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SAN MATEO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

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  • Union supporters call on Board to provide dental and vision insurance to part-time faculty

  • Union members and students march in San Mateo County Pride

  • AFT 1493 members have joined for many reasons. What about you?

  • AFT Members Tell the BOT: 1.5% Raise = Insult

  • AFT Members Gather Before Addressing the Board (2/26/25)

  • AFT Marches in Support of Immigrant Rights (2/16/25)

  • AFT Members Line the Board Room (1/29/25)

  • AFT Members Attend BOT Meeting (1/29/25)

  • AFT Members Gather to Kick-off Contract Campaign (1/29/25)

What’s New?

  • 🚨🚨 NEGOTIATIONS IMPASSE UPDATE #1
  • DISTRICT DECLARES IMPASSE! WHAT'S NEXT? 
  • NEW!! THE ADVOCATE: ISSUE 48, No. 1
  • AFT 1493 FACULTY BOYCOTT FLEX DAY (10/8/25)
  • UNITED EMPLOYEES SPEAK OUT AGAIN AT BOT MEETING (9/10/25)
  • UNITED EMPLOYEES SPEAK OUT AT BOT MEETING (8/27/25)
  • UPDATES ON CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS!

What’s New?

    • AFT Action Update | October 2024
    • AFT MEMBERS AND STUDENTS MARCH IN SAN MATEO COUNTY PRIDE PARADE
    • PART-TIME FACULTY NEED DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE!
    • FT FACULTY WILL PAY LESS FOR HEALTHCARE UNDER NEW CONTRACT

In This Issue

the advocate

  • Not Livable, Not Fair: District’s Current Pay Offer Fails Faculty 

    Not Livable, Not Fair: District’s Current Pay Offer Fails Faculty 

    October 3, 2025
  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

    October 3, 2025
  • Solidarity in Motion

    Solidarity in Motion

    October 3, 2025
  • Part-time faculty health insurance: catch it while you can – it’s free!

    Part-time faculty health insurance: catch it while you can – it’s free!

    October 3, 2025
  • Faculty and students come together for International Workers’ Day 

    Faculty and students come together for International Workers’ Day 

    May 22, 2025
  • The Time Is Now

    The Time Is Now

    May 22, 2025
  • The One Faculty Movement . . .

    The One Faculty Movement . . .

    May 22, 2025
  • Tentative Agreements Reached by AFT around Key Contract Proposals

    Tentative Agreements Reached by AFT around Key Contract Proposals

    May 22, 2025
  • FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Marc Gottlieb, College of San Mateo

    FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Marc Gottlieb, College of San Mateo

    May 22, 2025

AFT 1493 Updates

  • Negotiations Impasse Update #1

    November 6, 2025

  • Negotiations Report #22, Part 2

    October 29, 2025

  • Negotiations Report #22: DISTRICT DECLARES IMPASSE

    October 28, 2025

  • Negotiations Report #21

    October 19, 2025

  • AFT 1493: LIVING WAGES & ACADEMIC FREEDOM NOW!

    October 9, 2025
     SEE ALL UPDATES »       

In the News

Recent articles related to community college faculty issues, labor and SMCCCD, selected from local, state and national news sources.

  • October 28, 2025 — Trial of former college chancellor accused of steering contracts, taking gifts set to begin (The Almanac)
  • October 11, 2025 —San Mateo County Community College District settles contract with one union, AFT1493 rally’s for its own contract (The Skyline View)
  • October 9, 2025 — San Mateo County Community College faculty union demands better raises (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • September 30, 2025 — Opening Arguments Against Former SMCCCD Chancellor Are Set to Begin 
  • September 12, 2025 — “AFT 1493 protests at second district board meeting this semester” (The Skyline View)
  • September 16, 2025 — Case against San Mateo County Community College District chancellor will proceed (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • August 28, 2025 — “Teachers union AFT1493 continues to protest for higher annual raise at district board meeting” (Skyline View)

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Making sure the Board of Trustees hear from us. Making sure the Board of Trustees hear from us. Thank you to our students for supporting your faculty and speaking up! This is SOLIDARITY!
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AFT and allies! Let’s get loud! We want a fair c AFT and allies! Let’s get loud! We want a fair contract NOW!!!
It’s time. Here to get faculty a FAIR CONTRACT! It’s time. Here to get faculty a FAIR CONTRACT!
SMCCCD Board of Trustees and Administrators do not SMCCCD Board of Trustees and Administrators do not respect faculty…time to flex our #unionpower #aft1493
Join the rally to show the Board faculty are serio Join the rally to show the Board faculty are serious about our demands before our last scheduled bargaining session!
A dozen AFT Members spoke out on this week’s boa A dozen AFT Members spoke out on this week’s board meeting to demand ACADEMIC FREEDOM in our contracts! Thank you AFT Members! ✊🏻
United for a fair contract! United for a fair contract!
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