We are happy to share some good news!  Through the hard work and heartfelt testimonies of a number of union members, especially faculty parents, we have now settled a Memorandum of Understanding for Spring 2021.  The MOU renews the leave
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Part-Timer Specific Bargaining Updates Updates: December 23rd Negotiations Session (Spring ’21 MOU) October 22nd Negotiations Session October 19th Negotiations Session October 7th Negotiations Session October 1st Negotiations Session September 16th Negotiations Session August 12th Negotiations Session August 5th Negotiations
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Our District has long talked about tackling serious inequities, from the need for diversity to other social justice issues. But they remain complacent about one glaring inequity, their failure to pay part-time faculty equitably in proportion to full-timers. SMCCCD not
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In solidarity with the national #ScholarStrike and with work stoppages undertaken by professional athletes to support the Movement for Black Lives, AFT 1493’s virtual Teach-In — “Social Justice Unionism in Practice: From Part-Time Pay Parity to Anti-Oppression Organizing” was held
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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 clarifications of issues related to the MOU. We will update this page regularly as we
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