Yearly Archives: 2011

December 2011

The Advocate – 35.3  – 
December 2011

In this issue:

• AFT presents revised proposal; District refuses to negotiate; case now goes to fact-finding
• AFT 1493ers join big Occupy Oakland day of action
• Have a problem with your Dean? Know your rights
• Meet Doug Sherman, new Skyline Part-Timer Rep.
• Retirees: Next DART meeting: Feb. 23, 2012
• Board & Bond election results
• Revisions to AFT 1493’s Constitution being proposed
• Union scholarships for AFT members and dependents
• AFT 1493 endorses resolution in support of Occupy Wall St.
• The Occupy movement comes to CSM

 

November 2011

The Advocate – 35.2  – 
November 2011

In this issue:

• Faculty votes down Tentative Agreement
• Local View: Labor should build links with Occupy Wall Street
• AFT 1493 endorses Joe Ross for Board of Trustees
• Trustees respond to AFT endorsement
• Vote for Sharon Hendricks for CalSTRS Board
• Initiative for oil tax to fund looks to 2012 election
• SMCCCD students active in oil tax initiative drive
• Calendar

September 2011

The Advocate – 35.1  –  September 2011

In this issue:

• Executive Committee to submit TA to faculty with no recommendation
• Summary of the Tentative Agreement
• Local View: Why I am not supporting the tentative agreement
• Comparing part-time faculty salaries at Bay 10 colleges
• Equity? Administrators’ and supervisors’ salaries rise faster than faculty salaries
• AFT 1493 endorses Joe Ross for Board of Trustees
• Harriet Tucker: 20 years working for AFT 1493
• AFT 1493 supports oil extraction tax to fund public education

May 2011

The Advocate – 34.6  –  May 2011 In this issue: Budget cuts: The good, the bad, and the ugly AFT 1493ers march in support of public workers Debunking myths about the budget crisis What is the rationale for full-time/part-time disparities? Part-timers are eligible for unemployment benefits AFT discourages full-timers from taking excessive overload CFT Convention Report: There’s a big fight ahead AFT 1493 wins 6 CFT Communications Awards! AFT and Senate propose new Trust Committee Measure G funds excluded from full-time hiring requirement

March 2011

The Advocate – 34.5  –  
March 2011

In this issue:

• Thousands rally at capitol against education cuts
• Negotiations Update 
• Attacks on collective bargaining undermine employees’ basic right
• An interview with a Madison teacher
• The New Faculty Majority and SB 114
• SB 114: Transparency in pay for adjuncts
• Skyline’s ASTEP Math Academy makes a difference in students’ lives
• Introducing Rebecca Webb, CSM Part-Timer Rep.
• AFT 1493 endorses Richard Holober for County Supervisor

February 2011

The Advocate – 34.4  –  
February 2011 (2 MB)

In this issue:

• $400 million cut & 40% fee increase proposed for community colleges
• Negotiations Update
• Part-timers approve disability insurance
• President’s Letter: We all want to improve student success rates 
• AFT 1493 names new Part-Time Faculty Organizer
• Introducing Mike Noonan, Cañada’s new Executive Committee Rep.
• In Memoriam: David Noble: teacher, author, educational activist
• District faculty respond to Advocate readership survey
• Joe Marchi speaks at DART December gathering
• February Advocate cartoon