Dear Colleagues, Recently, the Governor proposed that the community college system develop proposals for a fully online college. Attached is the letter we submitted in opposition to the proposals which have been put forward. Please let me know if you have any...

Unionization—It's Never Been Easy Almost all current union members were hired into an already represented workplace. But while you personally may have played no role in unionizing your place of work, you can’t assume that those who did had an easy time of it. In the...

Dear AFT Guild Members,   Good News:  The Zoo is allowing us to extend our ticket purchase deadline to 12:00 noon on Monday, December 4th.  Note that this will be a hard deadline, no tickets may be purchased after that time.   Bad News:  We have already sold...

Dear Miramar College Adjunct Faculty Members: Due to circumstances beyond our control, we need to re-schedule the panel workshop originally scheduled for this Friday at Miramar College.  We will offer it again during flex week in January. If you are really wanting to...

SAVE NET NEUTRALITY - STOP CONGRESS FROM RUINING THE INTERNET What is net neutrality? Why does it matter? Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers should not control what we see and do online. In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million...

Dear AFT Guild Members,   You can still purchase your tickets online by clicking here, or by sending in a check as detailed below.  Please see both pages of the attached Zoo pdf for detailed information on the event.   Ticket purchase deadline is this...

Dear AFT Guild Members,   We want to see YOU at the 30th Anniversary AFT Zoo Party!  Here is your chance to see yourself there as well!  During the festivities we will be running pictures of AFT members on the big screen.  We need photos of YOU in your AFT...

This Week in Labor History November 27 Some 1,200 workers sit down at Midland Steel, forcing recognition of the United Auto Workers, Detroit - 1936The pro-labor musical revue, “Pins & Needles,” opens on Broadway with a cast of Int’l Ladies Garment Workers Union...

Dear AFT Members, Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans still don’t have running water—and in many places where water is running, it’s still not safe to drink. I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve raised more than $1 million in...

This Week in Labor History November 20 First use of term “scab,” by Albany Typographical Society - 1816 Norman Thomas born, American socialist leader - 1884 The time clock is invented by Willard Bundy, a jeweler in Auburn, N.Y. Bundy’s brother Harlow starts mass...