As the tragic fires in Southern California continue to worsen, the CFT has set up an emergency relief fund for members who have suffered catastrophic losses in the fires. Already we know that more than a dozen CFT members have lost everything, while many more have...
Human Rights Day of Action
Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 3:30pm -5:00pm at Waterfront Park, Downtown San Diego 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101 #ShowUp4Refugees #ShowUp4Humanity Human Rights Flyer
General Meeting
Dear Colleagues, Our next AFT Guild General Membership meeting will be held this Thursday, December 7th beginning at 3:00pm at Grossmont College, in building 60, the Griffin Center, room 180 (south end of building). There is ample parking in the parking...
Special AFT Guild History Edition – AFT Guild Union Advantage
The history of the AFT Guild is one of improbable beginnings, strong leadership, a supportive membership, and joint commitment to meeting the formidable challenges that have confronted us. This short essay highlights essential institutional characteristics of the...
CFT Letter in Opposition to Online College Proposal
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...
This Week in Labor History – December 04
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...
Ticket Purchase Deadline Extended – AFT Guild 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Zoo
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...
POSTPONED: Miramar College Full-time Contract Hiring Panel Workshop
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
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...
Ticket Purchase Deadline this FRIDAY – AFT Guild 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Zoo
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...