AFT 1493 Updates

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

“ACCJC Gone Wild”: Criticism of accreditors growing

Posted September 20, 2012

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) accredits two-year colleges in California and Hawaii. Sanctions imposed on colleges by the ACCJC in recent years have far exceeded the total sanctions by all other accreditation bodies in the country combined. On July 3, the ACCJC announced that they would terminate City College of San […]

AFT 1493 wins Best Web Site in state & 5 other CFT Communications Awards

Posted July 15, 2012

At the April 12-15 CFT Convention, aft1493.org, maintained by webmaster Eric Brenner, won First Place in the category of Best Web Site for locals with more than 500 unit members. The judges said of the AFT 1493 website: “Excellent design, straightforward navigation, well-written and up-to-date copy. Good use of type style, color and shading to […]

AFT 1493 E-News, September 13, 2011

Posted October 5, 2011

Dear Faculty Colleagues, As I said on Opening Day, the District and AFT 1493 negotiating teams reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) this summer for a new collective bargaining agreement, and, as I promised, the AFT Executive Committee (EC) considered this TA at its August 19th retreat. At that time, the EC voted to submit the […]

How to Find Your G Number

Posted September 27, 2011

Go to WebSmart To login: In the User ID box, enter your Social Security Number (no dashes or spaces) For Pin number, enter you birth date–day month year (2 numbers for each, 6 numbers total, no dashes or spaces)  After logging in: Click on any selection under Faculty Services (e.g. “Class List”) Your G number […]

Frequently Asked Questions

Posted September 27, 2011

Many faculty members have contacted AFT with questions regarding points made by Chancellor Galatolo in his recent e-mail to faculty. These questions and their answers are below. Question 1: Is it true, as AFT reported, that most of our faculty salaries do not rank 3rd or 4th among the Bay Area community college districts?  The […]