BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION How Your Union COPES COPE, AFT 1493’s political action committee, supports Board of Trustees candidates Katharine Harer, AFT 1493 Vice President, COPE Chair & Outreach Organizer Your union is doing a lot of COPE*-ING these days
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HOUSING INSECURITY Moms4Housing show who wins when human rights confront hedge cities By Kimberly R. King, Peralta Federation of Teachers/AFT1603, Laney College Instructor The California housing crisis has begun to spur struggles to make the demand for housing as a
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CAMPAIGN FOR A FAIR CONTRACT Faculty discuss strategies to attain a fair contract at Union Solidarity Hours On Wednesday, February 5, close to 100 faculty members found time to join Union Solidarity Hours at all three campuses. Below are reports
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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Why so little progress on workload and compensation? A review AFT 1493 has been negotiating with the District for over a year now and on the issues of most concern to most faculty–workload and compensation—we’ve made virtually no
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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Feb. 5 Bargaining Report Click here to read the latest Negotiations Updates By Paul Bissember, AFT 1493 Executive Secretary and Negotiations Team Member At the February 5th bargaining session, the District presented counter proposals on investigations and binding
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