Negotiations Updates (2025)

Strike Authorization Vote: March 10–12, 2026

Posted January 27, 2026

Dear union siblings, I am excited to announce that our Count On Me campaign was a success, with 99% of members responding that they will vote YES in a strike authorization vote.  Therefore: Our union’s first-ever strike authorization vote will be March 10-12th, 2026! Please mark your calendars and plan to vote (both in-person and […]

Negotiations Impasse Update #2

Posted November 17, 2025

  Colleagues, We are officially at impasse in our negotiations with the District, and remain far apart on many issues. In our AFT Membership Meeting yesterday, we discussed the impasse process and heard from two faculty who have been on strike before. More information on both the impasse process and going on strike is below. […]

Negotiations Impasse Update #1

Posted November 6, 2025

    See All Negotiations Updates        November 3, 2025 Dear faculty colleagues, The District all-employee communication last Friday (10/31/25) contained disinformation that again demonstrated the District’s unwillingness to show they value faculty in a material way, beyond lip service. Their monthly update included a press release that claimed that “AFT’s latest three-year […]

Negotiations Report #22, Part 2

Posted October 29, 2025

    See All Negotiations Updates      October 29, 2025 Before we get to the Bargaining Report: Red Shirt Wednesday Reminder– we are re-ordering shirts a third time this semester because so many faculty have been participating! Please RSVP here to join our Informational Picket Line at the Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Oct. […]

Negotiations Report #22: DISTRICT DECLARES IMPASSE

Posted October 28, 2025

    See All Negotiations Updates      October 27, 2025 → Go here for Negotiations Report #22, Part 2, for the gritty details of this week’s bargaining session.  Dear Union Siblings, In negotiations on Friday, the District said they intend to file for impasse with the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB), thus canceling our […]