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SAN MATEO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

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  • AFT 1493 members have joined for many reasons. What about you?

  • Strike Authorization Vote: March 10-12, 2026

  • Mullin to Moreno: Apply the 50% Law!

  • AFT Members Tell the BOT: 1.5% Raise = Insult

  • AFT Members Gather Before Addressing the Board (2/26/25)

  • AFT Marches in Support of Immigrant Rights (2/16/25)

  • AFT Members Line the Board Room (1/29/25)

  • AFT Members Attend BOT Meeting (1/29/25)

  • AFT Members Gather to Kick-off Contract Campaign (1/29/25)

What’s New?

  • BERMAN TELLS MORENO TO RETHINK HER ECONOMIC OFFER TO FACULTY
  • 🚨🚨🚨STRIKE VOTE AUTHORIZATION: MARCH 10-12 
  • BFA'S "UNSTINTING SUPPORT" OF AFT 1493
  • CONGRESS REP. MULLIN TELLS MORENO TO FOLLOW THE LAW!
  • NEGOTIATIONS IMPASSE UPDATE #2
  • DISTRICT DECLARES IMPASSE! WHAT'S NEXT? 

What’s New?

    • AFT Action Update | October 2024
    • AFT MEMBERS AND STUDENTS MARCH IN SAN MATEO COUNTY PRIDE PARADE
    • PART-TIME FACULTY NEED DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE!
    • FT FACULTY WILL PAY LESS FOR HEALTHCARE UNDER NEW CONTRACT

In This Issue

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  • “Unstinting support”: Bay Area faculty stand with AFT 1493

    “Unstinting support”: Bay Area faculty stand with AFT 1493

    February 17, 2026
  • AFT’s new AI Task Force

    AFT’s new AI Task Force

    February 17, 2026
  • Student Solidarity with Faculty

    Student Solidarity with Faculty

    February 17, 2026
  • State and County Elected Officials Support AFT

    State and County Elected Officials Support AFT

    February 17, 2026
  • Chancellor Presents Misleading Information to District Community

    Chancellor Presents Misleading Information to District Community

    February 17, 2026
  • Strike Authorization Vote: March 10–12!

    Strike Authorization Vote: March 10–12!

    February 17, 2026
  • Not Livable, Not Fair: District’s Current Pay Offer Fails Faculty 

    Not Livable, Not Fair: District’s Current Pay Offer Fails Faculty 

    October 3, 2025
  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

    October 3, 2025
  • Solidarity in Motion

    Solidarity in Motion

    October 3, 2025

AFT 1493 Updates

  • Assembly Member Berman to Moreno: Rethink your economic offer to faculty

    February 17, 2026
  • San Mateo Supervisor Canepa Tells the BOT to Treat Faculty with Dignity

    February 4, 2026
  • Strike Authorization Vote: March 10–12, 2026

    January 27, 2026
  • Bay Area Faculty Association Expresses “Unstinting Support” for AFT 1493

    January 27, 2026
  • Member of Congress Mullin Tells Moreno to Follow the Law!

    January 8, 2026
     SEE ALL UPDATES »       

In the News

Recent articles related to community college faculty issues, labor and SMCCCD, selected from local, state and national news sources. (For the SM Daily Journal, use an incognito or private browser to slip past the paywall.)

  • February 3, 2026 — San Mateo County Community College teachers may strike (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • December 5, 2025 — Motion denied to dismiss case against former chancellor (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • October 28, 2025 — Trial of former college chancellor accused of steering contracts, taking gifts set to begin (The Almanac)
  • October 11, 2025 —San Mateo County Community College District settles contract with one union, AFT1493 rally’s for its own contract (The Skyline View)
  • October 9, 2025 — San Mateo County Community College faculty union demands better raises (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • September 30, 2025 — Opening Arguments Against Former SMCCCD Chancellor Are Set to Begin 
  • September 12, 2025 — “AFT 1493 protests at second district board meeting this semester” (The Skyline View)
  • September 16, 2025 — Case against San Mateo County Community College District chancellor will proceed (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • August 28, 2025 — “Teachers union AFT1493 continues to protest for higher annual raise at district board meeting” (Skyline View)

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Get Ready! Get Ready!
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AFT and allies! Let’s get loud! We want a fair con AFT and allies! Let’s get loud! We want a fair contract NOW!!!
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United for a fair contract! United for a fair contract!
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Come join us! Come join us!
Meet our Executive Director, Chet Lexvold! I’m s Meet our Executive Director, Chet Lexvold! 

I’m sure you’ll see (and hear) more of him at today’s rally. Come join Chet and the rest of us who want a fair contract at the SMCCD District Office in San Mateo. 

What are we asking for? Livable wages that keep up with inflation!
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