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The Advocate – 33.1 – October 2009 (2 MB)
In this issue:
- AFT opens contract negotiations with District: COLA and parity needed in tough economic times
- Key goal for negotiations: binding arbitration
- President’s Letter: What are reasonable goals for faculty in an economic crisis?
- AFT to hold budget forums at all three colleges
- No Trust Committee; no revising of faculty evaluation procedures
The Advocate – 32.6 – May 2009 (2 MB)
In this issue:
- Board overrules arbitrator’s decision! – breaks 25-year promise and exposes essential need for binding arbitration
- Who cares about binding arbitration? – Why the Board’s decision impacts all faculty
- President’s Letter: Working on better AFT-faculty communications
- Fighting words at 2009 CFT Convention
- Finding a “lesson” at the CFT Convention
- Many valuable ways the Union and Academic Senate collaborate
- Results of the AFT 1493 Communication Survey: Faculty give thumbs up to The Advocate and E-News, say AFT 1493 website needs work
- CFT opposes all May 19 election propositions except 1B
- Faculty input needed for new contract negotiations