Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, AFT and the District have been negotiating Memoranda of Understanding covering special, Covid-related changes to working conditions. We have been able to negotiate these MOUs according to a process called “effects bargaining,” in which changes to working conditions (like the shift to all-online instruction at the […]

Workload Program FAQ: Logistics of workload point system We recently began our first academic year with the Workload Point System Pilot Program in place for full-timers. The Point System aims to set clear and reasonable expectations for committee work and other non-primary duties. In response to questions faculty put forward while creating their plans, some […]

Below are your AFT 1493 union reps for Fall 2022. If you have questions about our union, your rights as a faculty member or any issues related to working conditions, start by contacting your campus chapter chair or reach out to AFT 1493 Executive Secretary Marianne Kaletzky. See AFT 1493 Executive Committee members page.

Governor Newsom has indicated that he may once again veto CFT’s bill to increase the workload cap for part-time faculty. This bill, AB 1856, would formally increase the workload cap available to part-time faculty from 67% up to 85% of a full-time faculty workload in California’s community colleges. We made a big splash this week, […]

AFT 1493 is seeking two SMCCCD student interns who want to learn more about organizing techniques, the structure and functioning of labor unions, and the role of the labor movement in public education. The interns must be current SMCCCD students. They will receive $2000 for work during the 2022-23 academic year, with total hours not […]