Dear Colleagues, Recently I have emailed you regarding the presence of anti-worker petition gatherers on our campuses and referred you to the hotline for the “Decline to Sign” campaign (619-206-4355 or 877-440-9585). Unfortunately things have gotten quite ugly since...
Please send this message to your wait listed students
What Can I Do to Get the Classes I Need? I wish I could enroll you in my class; however, the number of students that I can reasonably teach, assist, give feedback to and assess in this course has been reached. I wish I could help! I know how frustrating it is when you...
Two very important events this week!
From: Lorena Gonzalez <lgonzalez@unionyes.org> Date: August 22, 2011 4:26:34 PM PDT Subject: Urgent: Brothers and Sisters, I know everyone has been very busy this August (I thought summer was supposed to be a slower season?) But, I wanted to urge you to come...
AFT Sponsored SDCCD FLEX Week Activities
Dear SDCCD Faculty Colleagues, I hope this message finds you still enjoying the last days of your summer! I'm writing to let you know about some new events and workshops your union has planned for you during Flex Week. For starters, we will be holding our all-faculty...
Spot a Signature Gatherer? Call it in!
Brothers and Sisters, We have been working to counteract the deceptive signature gatherers in the city of San Diego and now these efforts are statewide. We have caught them lying about the measures, using fake petitions, and other shady tactics. We need your help to...
Help Fight “Paycheck Deception”
Union Leaders, I wanted to give you a quick update on the campaign to fight the damaging “paycheck deception” ballot measure. This well-funded campaign driven by wealthy right-wing activists is currently gathering signatures at shopping malls, grocery stores and other...
Ransom Paid
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog 01 August 11 Anyone who characterizes the deal between the President, Democratic, and Republican leaders as a victory for the American people over partisanship understands neither economics nor politics. The deal does not raise...
The Empty Bully Pulpit
The president’s compromises might be understandable—if only Obama would explain where he’s leading us. Robert B. Reich | July 27, 2011 Barack Obama is one of the most intelligent and eloquent people to grace the White House, which makes his abject failure to...
The Republican War on Workers’ Rights
By Robert Reich 15 June 11 Why the Republican war on workers' rights undermines the American economy. he battle has resumed in Wisconsin. The state supreme court has allowed Governor Scott Walker to strip bargaining rights from state workers. Meanwhile, governors and...
The Rise of the Wrecking-Ball Right
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog 15 July 11 ecently I debated a conservative Republican who insisted the best way to revive the American economy was to shrink the size of government. When I asked him to explain his logic he said, simply, "government is the source...