Monthly Archives: May 2023

ACTION UPDATE ON AFT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Dear colleagues,

Well, we’ve got two teaching weeks left and have been negotiating for a complete calendar year, but we still don’t have a contract! We know how busy everyone is, so we’re going to make it easy for you to keep up with the status of our contract over the summer:

1. Stay Informed

Please watch this short video for an update on our faculty contract negotiations:

2. Stay in the Loop

Please use this form to give us your non-smccd email and cell phone number so we can reach you if need be. Negotiations may move very quickly over the summer, and we may need to get your input on how to move forward. The video explains more about why we really need this information.

3. Touch Base on Tuesdays

We will be sending an AFT Action Update every Tuesday by email to give faculty more information about our contract proposals and developments in negotiations over the summer. We will also post these messages to our Instagram, @aft_1493, and our brand-new Twitter, @aft_1493, so please follow us there.

Finally, don’t forget to wear your t-shirt every Wednesday! — until we win!

In unity,
The AFT Member Communications Team

Comparing Part-Time Instructor Pay: Bay Area Basic Aid Districts

Part-Time Instructor Pay by Course:
Bay Area Basic Aid Districts (2024-25)
(Based on teaching one 3–unit class)

San Mateo
(’24-’25)		 Marin
(’24-’25)		 Mission/W. Valley
(’24-’25)		 *San Jose
(’24-’25)
    % +/-  SMCCCD   % +/-  SMCCCD     % +/-  SMCCCD
Parity
% of FT		 ~76% – 84% 95%   82%   75%  
Step 1
w/ MA		 $6914.60
(76.2% of FT)		 $8612.41 +19.7% $7509.60 +7.9% $6963.40 -0.7%
Step 6
w/ MA		 $8972.60
(79.6% of FT)		 $9841.24 +8.8% $9027.20 +0.6% $8286.00 -7.6%
Step 11
MA+30		 $10777.02
(84.1% of FT)		 $11604.06 +7.1% $11680.80 +7.7% $9904.80 -8.1%
Step 14
MA+60		   $11564.52
(81.6% of FT)		 $12939.00 +10.6% $12573.20 +8% $10542.60
(step 11*)		 -8.8%
Step 17 w/
Doctorate		 $12077.97
(80.9% of FT)		 $14014.02 +13.8% $13534.00 +10.7% $10811.40
(step 11*)		 -10.5%

All Bay Area Basic Aid districts pay adjunct instructors by load, except SMCCCD, which still pays by hour.

All Bay Area Basic Aid districts pay adjunct instructors a specific percentage of FT faculty pay (“parity” % shown for each district above,) except SMCCCD. (As shown above, the pay parity % for SMCCCD adjunct classroom faculty varies depending on step and column.)

Calculations to translate salary schedules’ figures to 3-unit load pay rates:
(linked name of each district below links to that district’s adjunct instructional salary schedule)

  • San Mateo: Calculation to translate SMCCCD adjunct hourly rate to 3-unit load rate:
    Hourly Rate x Hours/Week (3) x Weeks/Semester (17.5) + Office Hour Rate x Weeks/Semester (17.5)
  • Marin: Calculation to translate Marin FT annual salary to 3-unit load rate:
    95% of FT annual salary (= PT annual 30-unit salary) then 10% of PT annual salary = 3-unit load rate
  • West Valley-Mission: WV/M instructional adjunct salary schedule lists pay rates for one semester (15 units);
    to calculate the 3-unit load rate, divide the listed 15-unit rate by 5
  • San Jose-Evergreen: SJ/E instructional adjunct salary schedule lists pay rates for one semester (15 units);
    to calculate the 3-unit load rate, divide the listed 15-unit rate by 5
    *Step 11 is the current maximum step for SJ/E Adjunct Lecture Salary Schedule

 

See Comparisons of Adjunct Instructors’ Pay Parity (% of FT Faculty Pay) for Bay 10 Community College Districts

AFT ACTION UPDATES: FACTS, FAIRNESS, EQUITY

Action Updates: Coming Every Tuesday

We are sending out an AFT Action Update every Tuesday by email to give faculty more information about our contract proposals and developments in negotiations. We will also post these messages to our Instagram, @aft_1493, and our brand-new Twitter, @aft_1493, so please follow us there.

Read your weekly AFT Action Updates:

Stay Informed: Watch this short video for background on our faculty contract negotiations:

Stay in the Loop: Please use this form to give us your non-smccd email and cell phone number so we can reach you if need be.

AFT ACTION UPDATE 1: COMPENSATION

 

 

FACT: The SMCCCD Board of Trustees claims that they are committed to social justice, including the principle that “all people…are entitled to a fair allocation of community resources.”

FACT: SMCCCD faculty are paid, on average, below faculty at other community-supported/”Basic Aid” Districts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On average, an administrator in the West Valley District is paid 1.5 times the average faculty wage. Meanwhile, SMCCCD admin are paid nearly double the faculty wage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMCCCD administrators line THEIR pockets with “community resources” while our faculty wages stagnate. Where is the justice?

Take action for a fair contract. Wear your AFT shirt on Wednesdays and sign and share our petition to Chancellor Moreno and the Board.