Dear Colleagues: Ways & Means Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) is pushing to bring Fast Track legislation for the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to a vote in the House. Please call your representative now at 888-804-8311 and urge them to vote NO on Fast Track....

CFT was the primary sponsor of both bills. Now on to the Senate!   For Immediate Release: June 4, 2015 Contact: Anthony Matthews (Ting), tel. (916) 319-2019 Assembly Passes Comprehensive Community College Accreditation Reforms(Sacramento, CA) – The California...

Colleagues, If you're looking for something to do during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, please check out the "The Hand That Feeds" at the San Diego Workers Film Festival! Please visit WorkersFilmFestival.org for more details.  

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:08 AM Dear Colleagues, Since last fall, we have been steadily advocating to everyone we could possibly meet with in the Governor's Office, the Department of Finance, and the Budget Committees in the Legislature to increase funding levels in...

Dear Adjunct Faculty Members, As the spring semester comes to a close, you should be aware that you are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits, even if you have already been given an assignment for the fall (or summer). To receive the maximum benefit,...

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS MESSAGE TO AS MANY STUDENTS AS YOU CAN As you know, the for-profit chain of Corinthian Colleges has just collapsed, taking with it the hopes of 16,000 students who were still enrolled, the vast majority in California. Many are now looking for...

This event sells out every year, please act now to ensure you get a seat! And this year we have a record number of retirees!

Happy May Day: Remember the Folks Who Brought You the 8-Hour Day by AFT Political Action VP Jim MillerMost Americans don’t know much about May Day (May 1st) and if they do, they associate it with the state sponsored holiday in the former Soviet Union. The truth of the...

Dear Faculty Colleagues, Attached is an excellent (and short) Powerpoint presentation prepared by one of our AFT adjunct faculty union leaders, Ian Duckles, which was originally presented at the San Diego Social Justice Conference at SD City College a few weeks ago...

Dear Colleagues, Please let your students know about this opportunity: American Federation of Teachers internship positions available for FALL 2015! Interested in learning about workers rights, labor and social justice? Would you like to help your fellow students and...