By Gil Perez, LPCC, CST, NCC, CCMHC, BC-TMH, Personal Counselor & AFT Chapter Chair, College of San Mateo Active Minds is the mental health student organization at Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College. Active Minds is not just a student organization. For more than a decade it has supported our prevention and […]

By Jessica Silver-Sharp In early Fall 2025, after hearing from so many faculty, AFT gathered detailed faculty input around a key concern: our monthly paystubs are far too hard to read. These paystubs, you said, try our patience and take up too much of our valuable time just trying to determine whether we’ve been paid […]

COPE, AFT 1493’s political education committee, supports local political candidates and Board of Trustees candidates By Jessica Silver-Sharp and Rika Yonemura Fabian Two elected officials, David Canepa for San Mateo County Clerk/Recorder/Assessor/ Chief Elections Officer and Noelia Corzo, San Mateo County Supervisor, have requested AFT 1493’s endorsement for their upcoming elections on June 2.  On […]

By Jessica Silver-Sharp Our union’s strength comes from the dedication of members who step up to lead. This year, we’re proud to introduce a mix of newly elected, re-elected, and returning leaders to the AFT 1493 Executive Committee—each bringing valuable experience and a shared commitment to advancing the needs of our faculty community. Congratulations to […]