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  • Read AFT Action Updates: Facts, Fairness, Equity!

  • Click here to sign and share the petition for a fair contract!

  • Remember to wear your union shirt on T-shirt Wednesdays!

  • Faculty wear AFT shirts every Wednesday to support union negotiators

  • Members of AFT 1493 Executive Committee at August ’21 Retreat

  • Contract Action Team (CAT) celebrates new faculty contract (April ’21)

  • AFT 1493ers at 2021 May Day Labor March in SF

  • Faculty, students call for fair contract at 2/26/20 Board meeting

  • Faculty jam Nov. 20, 2019 Board of Trustees meeting

  • Some of over 90 faculty who attended Nov. 20, 2019 Board meeting

  • Faculty wear AFT T-shirts to support union negotiators

  • More faculty wear AFT T-shirts to support union negotiators

  • Even more faculty wear AFT T-shirts to support union negotiators

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

What’s New?

  • FACULTY ORGANIZE TO KEEP CLASS SIZE MINIMUMS AT 10
  • ACTION UPDATE 3: DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
  • AFT PRESENTS PETITION FOR A FAIR CONTRACT TO BOARD & MORENO
  • ACTION UPDATE 2: ADJUNCT HEALTHCARE
  • ACTION UPDATE 1: COMPENSATION
  • ACTION UPDATE ON AFT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

What’s New?

  • FACULTY ORGANIZE TO KEEP CLASS SIZE MINIMUMS AT 10
  • ACTION UPDATE 3: DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
  • AFT PRESENTS PETITION FOR A FAIR CONTRACT TO BOARD & CHANCELLOR
  • ACTION UPDATE 2: ADJUNCT HEALTHCARE
  • ACTION UPDATE 1: COMPENSATION
  • ACTION UPDATE ON AFT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

The Advocate

May 2023 (Issue 46, Num. 6)

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In this issue:

  • AFT presents petition for a fair contract to Board & Chancellor

    Board & Chancellor were presented with a petition signed by over 1000 faculty, students, staff & community members
  • Faculty organize to keep the class size minimum at 10, oppose Moreno’s call for raising minimum back to 20

    When Interim Chancellor Melissa Moreno proposed raising class size minimum from 10 back to 20, faculty organized and spoke out at the May 24th Board of Trustees meeting. Skyline Kababayan learning community students also organized against the increased class size proposal.
  • End-of-the-semester update on contract negotiations
    Rules of mediation require confidentiality, but faculty input is always welcome and your actions help support the negotiatiators
  • Workload points system update
    Improved process for submitting plans, upcoming opportunities to give formal feedback on the pilot program
  • What if we have to go on strike to win a fair contract?
    Lessons from two-day strike at Yosemite Community College District
  • District refuses to agree to a timely disability accommodation process for faculty
    ” I feel stressed as I work hard to respond to all of my students in a timely manner, but the District often doesn’t respond to ADA requests for months or even years!”
  • Adjunct faculty: Don’t miss out on unemployment benefits
    Detailed instructions and Zoom workshops May 25 & 26
  • Sign up to get updates on AFT negotiations

AFT 1493 UPDATES

  • AFT ACTION UPDATE 3: DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

    May 30, 2023
      FACT: FACT: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to take prompt action to …Read More »

  • AFT ACTION UPDATE 2: ADJUNCT HEALTHCARE

    May 23, 2023
      FACT: Gov. Newsom and the CA legislature have allocated $200 million per year in …Read More »

  • AFT ACTION UPDATE 1: COMPENSATION

    May 16, 2023
        FACT: The SMCCCD Board of Trustees claims that they are committed to social …Read More »

  • AFT ACTION UPDATES: FACTS, FAIRNESS, EQUITY

    May 16, 2023
    Action Updates: Coming every Tuesday As we come to the end of the Spring 2023 …Read More »

  • ACTION UPDATE ON AFT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

    May 9, 2023
    Dear colleagues, Well, we’ve got two teaching weeks left and have been negotiating for a …Read More »

  • FACULTY SPEAK OUT TO BOARD ON WHY WE NEED A FAIR CONTRACT NOW!

    April 28, 2023
    At the April 26 SMCCCD Board of Trustees meeting, AFT members read some of the …Read More »
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.

5/29/23 — San Mateo is the wealthiest county in the U.S. (KRON 4)

5/29/23 — New City College Board rescinds layoffs, sets plan for rebuilding the school (48 Hills)

5/23/23 — California Community Colleges ‘will have a difficult time’ meeting transfer goals without big changes (EdSource)

5/22/23 — Enroll every ninth grader in a college course, says incoming California Community Colleges chancellor (EdSource)

5/19/23 — Former community college chancellor’s next hearing on corruption charges set for July 31 (The Almanac)

5/15/23 — Oakland 7-day teacher strike ends: Teachers gain 15.5% raise, $5,000 bonus and lower class sizes (EdSource)

5/15/23 — Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math (Hechinger Report)

5/12/23 — Gov. Newsom’s May revisions protect education priorities, cut $4.3 billion in one-time funding (EdSource)

5/9/23 — California’s community colleges are more than ready for affordable student housing (EdSource)

5/2/23 — San Mateo County Community College District plans for higher enrollment (San Mateo Daily Journal)

4/26/23 — California’s next community colleges chief pushed key reforms and now faces new challenges (EdSource)

4/25/23 — Pursuing a One-Tier Faculty Workplace (California Part-Time Faculty Association)

4/20/23 — Defendant in community college lawsuit disputes claims ((San Mateo Daily Journal)

4/18/23 — L.A. Teachers Reach Tentative Deal to Boost Pay by More than 21% (N.Y. Times)

4/15/23 — Community college enrollment plunges nearly 40 percent in a decade (The Hill)

4/14/23 — Free college program for San Mateo County residents solidified (San Mateo Daily Journal)

4/13/23 — L.A. Community College District to increase adjuncts’ eligibility for health coverage (EdSource)

3/28/23 — Documenting the Growing Role of Contingent Faculty (Inside Higher Ed)

3/23/23 — ‘Fed up’ California workers across industries demand more amid rising cost of living (Los Angeles Times)

3/17/23 — Community college lawsuit alleges ex-chancellor had ‘pay-to-play’ scheme for construction projects (The Almanac)

3/1/23 — Governor’s Proposed State Budget for 2023-24 (CFT)

2/27/23 — California community colleges rely too much on part-time faculty and misspend funds, audit finds (EdSource)

See All Stories

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AFT MemberVoice Action Update 1: Compensation. Did AFT MemberVoice Action Update 1: Compensation. Did you know administrators in our District are paid *double* what faculty make, while a similar neighboring district pays admin only 1.5 times as much as faculty? Our faculty are struggling to pay rent and keep up with inflation. It’s time for the San Mateo Community College District to give equitable raises to our teachers, counselors, librarians, coaches, and nurses
Adjunct faculty are eligible to receive unemployme Adjunct faculty are eligible to receive unemployment over sunmer—even if you have a contract for fall. But the application process can be confusing. Come to our unemployment office hours to learn how to answer tricky questions and troubleshoot specific issues to increase the chances your application will be approved. Union members can register at the link in our bio
Students and faculty were out tabling again yester Students and faculty were out tabling again yesterday to talk to our communities about our struggle to get fair pay, affordable healthcare, and equitable campuses. Want to help faculty get a fair employment contract? Sign our online petition—QR code and link in last slide
Part-time faculty: Claim the benefits you're entit Part-time faculty: Claim the benefits you're entitled to. Sessions this week! linktr.ee/aft1493
Our AFT student interns joined us yesterday at Sky Our AFT student interns joined us yesterday at Skyline to discuss our campaign for fair faculty pay and working conditions with students. Want to support your faculty so we can keep supporting you? Sign our petition! Link in bio and stories
Faculty are here to support our students—and we Faculty are here to support our students—and we need the District to support us. Please share our campaign and sign our petition for a fair SMCCCD faculty contract. We love student support, so students are especially welcome to sign and share! To sign, use the QR code above or follow the link in our bio ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
Repost with QR code. We’ve gotten 100 signatures Repost with QR code. We’ve gotten 100 signatures since yesterday so please keep signing and sharing. Thank you for supporting a fair contract so that our hardworking teachers, counselors, librarians, coaches, nurses, and instructional designers can stay in our district and keep serving our students!
Want to help SMCCCD faculty win the contract we ne Want to help SMCCCD faculty win the contract we need? Sign our petition to new Chancellor Moreno and the Board of Trustees *today* and share this post on your social media. We’ve been negotiating for 10 months and we need a fair contract so we can stay in this district and keep serving our students! Link in bio and stories
Thank you @josh.becker.ca for supporting healthcar Thank you @josh.becker.ca for supporting healthcare for our hardworking community college faculty! Together we will win
Tonight faculty from 6 community college districts Tonight faculty from 6 community college districts that have already agreed to provide part-timers healthcare joined our members to call for our district to join them and do the right thing. They spoke to our Board alongside representatives for Sen. Josh Becker and our statewide union @cftunion. As several speakers emphasized, it’s time for our district to serve faculty, students, and our whole community by doing their part to keep part-timers healthy. Let’s put the community back in community college!
Bosses like to say “we’re all a family” but Bosses like to say “we’re all a family” but you know who is your family at work? The union!
@aft_1493 members out in solidarity with our union @aft_1493 members out in solidarity with our union siblings at @unitededucatorsofsf and @aft_2121. The City of San Francisco and the State of California must provide free, quality public education from preschool to college. “We are the hope, and we have a plan…We are here united for the schools our students need and deserve.”
SMCCD part-timers: join us on Zoom this Thursday t SMCCD part-timers: join us on Zoom this Thursday to better understand your rights and benefits! We’ll have a session at 1:30 and a session at 4:30–come to either. Register at the link in our bio to get the Zoom link
Let’s plan our fight to win: join us on your cam Let’s plan our fight to win: join us on your campus for Solidarity Hours this week to discuss assertive action. More info (including details of Solidarity Hours on each campus) in our stories—or dm us for details
Huge thanks to Maurice Goodman for his leadership, Huge thanks to Maurice Goodman for his leadership, thoughtfulness, and vision as SMCCCD Trustee. Congratulations on your election to your new position, Vice Mayor Goodman—we will miss you but we look forward to seeing how you lead the City of Millbrae!
Faculty: tomorrow is t-shirt Wednesday! No shirt? Faculty: tomorrow is t-shirt Wednesday! No shirt? No problem. We’re hosting t-shirt office hours on every campus where members can get an AFT t-shirt—swipe to see when and where. And remember to wear your AFT shirts tomorrow and every Wednesday until we win the contract we deserve! #unionpower #solidarity
The District continues to reject AFT’s basic pro The District continues to reject AFT’s basic proposals for more a equitable workplace—including a clear disability accommodations process, paid parental leave, the right to work some hours remotely, and the right to choose whether to teach in dual enrollment programs. But we can win if we demonstrate our union strength and commitment to these proposals. Show administrators and colleagues our union power by wearing your AFT shirt *tomorrow* (W 1/18) and every Wednesday till we win! ✊🏾❤️
Any institution that touts itself as “the best p Any institution that touts itself as “the best public university in the world” must pay its teachers and researchers a living wage. @aft1493 is here in solidarity with @uaw2865 @sruuaw and @uaw5810 to SHUT. IT. DOWN until they do. Pay your workers like you should!
We are grateful to Assemblymember @alex_lee for hi We are grateful to Assemblymember @alex_lee for his tireless support of quality, affordable healthcare for community college part-timers! Part-time faculty are 55% of faculty in our district, are just as committed to students as full-timers, and often work more than full-time between their multiple faculty jobs. #facultyhealthcarenow #campusequityweek
Faculty shouldn’t have to be married to rich peo Faculty shouldn’t have to be married to rich people to make ends meet and get basic medical care! We need fair compensation for all faculty and #facultyhealthcarenow for part-timers. #campusequityweek
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