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SAN MATEO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

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  • November 2017

November 2017

November 2017 (pdf)

In this issue:

  • Part-time faculty highlight inequities
  • Interest in alternative methods of responding to complaints against faculty
  • New “Equity Investigator” position raises concerns
  • District admits it “erred” by offering their “factual” information to faculty about negotiations
  • Workload Committee begins to look at how to resolve inequities
  • Injunction filed to stop sale of KCSM-TV
  • Early history of Local 1493 – Part 3
  • AFT 1493 endorses Tony Thurmond for Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Concerns about ITS’ plans to change login procedures
  • Letter to The Advocate

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Text of Tentative Agreement for Faculty Contract (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028)

September 11, 2026

TENTATIVE AGREEMENTSan Mateo County Community College District and San Mateo Community College Federation of Teachers Local 1493, AFT, AFL-CIO2025-2028 Successor NegotiationsAugust 24, 2026  The San Mateo County Community College District (“District”) and the San Mateo Community College Federation of Teachers Local 1493, AFT, AFL-CIO (“AFT”) (collectively, the “Parties”) agree to the following terms to settle […]

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Clarification on Part-Time Pay Parity for Instructional / Non-instructional

September 3, 2026

September 2, 2026 Dear faculty: We have heard from some faculty members today asking for clarification on why “Part-time pay parity” was addressed in this contract negotiation cycle only for instructional part-time faculty.  The short answer is that part-time non-instructional faculty, such as counselors and librarians, were already at or above 85% pay parity in […]

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After 18 months of hard-fought negotiations, we ha After 18 months of hard-fought negotiations, we have reached a tentative agreement with the District on a contract! Check out the details at www.aft1493.org, under "WE HAVE A DEAL!"

#unionstrong
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AFT 1493 President Ben Feldman delivers remarks on AFT 1493 President Ben Feldman delivers remarks on opening flex day at CSM, August 13, 2026.
Negotiations team working late at factfinding, fig Negotiations team working late at factfinding, fighting for a fair contract for faculty! #unionstrong
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@Board meeting, announcing the strike vote results @Board meeting, announcing the strike vote results to the Board members and the chancellor. We told them this is REAL; they'd better offer us a fair contract!
After our 95% YES Strike Vote, we’re here to remin After our 95% YES Strike Vote, we’re here to remind the SMCCD Board and Administration that if they continue refusing to provide fair contract offers, we are ready and willing to STRIKE for what we deserve!
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95% of our members voted YES to authorize our Exec 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!

This result is an incredibly powerful statement that faculty are united in our fight for a fair contract.
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We are off to a fantastic start in our strike auth We are off to a fantastic start in our strike authorization vote! If you have not yet voted, vote now! It is very easy and will take less than 30 seconds.
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