Faculty members across all San Diego community colleges are invited to join FACCC Education Institute and AFT Local 1931 as we listen to, and honor, Assembly Speaker pro Tem Lori Saldaña (D - San Diego). A former faculty member, and staunch advocate for faculty and...

Monday Morning Briefings: 1) We are still receiving questions related to the Early Retirement program. For those of you who are eligible, remember that this Friday, December 18th is the deadline if you want to take advantage of the 85% of salary offer. If you still...

Holiday Shopping, the Union Way Golden Lands, Working Hands Union Shop Online Labor Heritage Foundation AFT Store UFW Store Season for Solidarity:  UC faculty, students, workers protest fee increases Golden Lands, Working Hands on DVD CFT’s award winning ten-part...

Attached you will find a copy of the job description for the Labor Council’s Skills Instructor.  Please direct all inquiries and resumes to June Williams atJWilliams@unionyes.org. Thanks. Lindsay Patalano Assistant to Secretary-Treasurer...

Low Hanging Fruit in the Tax System: 10 Policies for $20 Billion Created 12/03/2009 - 1:00am By Lenny Goldberg California Tax Reform Association With the state facing a current deficit and on-going yearly deficits of $20 billion, the survival of basic services and a...

Please read the Voice of San Diego blog below written by Jim Miller in response to one of their articles about cuts to education and “Race to the Top” funding. Then, click on the blue box at the bottom to chime in on the discussion.  The more voices we have out there...

Second in a series... Colleagues, Over the past couple of months you have no doubt heard of the District's plans to cut the budget, including the District's request that the bargaining units concede contractual items as their "fair share" give back to help solve the...

Monday Morning Briefings: 1) This month's AFT meeting will be held this Thursday, December 3rd from 3:00-4:30 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Mission Valley. Please reply to this email if you have items you would like to add to the agenda. 2) The California Federation of...

First in a series... You have heard a lot from the District lately regarding protecting contract jobs.  You have also heard a lot regarding the threat of layoffs.  Doesn't make sense, does it? If you live within the District boundaries like I do, you probably recently...

Dear Colleagues, Tomorrow your AFT Local 1931 along with our community allies will hold a press conference on the impact of the budget cuts on K-12 through UC education in California. SDCCD Board Member Peter Zschiesche, SDUSD Board member Richard Barrera, SDEA...