By Rika Yonemura Fabian In November 2025, leaders of AFT 1493 joined community college union leaders from across the Bay at a retreat of the Bay Faculty Association (BFA), a coalition of Bay 10 Community College Union Presidents. AFT1493 was invited to present  details of our local fight to win a fair contract. Local CC […]

AFT’s new AI Task Force takes critical approach to District technology By Jessica Silver-Sharp For this article I sat down with Tatiana Irwin, CSM Professor of History, to ask some questions about her work on AFT’s new AI Task Force, formed in Fall 2025 to examine issues related to AI and faculty work. Excerpts from […]

Students stand solidly behind faculty’s fight for a fair contract By Jessica Silver-Sharp “Going on strike will only harm your students.” In education, this refrain is used by management to discourage faculty from withholding their labor to pursue improved working conditions. But when we ask our students, “Do you support your teachers in a strike […]

AFT gains crucial backing from State and County elected officials By Jessica Silver-Sharp As the District pushed contract negotiations into impasse this fall, AFT met with a number of key elected officials to brief them on our contractual priorities and to seek their support in the fight for a fair contract. Representing the union at […]

Chancellor presents misleading information as excuse for unsustainable salary offers At our District’s January 8, 2026, Flex Day, Chancellor Moreno presented conflicting news to her audience of employees: “The District’s budget remains strong and balanced even as we navigate real economic uncertainty. …we must be honest about our financial realities. Together, we must do this […]