Dear Colleagues, Back by popular demand!   Get on your red AFT T-shirt for Workload Wednesday! This coming Wednesday, March 21st, let’s wear our red union shirts to classes, meetings, office hours — wherever you go on campus, show up in your union shirt.  We know our workload is unsustainable — wear the shirt to […]

After nine days on strike, West Virginia teachers—among the lowest paid in the nation—have won sorely needed salary increases and the promise of more affordable health care. In a state with a history of union allegiance, their solidarity resulted in a 5 percent raise for all state employees. “That victory is a testament to the […]

Throughout the month of February, working people have been more energized and organized than any time in recent memory. There have been nationwide moments of silence and fast food strikes to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike. Tens of thousands took to the streets […]

Let your students know that the deadline to apply for aid through the California Dream Act is March 2.

Dear Esteemed Colleagues, We hope that your Spring semester has gotten off to a great start! We’ve been working hard to advocate for our faculty members from the district to Sacramento. And we’ve been winning some significant gains despite significant obstacles and difficult political terrain. In our district, we’ve secured increases in both salaries and […]