Dear SDCCD Faculty Colleagues, Based on the input we have received from you, and after nearly a year of work from your AFT Guild Executive Council faculty members, I am pleased to present to you an initial draft of what will become our proposal to the District to...
March for Our Lives – March 24th
Colleagues, AFT Guild members will be participating in this march, both here in San Diego and in Orange County at the CFT Convention. If you would like more information or have questions regarding this San Diego event, please contact Wendy Kinsinger...
This Week in Labor History: March 5 – 11
https://unionist.com/blogs/news/this-week-in-labor-history-march-5-11 March 05 British soldiers, quartered in the homes of colonists, took the jobs of working people when jobs were scarce. On this date, grievances of rope makers against the soldiers led to a fight....
AFT Thirsty Thursday Event – March 8th
Dear Colleagues, Our next informal happy hour event “Thirsty Thursday,” will be held on Thursday, March 8th, from 5:00-6:30 at Burning Beard Brewing Company located at 785 Vernon Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 just north of Parkway Plaza. Bring your friends and join us for...
March is Women’s History Month!
Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman By Matilda Rabinowitz Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman is an illustrated memoir that challenges assumptions about the lives of early twentieth-century women. Radicalized by her experience as a young immigrant worker in U.S....
AFT Survey on Professional Development Opportunities
Dear Colleagues, Your AFT Guild is working hard to provide you with the information and training you need by expanding your options for professional development. In order to help us achieve this goal, we need a little bit of information from you! The 4-question survey...
AFT to Trump: Meet with us to talk about how to make schools safe
AFT to Trump: Meet with us to talk about how to make schools safe The AFT sent an open letter to President Trump yesterday asking him to meet with our leaders to ensure that schools are safe sanctuaries and to listen to our concerns about arming teachers. "I hope that...
Important Message from AFT National President Randi Weingarten
I don’t write emails to our full membership and activist community often, but the Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court case warrants it. The case is challenging the 45-year-old precedent that 23 states have used to determine wages, hours, and other terms and conditions...
Save the Date: Next AFT Thirsty Thursday Event – March 8th
Dear Colleagues, Our next informal happy hour event “Thirsty Thursday,” will be held on Thursday, March 8th, from 5:00-6:30 at Burning Beard Brewing Company located at 785 Vernon Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 just north of Parkway Plaza. Bring your friends and join us for...
AFT Guild Union Meeting: Thursday, March 1st – City College
Dear AFT Guild Members, Our next AFT Guild Union meeting will be held this Thursday, March 1st beginning at 3:00pm at City College, in the MS building which is on the corner of 16th and C Streets downtown. There is a parking structure in the building. We will...