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SAN MATEO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

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  • Members of AFT 1493 Executive Committee at August 27, 2021 Retreat

  • Members of AFT 1493’s Contract Action Team (CAT) celebrate tentative agreement of new faculty contract (April 2021)

  • AFT 1493ers at 2021 May Day Labor March in SF

  • Faculty, students call for fair contract at 2/26/20 Board meeting

  • Faculty jam Nov. 20, 2019 Board of Trustees meeting

  • Some of over 90 faculty who attended Nov. 20, 2019 Board meeting

  • Faculty wear AFT T-shirts to support union negotiators

  • More faculty wear AFT T-shirts to support union negotiators

  • Even more faculty wear AFT T-shirts to support union negotiators

  • AFT 1493ers at 2016 CFT Convention

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

  • AFT 1493 fights for part-time faculty seniority rights

About Us

The American Federation of Teachers, Local 1493 represents the faculty of the San Mateo County Community College District at:
* College of San Mateo,
* Skyline College &
* Cañada College.

We are an affiliate of the California Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.

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About us

The American Federation of Teachers, Local 1493 represents the faculty of the San Mateo County Community College District at:
* College of San Mateo,
* Skyline College &
* Cañada College.

We are an affiliate of the California Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.

JOIN THE UNION! » 

The Advocate

October 2021 (Issue 45, Number 2)

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In this issue:

  • Health and safety concerns remain central as some faculty return to in-person work in Fall and most others prepare to return to campus in January
    Faculty members raise concerns about returning to in-person work at campus health and safety committees, but do not receive adequate answers to many of their questions
  • As Skyline and Cañada counselors were asked to return to in-person work this fall, they called out unsafe conditions and inconsistent policies — and gained important improvements
    Unsafe working conditions and inconsistent policies across the district led counseling faculty–with the help of AFT–to put out a petition in support of a safe and fair return to campus for counselors. Over 300 faculty signed the petition and administrators adjusted the policies.
  • AFT presents results of faculty evaluations of administrators and continues to call for true “360 evaluations” of administrators
    All faculty and staff should be able to anonymously evaluate their administrators.
  • AFT calls for re-opening of negotiations on 2021-22 raise for district faculty
    While the salary formula in the current contract provides for a very inadequate 0.5% raise for this year, the district’s budget could clearly provide a more reasonable raise.
  • Meet Sarah Harmon, Cañada Spanish professor, OER supporter and long-time advocate for the rights of adjunct faculty
    This issue’s “Faculty Focus” features adjunct professor Sarah Harmon, who has taught in the district–mostly at Cañada College–since 2005.
  • Personal reflections on vision impairment, teaching & accessibility in SMCCCD
    Skyline Professor Lori Slicton describes the difficulties of teaching–including working on Comprehensive Program Review–with a significant vision impairment.

AFT1493 Updates

  • SMCCCD COVID-19 EXPOSURES REPORT AVAILABLE

    Oct. 08, 2021

    SMCCCD reports COVID-related cases in the District on their “Covid-19 Exposures Report” in the following two categories:

    Confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in individua…

  • URGE THE GOVERNOR TO INCREASE THE WORKLOAD CAP FOR PART-TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY

    Oct. 03, 2021

    Please take a moment to urge Governor Newsom to sign AB 375, which would formally increase the workload cap available to part-time faculty from 67% up to 85% of a full-tim…

  • OVER 300 SIGN PETITION TO SUPPORT SMCCCD COUNSELORS!

    Sep. 11, 2021

    Dear faculty colleagues,

    Thank you to the over 300 faculty members (317 as of 9/11) who signed the petition supporting our counseling faculty. The petition, which was submi…

  • FREE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR AFT MEMBERS / TAKE ACTION TO EXTEND PAID SICK LEAVE

    Sep. 03, 2021

    Dear faculty colleagues,

    Physical and mental health have been top of mind for most of us since the pandemic began—and all of us know too well that our communities are sti…

  • AFT CALLS FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS

    Aug. 26, 2021

    AFT 1493 President Monica Malamud addressed the August 25th SMCCCD Board of Trustees meeting on class cancellations and enrollment management, calling for: more consistency ac…

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In the News

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

10/13/21 — A Frugal Veto at a Time of Abundance (Inside Higher Ed)

10/12/21 — Law on Transfer Process Sparks Controversy (Inside Higher Ed)

10/12/21 — Long wait for students to enroll in some community college nursing programs (EdSource)

10/7/21 — Equity in learning starts with equity for community college teachers (EdSource)

10/6/21 — Newsom signs bills to ease college transfer and improve student housing (EdSource)

10/5/21 — UC workforce churn: Why a quarter of lecturers don’t return each year (Cal Matters)

10/4/21 — San Mateo Community College District sharpens focus on equity (San Mateo Daily Journal)

10/4/21 — How California’s Community Colleges Educate Future Police and Why Our Curriculum Needs to Change (L.A. Review of Books)

10/3/21 — The return to in-person: From urban to rural, community college locals weigh in (CFT)

9/30/21 — Decision on former Chancellor Galotolo investigation expected soon (San Mateo Daily Journal)

9/28/21 — Free community college plan requires states to up funding (Inside Higher Ed)

9/24/21 — SMCCCD to help students cover student debt and college costs (KRON4)

9/24/21 — What’s the role of unions in the 21st century? (Cal Matters)

9/14/21 — Free college gets big boost in San Mateo Community College Dist. (San Mateo Daily Journal)

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