BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFT 1493 Executive Committee votes to endorse both Richard Holober and Tom Mohr in November Board Election by Doniella Maher, Cañada Chapter Co-Chair In June of 2017, the Board of Trustees voted to move from an “at-large”
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AFT 1493 STAFF An interview with Paul Bissember, new AFT 1493 Executive Secretary Paul Bissember was hired as our new AFT 1493 Executive Secretary over the summer and began work in August, replacing former Executive Secretary, Dan Kaplan, who retired
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AFT 1493 OFFICERS Meet our new AFT 1493 Executive Committee members We asked our new AFT 1493 Executive Committee (EC) members to introduce themselves so faculty (who aren’t already acquainted with them) can begin to get to know them. We
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COLLEGE DREAM CENTERS Standing in solidarity with our undocumented students: A District-wide update by Jessica Silver-Sharp, AFT 1493 Secretary It was a year ago, last month, that President Trump terrified California’s more than 200,000 DACA recipients with his announcement of
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WORKLOAD COMMITTEE REPORT Workload survey data to guide how much work is reasonable, how to distribute work equitably and how to fairly compensate faculty By Anne Stafford and Doniella Maher, AFT Reps. to the District Workload Committee On August 29th,
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