Posted March 13, 2026
95% YES IN OUR STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE! I am thrilled to announce that 95% of our members voted YES to authorize our Executive Committee to call a legally protected faculty strike if the District fails to make fair contract offers during the impasse process! Additionally, 80% of our members voted, which is an incredible feat […]
Posted March 9, 2026
We did the math. Here is the true cost of AFT’s economic proposal. AFT Proposal Actual Cost (over three years) Compensation (~6% average annual raises) $18.0 million Part-Time Pay Parity Year 1: +0.75%* Year 2: 83% Year 3: 85% $3.3 million $0.8 million $0.9 million $1.6 million Overload Parity(83% Yr 2, 85% Yr 3; includes […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
