Dear AFT Guild Members: The 66th Annual Convention of the California Federation of Teachers will be held at the Marriot Oakland City Center commencing Friday, April 11th, 2008 at 10:00 AM and continuing through Sunday, April 13th, 2008 until 1:00 PM. Click here for...
Adjunct/Overload Bonus Problems
Attention Adjunct and Contract Overload Faculty, I have received several inquiries from adjunct faculty who did not receive their annual bonus as was to be paid on February 10th. Your bonus should have equaled 4.26% times your gross earnings for the period July 1 -...
Should California Cut Its Way to a Balanced Budget?
CFT President Marty Hittelman prepared these excerpts from the California Budget Project regarding the Governor's budget proposal. Jim ---------- Two Steps Back: Should California Cut Its Way to a Balanced Budget? Excerpts from California Budget Project, February 2008...
Election Results
Begin forwarded message: To: CFT Local Presidents From: Marty Hittelman, President ...
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE TODAY!
Colleagues, Please don't forget to cast your ballot today! Our recommendations are as follows. Proposition 92: YES All other Propositions: NO President: Barack Obama For more detail, please see the attached. However you decide to vote, please make sure you...
College Faculty Negotiations Update-2/04/08
Dear Faculty Colleagues, Last week we had a ten hour mediation session with the state appointed mediator and the District's negotiating team. Unfortunately, there is very little progress to report. The main sticking point remains that the District continues to insist...
Barack Obama for Democratic nominee
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-dem3feb02,0,3530861.story From the Los Angeles Times Editorial Endorsements for president 2008 February 3, 2008 Democrats preparing to vote in Tuesday's California primary can mark their ballots with...
The continuing saga of a multi-million dollar payroll system “upgrade.”
Please read message below from the payroll manager, Judy Masters. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Judy Masters Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:23 PM Subject: Pay check & advice print error Hello, We want to alert you to a paycheck print problem. The class...
Unions Add 311,000 New Members in 2007, Reversing Downward Trend
Cutting our Throats by Cutting the Budget: Why Proposition 92 Makes More Sense Than Arnold
When he announced his opposition to Proposition 92, Governor Schwarzenegger asserted that the central problem with the initiative was that it would “lock in a billion dollars in new mandated spending without any way to pay for it.” This, of course, is only true if...