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  • Union members and students march in San Mateo County Pride

  • Union supporters call on Board to provide dental and vision insurance to part-time faculty
  • Use this downloadable spreadsheet created by AFT to estimate your total retroactive pay under the new contract

    Click here to download AFT’s retro pay calculator
  • Raised fist and megaphone with text reading "Good news! We have a Tentative Agreement for our next faculty contract."

    Click here to read more about the TA and the timeline to ratification

  • Adjunct Faculty: Improved, expanded healthcare coverage in effect now!

  • AFT Action Updates: Facts, Fairness, Equity!

  • Faculty wear AFT shirts to support union negotiators

  • 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

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

What’s New?

  • UNION MEMBERS AND STUDENTS MARCH IN SAN MATEO COUNTY PRIDE
  • PART-TIME FACULTY NEED DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE!
  • AFT CREATES RETRO PAY CALCULATOR TOOL
  • 94% VOTE *YES* TO RATIFY TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
  • READ THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR OUR NEXT FACULTY CONTRACT
  • VIEW ALL ACTION UPDATES

What’s New?

    • AFT MEMBERS AND STUDENTS MARCH IN SAN MATEO COUNTY PRIDE PARADE
    • PART-TIME FACULTY NEED DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE!
    • AFT CREATES RETRO PAY CALCULATOR TOOL
    • 94% VOTE *YES* TO RATIFY TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
    • READ THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR OUR NEXT FACULTY CONTRACT
    • CAMPUS PARITY WEEK
    • FT FACULTY WILL PAY LESS FOR HEALTHCARE UNDER NEW CONTRACT
    • VIEW ALL ACTION UPDATES

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 rejects 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

  • Union members and SMCCCD students march in San Mateo County Pride

    June 14, 2024
    A group of SMCCCD students joined faculty to march in the second-annual San Mateo County …Read More »

  • AFT 1493 Officer and Delegate Election Results – April 2024

    May 3, 2024
    Note: according to Article V of our AFT 1493 Constitution, “For each elected position, the …Read More »

  • AFT 1493 Statement on Academic Freedom and Political Activities on Palestine

    April 30, 2024
    As members of the board and administrators know, faculty members across SMCCCD have been threatened …Read More »

  • Nominees for AFT 1493 Officer and Delegate Positions

    April 16, 2024
    Where two nominees are listed as a pair, with a single bullet point, they are …Read More »

  • AFT Officer and Delegate Nominations Now Open

    April 4, 2024
    Nominations are now open for AFT 1493 officers and delegates to serve May 2024 through …Read More »

  • AFT members speak out to Board on need for dental and vision benefits for Part-Time Faculty

    April 4, 2024
    Part-Time Faculty Need Dental and Vision Insurance While the District recently agreed to provide access …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.

4/29/24 — College district part-time staff seek dental, vision coverage (San Mateo Daily Journal)

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11/15/23 — Union perspective on new contract agreement (Skyline View)

11/3/23 — San Mateo County Community College District enrollment on rise (San Mateo Daily Journal)

11/1/23 — Community colleges exploring new revenue sources (Half Moon Bay Review)

10/26/23 — New ‘Army of Temps’ Report Shows Nation’s Adjunct Faculty Remain Underpaid, Underappreciated (AFT)

10/14/23 — ‘It is immoral’: San Jose community college faculty rally for health benefits (San Jose Spotlight)

10/10/23 — Dual enrollment are often ‘programs of privilege,’ report says (EdSource)

9/28/23 — Former San Mateo Community College Dist. chancellor case delayed (S.M. Daily Journal)

9/27/23 — Calif. community college enrollment is up, but one group of students lags behind (Cal Matters)

9/27/23 — Why enrollment is rebounding at California’s community colleges (EdSource)

9/15/23 — How California lawmakers embraced hot labor summer (Cal Matters)

8/29/23 — San Mateo County Community College Dist. still searching for new leader (S.M. Daily Journal)

8/19/23 — Big remake is coming to Calif. community college education, new chancellor says (L.A. Times)

8/10/23 — College of San Mateo president steps down (Half Moon Bay Review)

8/9/23 — Company involved in alleged ‘play-to-pay’ scheme with former chancellor files claim for economic harm, reputation damage (Almanac)

8/9/23 — San Mateo Community College District hit with $32M complaint (S.M. Daily Journal)

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Join us on Thursday @ Skyline College and on Monda Join us on Thursday @ Skyline College and on Monday @ the College of San Mateo to tell us what matters most to you in the next contract!
Like, share, and join! Are you concerned about the Like, share, and join! Are you concerned about the rapid rise of tuition at UC and CSU as well as international student tuition in our own District? All public higher ed in California used to be free, and it could be again! Learn how students and teachers have pushed back against the rising cost of education and what you can do. Join us this Wednesday at noon in the Skyline Quad
Join our union at the San Mateo County Pride Parad Join our union at the San Mateo County Pride Parade: Saturday, June 8, in downtown San Mateo. We will be forming a contingent of SMCCCD students, faculty, and staff together with members of sibling unions and community allies to march in the parade. Sign up at bit.ly/PrideWithAFT1493 and we’ll see you there 🌈
Huge thanks to the students and faculty who came t Huge thanks to the students and faculty who came to last night’s Board of Trustees meeting to explain why they should support students by offering dental and vision care to adjuncts. Dental and vision care *are* healthcare. And faculty with adequate healthcare are more likely to stay in our district and more available to support our students. Faculty wellness = student success
SMCCCD adjuncts: join your union for a Flex Day se SMCCCD adjuncts: join your union for a Flex Day session *tomorrow* on the nuts and bolts of adjunct pay in our district. Whether you’re an instructor, counselor, librarian, or other faculty, and whether you have some familiarity with how adjunct pay works or are new to the system, we hope this session will be informative for you. And YES: you can get paid for attending!
Internship announcement! AFT 1493 is the labor uni Internship announcement! AFT 1493 is the labor union that represents all faculty at Skyline, CSM, and Cañada Colleges. We are seeking 1-2 student interns for Spring 2024. Each intern will receive a $1000 scholarship. Interns should have an interest in labor organizing and labor unions, but no experience is required. Scan the QR code or visit the link in our bio for more information. Applications are due January 31st 📋
SMCCCD faculty and students out on the picket line SMCCCD faculty and students out on the picket line with our colleagues and comrades at SF State where faculty are *on strike* today. We demand no cuts, no tuition, and fair wages. And if we don’t get it? Shut. It. Down.
SMCCCD faculty: let’s celebrate all you do for o SMCCCD faculty: let’s celebrate all you do for our students and each other! 🎉 Please save the date to join us for a party Friday, December 8 from 3:30 to 6 pm at Cañada Vista. Refreshments provided. Can’t wait to see you! 👀
Our members have voted YES to ratify the Tentative Our members have voted YES to ratify the Tentative Agreement between AFT negotiators and SMCCCD. Next up, the Board of Trustees will vote on Nov. 29th whether to adopt the TA. Thanks to all the members who voted, and especially to all the members who organized to win a strong TA. Our negotiators couldn’t have done it without you!
AFT 1493 members: our contract ratification vote i AFT 1493 members: our contract ratification vote is NOW OPEN and will close Friday at 5 pm. We need to know whether you want to ratify our Tentative Agreement. Swipe right to see how to vote, and use the link in our bio to read more about the Tentative Agreement 🗳️
VICTORY! 🎉🎉🎉Late Tuesday night, after a n VICTORY! 🎉🎉🎉Late Tuesday night, after a negotiation session lasting more than 9 hours, AFT negotiators reached a Tentative Agreement for our next faculty contract. The TA includes a raise of 15% over 3 years for all faculty and 22.5% for adjunct instructors with a potential reopener in year 3, plus major improvements to health benefits for both FT and PT and much more. See link in bio and stories for an outline. THANK YOU to all our members and community and student allies for all you did to get us here
Attention part-timers! The first receipts for our Attention part-timers! The first receipts for our improved and expanded PT healthcare reimbursement are *due September 30th* You won’t have another chance to submit July through September premium receipts for reimbursement up to $913.74 a month. See the link tree in our bio to find out more on how to submit and to join a webinar your union will host this Tuesday on getting the new PT healthcare reimbursement
Victory!!! Thanks to your organizing, AFT was able Victory!!! Thanks to your organizing, AFT was able to get the District to significantly increase the PT healthcare reimbursement, with the Spring 2024 max reimbursement of $6128 almost **double** the previous max amount of $3305. AND we expanded eligibility: part-timers with a total load of 40% between multiple community college districts can now be reimbursed a portion of their costs by SMCCCD based on how many districts they work in. PLUS we expect even bigger improvements at the end of this one-year agreement. Stay tuned for more on logistics. When we fight, we win! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
Despite recent HUGE progress on part-time healthca Despite recent HUGE progress on part-time healthcare, our District has indicated it may call for impasse. Why is that and what does it mean? See these slides and then attend our Sept. 13th membership meeting to discuss our way forward
SMCCCD faculty: we need your perspective on propos SMCCCD faculty: we need your perspective on proposals currently on the table for our next contract. Join our forum on District Flex Day (Monday): 1-2:30 pm in CSM Bldg 10 Rm 195 or on Zoom (you must register beforehand; use the link in our bio or stories). See you at the forum!
Over the past twelve years our District’s genera Over the past twelve years our District’s general fund revenues have increased by over 100%—but full-time faculty salaries have only increased by 30%! Our working conditions are our students’ learning conditions. So why aren’t faculty needs a priority for our District? 🤔
AFT’s negotiating team and SMCCCD negotiators ha AFT’s negotiating team and SMCCCD negotiators have been in confidential mediation since January. Mediation concluded without an agreement on Friday; after this, the District sent its first public post-mediation proposals. Read more about the District proposals at the link in our bio and our stories. We look forward to continuing to work together to secure a strong contract for all ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼✊🏼✊🏻
Action Update #6: Dual Enrollment. Next year, SMCC Action Update #6: Dual Enrollment. Next year, SMCCCD admin want to double the size of dual enrollment, where college courses are taught to high school students. AFT has proposed that our faculty should have the choice to opt in to dual enrollment teaching—but the District has consistently refused
@aft_1493 members were in LA this week for union t @aft_1493 members were in LA this week for union training, so of course we had to stop by the @wgastrikeunite picket line to show our support for striking writers! Let’s be honest—good TV and movies got so many of us through hard years of teaching and AI just isn’t going to produce the humor or human stories that talented writers do. Studios need to pay these workers what they’re worth ✏️✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾✊🏼✊🏻
SMCCCD pays part-time faculty only 71 to 77% of wh SMCCCD pays part-time faculty only 71 to 77% of what they pay full-timers for the same work. Our district relies on all faculty, including part-timers, to make their equity goals a reality. To support student equity SMCCCD must pay part-timers fairly ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
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