Following advocacy from faculty and students, the Board of Trustees voted June 28th to maintain the 10-student enrollment minimum through Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024. That means that courses that achieve an enrollment of at least 10 students will not be canceled. The 10-student minimum first came into effect through MOUs negotiated by […]

Six faculty union leaders from other community college districts spoke briefly to the SMCCCD Board of Trustees on Wednesday, June 28, to explain how their districts had agreed to provide their part-time faculty the same healthcare coverage as their districts’ full-time faculty, with full funding from the state under AB 190.  (For details, see CFT’s […]

    FACT: From 2010 to 2022, SMCCCD’s revenues increased by over 100%, from $133M in 2010 to $269M in 2022 (unadjusted for inflation). Meanwhile, average FT faculty salaries only increased by ~30%. FAIRNESS? The District has the money to agree to AFT’s economic proposals, including fair raises for all faculty PLUS: 85% pay parity […]

    FACT: In the coming year, SMCCCD administrators plan to double the size of our dual enrollment program, in which community college courses are taught to high school students at local high schools. FACT: Dual enrollment courses place unique demands on instructors’ time, including alternating “A/B” class scheduling (week A, the class meets MWF, […]

    FACT: In our last contract, the District agreed to a parity goal of 85%, meaning that adjuncts would be paid at least 85% of what full-timers make for the same work. FACT: Currently, an SMCCCD adjunct instructor teaching one class is paid between 71% and 77% of what a similarly qualified full-timer makes […]