In a timely new report leading up to Labor Day, the Economic Policy Institute details how unions play an essential role in today’s labor market—by raising working people’s wages and supporting a fair and prosperous economy as well as a vibrant democracy—and how...
Sunday Rally Against Hate
Dear Colleagues, As the LA Times reported today, there has been a surge in hate crimes during the first half of 2017. “It appears that bigots have become emboldened in the state, not only to commit more violence, but to publicly promote white nationalism,”...
OSHA Labor Studies Class for Our Members
Dear Colleagues, Below is the description of a 3-Saturday course on OSHA regulations in September taught by the UCLA Labor Center. You get a certificate and it's also good information to have in your workplace. AFT members will receive reimbursement of...
This Week in Labor History-August 21
This Week in Labor History August 21 Slave revolt led by Nat Turner begins in Southampton County, Va. - 1831 August 22 Five flight attendants form the Air Line Stewardesses Association, the first labor union representing flight attendants. They were reacting to an...
This Week in Labor History August 14
This Week in Labor History August 14 President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, providing, for the first time ever, guaranteed income for retirees and creating a system of unemployment benefits - 1935 Members of the upstart Polish union Solidarity seize the...
Adjunct Faculty Paid Office Hours Fall 2017-Don’t forget to include inyour syllabi!
Dear SDCCD City, Mesa, and Miramar College Adjunct Faculty, In case you were not yet aware of this program, your union negotiated a paid office hour program available for college adjunct faculty who choose to participate. The program was initiated in 2002, and only...
This Week in Labor History August 07
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Wobbly organizer, born - 1890Eugene Debs and three other trade unionists arrested after Pullman Strike - 1894 Actors Equity is recognized by producers after stagehands honor their picket lines, shutting down almost every professional stage...
CFT reaches settlement with ACCJC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2017 Contact: Fred Glass, 510-579-3343, fglass@cft.org CFT reaches settlement with accrediting agency “Fair accreditation practices will be the norm going forward” San Francisco—In an...
This Week in Labor History – July 31
This Week in Labor History July 31 Members of the National Football League Players Association begin what is to be a 2-day strike, their first. The issues: pay, pensions, the right to arbitration and the right to have agents - 1970 Fifty-day baseball strike ends -...
Take a Labor Studies Class in the Fall!
Arm Yourself for the Resistance! Take Labor Studies this Fall at City College! THIS CLASS STARTS AUGUST 22nd! Labor Studies 108: Labor and Politics Tuesday evenings 6:55-10:00 CRN 74663 Instructor: Jim Miller AFT 1931 Political Action/Community Outreach VP Come...