from AFT National: Contributions are urgently needed for the many AFT members across Southern California who have suffered devastating losses in the state's recent wildfires. More than a dozen fires have scorched communities from San Diego County to north of Los...
San Diego Fires – Labor Council Assistance
We hope this e-mail finds you your family and friends safe and sound. The San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO knows there will be thousands of union members affected by the fires and subsequent evacuations. If you are a union member in need of...
NCLB: Get Congress Out of the Classroom
October 3, 2007 NY Times Op-Ed Contributor Get Congress Out of the Classroom By DIANE RAVITCH DESPITE the rosy claims of the Bush administration, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is fundamentally flawed. The latest national tests, released last week, show that...
Congress Passes Student Aid Bill
Today, both houses of Congress passed the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 with bipartisan support (by a vote of 79 to 12 in the Senate and 292 to 97 in the House of Representatives). This sweeping legislation represents the largest investment to help Americans pay...
Change in Date for Annual Off-Schedule Payment
Looking for a CC speaker on Minority Gender Gaps in Higher Education
Faculty Colleagues, The National AFT is looking for somebody with expertise from the community colleges to participate in a workshop on minority gender gaps in higher education at the Civil, Human and Women's Rights Conference (in New Orleans). If you are interested...
Celebrate Labor Day
Ten ideas to help you... Celebrate Labor Day Contrary to popular misconceptions, Labor Day is not simply "the last day of summer" or a day to go shopping. It marks a space set apart from everyday business-as-usual to reflect on the contributions of workers and the...
Schwarzenegger Again Vetoes Part-Time Health Insurance
As you have probably heard by now, the Governor signed the state budget today. In addition to vetoing the $13.8 million in non-credit enhancement funding (which he approved last year), for the second year in a row he vetoed the augmentation for part-time health...
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VIDEO CLIPS NOW AVAILABLE ON ‘YOU DECIDE’
The AFT executive council has now heard from seven presidential candidates‹two in July and five at its May meeting. Video excerpts from the May candidate appearances are available on the AFT's You Decide 2008 site. Excerpts from the July meeting will be posted soon....
Labor Day Picnic and Padres Game
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