Negotiations Updates (2025)

Update 4: Factfinding Report Expected Thursday

Posted August 19, 2026

August 19, 2026 Colleagues, Sorry for the late notice, but we encourage you to wear your red AFT shirt Wednesdays until we get a fair contract!  A quick negotiations update and 2 asks for you today. Negotiations Update We expect to receive the factfinding report tomorrow (Thursday, 8/20/26).  Once we receive that report, it will […]

Update 3: Negotiations & Strike Prep

Posted August 12, 2026

August 12, 2026 Colleagues, Welcome back to school!  We hope to see most of you at the Flex days this Thursday and Friday.  We’ll have tables in prominent locations, we’ll be wearing our red shirts, and since we are still without a contract after 18 months of negotiations, we encourage you to wear your red […]

Fact Finding: Update 2

Posted July 28, 2026

July 16, 2026 Dear faculty colleagues, actfindingOur negotiations team wrapped up Day 2 of our fact-finding hearing Tuesday night after 11pm.  After two days and ~24 hours of presentations and negotiations, we were unable to reach agreement with the District on a contract that would provide faculty with (1) Fair pay, (2) Equal pay for […]

Fact Finding: Update 1

Posted July 28, 2026

  July 14, 2026 Dear faculty colleagues, We’re on Day 2 of our factfinding hearing.  We’ve made a strong case as to why the District should accept our proposals to pay faculty fairly, provide equal pay for equal work, and on Academic Freedom.  We were at the District office past 8pm last night, and could […]