The Advocate

The Advocate, newsletter of the San Mateo Community College Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1493, is available in .pdf format– by clicking on the links for the specific issues below. Links to individual articles in an issue are listed under the link for that issue. (To read .pdf files, download Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

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February 2012

The Advocate – 35.4  – 
February 2012

In this issue:

• SLOs creep into syllabi and evaluations, violating contract and academic freedom
• AFT and District moving from Impasse to Fact Finding
• Questioning the sale of KCSM-TV
• CFT launches drive to place Millionaires Tax on Nov. ballot
• SMCCCD students planning for actions in defense of education on March 1 and 5
• Board, student groups and AFT support oil tax initiative
• What the contract says about evaluating adjunct faculty
• Become an AFT 1493 leader: Run for union office!

December 2011

The Advocate – 35.3  – 
December 2011

In this issue:

• AFT presents revised proposal; District refuses to negotiate; case now goes to fact-finding
• AFT 1493ers join big Occupy Oakland day of action
• Have a problem with your Dean? Know your rights
• Meet Doug Sherman, new Skyline Part-Timer Rep.
• Retirees: Next DART meeting: Feb. 23, 2012
• Board & Bond election results
• Revisions to AFT 1493’s Constitution being proposed
• Union scholarships for AFT members and dependents
• AFT 1493 endorses resolution in support of Occupy Wall St.
• The Occupy movement comes to CSM

 

November 2011

The Advocate – 35.2  – 
November 2011

In this issue:

• Faculty votes down Tentative Agreement
• Local View: Labor should build links with Occupy Wall Street
• AFT 1493 endorses Joe Ross for Board of Trustees
• Trustees respond to AFT endorsement
• Vote for Sharon Hendricks for CalSTRS Board
• Initiative for oil tax to fund looks to 2012 election
• SMCCCD students active in oil tax initiative drive
• Calendar

September 2011

The Advocate – 35.1  –  September 2011

In this issue:

• Executive Committee to submit TA to faculty with no recommendation
• Summary of the Tentative Agreement
• Local View: Why I am not supporting the tentative agreement
• Comparing part-time faculty salaries at Bay 10 colleges
• Equity? Administrators’ and supervisors’ salaries rise faster than faculty salaries
• AFT 1493 endorses Joe Ross for Board of Trustees
• Harriet Tucker: 20 years working for AFT 1493
• AFT 1493 supports oil extraction tax to fund public education

May 2011

The Advocate – 34.6  –  May 2011 In this issue: Budget cuts: The good, the bad, and the ugly AFT 1493ers march in support of public workers Debunking myths about the budget crisis What is the rationale for full-time/part-time disparities? Part-timers are eligible for unemployment benefits AFT discourages full-timers from taking excessive overload CFT Convention Report: There’s a big fight ahead AFT 1493 wins 6 CFT Communications Awards! AFT and Senate propose new Trust Committee Measure G funds excluded from full-time hiring requirement