Union Contract (9/28/2020)
From: Jim Mahler Subject: Open Forum Q&A Re: Important Proposed Changes to AFT/GCCCD Union Contract Date: September 28, 2020 at 8:33:01 AM PDT To: Grossmont Faculty , Cuyamaca Faculty Dear GCCCD AFT Guild Members, Just a friendly reminder of the three open forums...
What Can We Do to Stop Class and Budget Cuts in Our District? (9/28/2020)
What Can We Do to Stop Class and Budget Cuts in Our District? Help to Pass Proposition 15 this November 3rd! With the economic and budgetary crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are anxious about upcoming budget and class cuts. It can be a helpless...
Do you know someone who would like to earn $1,000 during this coming campaign season? (9/25/2020)
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...