AFT 1493 Updates

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

Vergara decision will not stand

Posted June 12, 2014

From: Bob Bezemek, Attorney for AFT Local 1493 Date: June 11, 2011 The decision issued by a L.A. Superior Court judge in Vergara v. State of California, striking down California’s tenure, layoff, due process and seniority laws for K-12 teachers, will not stand. It is a product of right-wing ideology, rather than Constitutional law and […]

Contract & Salaries Update

Posted August 22, 2009

AFT 1493 is currently negotiating a new contract with the District.  Based on faculty survey responses, the AFT negotiating team: Chief Negotiator Joaquin Rivera and team members Katharine Harer, Victoria Clinton, and Sandy Raeber, worked with the Executive Committee of the union to write an initial proposal to the District.

New AFT 1493 Leaders Elected

Posted May 16, 2014

New officers were elected as AFT Local 1493 leaders for the 2014-2016 academic years. Click here to see the election results.

In the News: January – March 2014

Posted May 5, 2014

News articles related to community college faculty issues and SMCCCD, selected from around the county, state and nation and updated regularly.  To receive these articles by email, send a request to be added to the AFT 1493 email list to Dan Kaplan at: kaplan@aft1493.org. March 19, 2014— College backs off on faculty media silence: Skyline school officials […]