AFT 1493 Updates

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

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS

Posted June 1, 2020

Dear Faculty Colleagues, As strong advocates for working families in the Bay Area, we know how much inequality exists within our community and how difficult it can be to survive in such an expensive area even under the best conditions. For our undocumented students and their families, it is even more difficult. Now with the […]

OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR PAY PARITY FOR SMCCCD PART-TIME FACULTY

Posted May 15, 2020

AFT’s member-driven campaign for our Part-Time Pay Parity Petition was a tremendous success! In just under two weeks, 640 faculty members and supporters signed the petition! AFT members reached out to their colleagues across the district, as well as to education unions, the San Mateo Labor Council, community activists, students and friends of community colleges. […]

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Posted May 3, 2020

All part-time faculty should remember that you are eligible for unemployment compensation benefits over the summer and during the winter break, unless you are working another job over the summer or between semesters and you are earning more than your unemployment grant would be. During the pandemic, the Federal CARES Act brings additional benefits. READ […]

AFT 1493 MAY DAY 2020 RALLY: WATCH ALL OF THE SPEAKERS & PARTICIPANTS

Posted May 3, 2020

Over 120 SMCCCD faculty, staff, and students joined a Virtual May Day rally to discuss the impact of the COVID crisis on teaching and learning conditions and the need for fair compensation and for pay parity for part-time faculty. Attendees wore AFT “Red for Ed” T-shirts, sported a custom AFT backdrop, and flashed signs reading, […]

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS DURING CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY MEASURES

Posted April 15, 2020

AFT successfully bargained with the District around emergency actions relating to the Coronavirus Pandemic and agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that addresses many of the effects faculty have been dealing with.  Below are clarifications and answers to questions related to the MOU. Read highlights of all of the key relief measures of the […]