Basic Skills Courses & College Transfer How AB 1705 would reduce course offerings and negatively impact community college students by Salumeh Eslamieh, AFT 1493 Cañada College Executive Committee Rep. Assembly Bill 1705 (Irwin) is a proposed bill currently being considered
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Contract campaign “Week of Action” launched campaign for new faculty contract AFT 1493 kicked off the beginning of contract negotiations for new three-year faculty contract with the district by organizing multiple actions during our “Week of Action” from
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Recognizing faculty achievements Announcing “Clarissa’s Battle,” a new documentary film directed by SMCCD Film Studies instructor Tamara Perkins Film studies instructor and filmmaker Tamara Perkins has directed and produced another new documentary, Clarissa’s Battle, which follows a local organizer and
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Understanding our district’s budget AFT 1493 Teach-In exposes truths about District’s inequitable budget decisions By Cat Stoehr, AFT 1493 Student Intern, & Katharine Harer, AFT 1493 Co-Vice President Nearly 70 students and faculty members participated in a teach-in organized by
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Negotiations Report AFT and District negotiating teams hold first bargaining session for 2022-25 faculty contract by Marianne Kaletzky, AFT 1493 Executive Secretary On May 4, AFT and the District held our first negotiation session towards a faculty contract that will
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