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SAN MATEO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

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  • AFT 1493ers on picket line with striking Oakland teachers (Feb. 2019)

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  • 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

May 2020

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In this issue:

  • Virtual May Day rally reignites contract campaign
    Over 120 SMCCCD faculty, staff, and students joined a Virtual May Day rally to discuss the impact of the COVID crisis on teaching and learning conditions, the need for fair compensation and for pay parity for part-time faculty. WATCH THE SPEAKERS.
  • May 1st Negotiations Report
    AFT and District bargaining teams met on Friday, May 1, for the first contract negotiations session since the COVID-19 outbreak
  • Resisting the push to make distance ed. the new normal
    Special focus on the rise of online courses and their impact:
    –  Face-to-face teaching must remain the core of higher ed.
    –  Concerns are raised about proprietary online education tools as Instructure (owner of Canvas) is sold for $2 billion
    –  Students’ perspectives on taking online courses
    –  Selected readings on the impact of online education
  • Tightrope walkers: Faculty parents share their stories of teaching from home during shelter-in-place
  • Undocumented students more vulnerable than ever
  • Recalling Cañada student strike 50 years ago
  • AFT survey looks at adjunct faculty issues
  • How to safely re-open schools & communities
  • Higher ed. union activists collaborating to build solidarity

AFT1493 Updates

  • FULL-TIME FACULTY: PLEASE COMPLETE QUICK SURVEY ON WORKLOAD POINT SYSTEM

    Aug. 03, 2020

    As you know, our union has long insisted on the need for measures to reduce full-time faculty’s ever-increasing workload. After years of refusing to even consider our proposal…

  • AFT 1493 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATES

    Aug. 03, 2020

    Updates:

    July 30th Negotiations Session
    July 24th Negotiations Session
    July 20th Negotiations Session
    July 16th Negotiations Session
    July 10th Negotiations Se…

  • SUMMER/FALL 2020 MOU: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

    Jul. 21, 2020

    AFT has agreed on a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the District around emergency actions relating to the Coronavirus pandemic. Below are highlights and clarificati…

  • PAID MEDICAL & FAMILY LEAVE AVAILABLE

    Jul. 12, 2020

    We have received many questions from faculty wondering about whether they can take leave during Summer or Fall. AFT is committed to supporting faculty through every step of th…

  • HOW TO OPPOSE NEW ICE POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

    Jul. 12, 2020

    UPDATE: On Tuesday, July 14, the Department of Homeland Security rescinded a July 6 policy directive that would have required international students to take at least some in-…

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In the News

7/30/20 — Peralta Chancellor Steps Down, Citing Conflicts with Board of Trustees (Post News Group)

7/22/20 — California’s online community college still has much to prove (EdSource)

7/18/20 — Peralta Colleges chancellor who resigned is shown the door early (East Bay Times)

7/17/20 — Troubled Peralta district’s chief resigns in dispute over hiring and unions (S.F. Chronicle)

7/17/20 — UC, CSU and community college leaders weigh in on online learning, police reform and how coronavirus is changing higher ed. (East Bay Times)

7/15/20 — Make Black lives matter by investing in Black Communities (AFT Voices)

7/14/20 — Government Backs Down on International Student Policy (Inside Higher Ed)

7/9/20 — California sues to stop Trump effort to bar international students amid pandemic (S.F. Chronicle)

7/8/20 — New visa restrictions unfair to students and their schools (San Francisco Chronicle)

7/8/20 — College Courses Online Are Disappointing. Here’s How to Fix Them. (New York Times)

7/7/20 — The Cruelty of ICE’s Guidance for International Students (Chronicle of Higher Education)

7/7/20 — Trump Visa Rules Seen as Way to Pressure Colleges on Reopening (New York Times)

7/3/20 — Colleges Face Rising Revolt by Professors (New York Times)

7/1/20 — Comm. colleges struggle with students’ food needs as pandemic ups demand (EdSource)

6/24/20 — CSM gym contract revised after questions about operator selection process (S.M. Daily Journal)

6/24/20 — College of San Mateo offering free food distribution (Palo Alto Daily Post)

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