View full March-April 2020 issue (pdf)

In this issue:

• AFT & District to discuss agreement on policies during crisis; faculty input on working conditions needed
  District hires new Chief Negotiator; Faculty input needed at virtual Town Hall, Thurs., 3/26, 1-2pm & online survey
• District faculty express their thoughts, feelings about teaching and surviving during a pandemic
  SMCCD faculty express feelings about continuing to teach and support their students while dealing with the COVID-19 crisis
• District needs to agree to part-timers’ pay parity goals
  Adjuncts are compensated at only about 60-70% of full-time faculty; AFT is asking District to move towards 85% parity
• Faculty and students address Board of Trustees to explain why faculty deserve a fair contract
  Read or watch passionate speeches to the Board by Skyline College instructor Kolo Wamba and EJ Unisa, Skyline College student
• Become an AFT leader; Local elections to be held April 24 – May 1
  Nominations due by April 22nd
• A labor perspective on how to respond to the pandemic
  We need a fast, coordinated, well-funded response from a government that puts human lives above profits.