AFT 1493 Updates

What’s new and of interest to AFT Local 1493 members

WATCH AFT 1493 PRESS CONFERENCE: WHAT FACULTY & STUDENTS NEED FOR A SAFE RETURN

Posted January 20, 2022

View below as SMCCCD students and faculty held a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 20 at Skyline College to discuss how Covid unsafe campuses are disrupting their learning and what they need for a safe return. Speakers start at: 4:30 Faculty and staff: Please click here to send a letter asking for safe SMCCCD campuses […]

HVAC INFORMATION FOR EACH ROOM IN ALL BUILDINGS ON EACH CAMPUS

Posted January 19, 2022

Click here to find HVAC filtration/ventilation information for each room within each building on each campus Instructions: Scroll all the way down on the left side of the screen until you see the chart. The chart begins with DO (District Office), and then each campus appears next. AFT had been requesting this information for months and […]

UPDATE ON AFT HEALTH & SAFETY DEMANDS & CHANCELLOR’S RESPONSE

Posted January 18, 2022

In light of the district’s decision last week to move ahead with face-to-face work, we know that many faculty are uncertain about their and their students’ health and safety as classes begin tomorrow.  YOUR RIGHTS IF YOU DEVELOP COVID SYMPTOMS OR TEST POSITIVE: AFT wants to first remind all faculty that our MOU for Spring […]

JOIN OUR MEETING ON NEXT STEPS TO SAFE CAMPUSES, TUESDAY, JAN. 18, 4:30-5:30 PM

Posted January 17, 2022

Dear faculty colleagues, Please join AFT for a virtual meeting on next steps to safe SMCCCD campuses, on Tuesday, January 18, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm where we’ll plan our next steps for ensuring everyone on our campuses stays safe during this omicron surge. We’ll meet on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81616622346

AFT DEMANDS FOR A SAFE RETURN TO WORK AND NEXT STEPS

Posted January 14, 2022

Dear Esteemed Colleagues, It  was wonderful to virtually see so many of you this week.  However, the palpable anxiety brought on by this unending pandemic has hung like a dark cloud over our Flex Day activities.  Foremost on many people’s minds was Tuesday’s decision by our Board of Trustees to “stay the course” and move […]