FACT: SMCCCD does not offer any support for new parents beyond the limited Federal and California leave options. Federal leave guarantees up to 12 weeks of job-protected time off, but does not guarantee pay. Therefore… FACT: Faculty who welcome a new child into their family can maintain their regular income only if they have […]

  FACT: FACT: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to take prompt action to provide reasonable accommodations to employees.   FAIRNESS: SMCCCD drags its feet in providing faculty with reasonable accommodations, delaying for months or even years before responding to faculty’s requests. FAIRNESS: During contract talks, AFT proposed a NO COST improvement: that the […]

  FACT: Gov. Newsom and the CA legislature have allocated $200 million per year in ongoing funding to pay for healthcare for community college adjunct faculty. FACT: Community college districts that provide adjunct faculty with quality, affordable health coverage can get their costs reimbursed up to 100% by the state. FACT: SMCCCD adjunct faculty currently […]

    FACT: The SMCCCD Board of Trustees claims that they are committed to social justice, including the principle that “all people…are entitled to a fair allocation of community resources.” FACT: SMCCCD faculty are paid, on average, below faculty at other community-supported/”Basic Aid” Districts.                       […]

Action Updates: Coming every Tuesday As we begin the Summer 2023 session without a contract, we will continue to send out an AFT Action Update every Tuesday by email to give faculty more information about our contract proposals and developments in negotiations over the summer. We will also post these messages to our Instagram, @aft_1493, […]