Anti-Defamation League (09/16/2021)

Dear AFT Guild Members and Retiree Chapter Members, The Guild’s Retiree Chapter has arranged a presentation by Matthew Brown, Associate Director of the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego on Thursday, September 30th from 3:00-4:30PM.  Presentation details are in the...

Aug. 30 is Deadline to Register to Vote (08/27/2021)

Please share with your students.  Please ask them to choose the “vote by mail” option when they are registering. Aug. 30 is Deadline to Register to Vote 08/27/2021 07:28 AM PDT If you haven’t registered to vote in the Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election...

AFT Guild Fall 2021 Edition of Get Active! ( 08/23/2021)

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to offer you the first Fall 2021 edition of Get Active for your reading pleasure here: https://aftguild.org/get-active. These new pieces include: *This edition features an “In Focus” column by former CFT President Marty Hittleman on the...

2nd Update: Celebrating and Honoring Juneteenth (06/18/2021)

P.S. Unless the Chancellor decrees that tomorrow is a day off, then I guess it does apply to us… 😎 On Jun 17, 2021, at 4:05 PM, Jim Mahler wrote: Now that President Biden has signed this legislation into law, you can click here for more detailed information on its...

Update: Celebrating and Honoring Juneteenth (06/18/2021)

Now that President Biden has signed this legislation into law, you can click here for more detailed information on its passage.  As I noted below, this will not affect state workers in CA (like us) until the state takes separate action. On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:08 PM,...

Celebrating and Honoring Juneteenth (06/18/2021)

Dear Colleagues, You might recall that a year ago we circulated a petition asking Congress to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Yesterday, Congress made history by overwhelmingly passing legislation to make Juneteenth a national holiday. The bill now goes to...