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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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Negotiations Report #15

July 6, 2025

    See All Negotiations Updates      July 1, 2025 Some brief takeaways from our fourteenth negotiation session on June 26th: To put it bluntly: the District’s economic offers are insulting.  They “increased” their compensation offer by a measly 0.5% in Year 1, 0.25% in Year 2, and 0% in Year 3, so in […]

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Negotiations Report #14

    See All Negotiations Updates      June 18, 2025 Some brief takeaways from our thirteenth negotiation session on June 12th: We received a counter on Workload (Article 6 and Appendix D) from the District, but not on Benefits (Article 9) or lab/composition Load (Appendix F).  Thus, we are still in a bit of […]

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AFT members gathered to demand a fair contract and AFT members gathered to demand a fair contract and hold our District accountable to the 50% law at the Board of Trustees’ April 30  meeting.

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Come get inspired with your colleagues with some food and negotiations updates. If you’re feeling extra inspired you can even stand-in at the Board of Trustees meeting! 

Just know we would love to see old and new faces!
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Marching for undocumented students and humanity! A Marching for undocumented students and humanity! AFT and friends are heading to San Francisco at this very moment! 

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Let’s check out negotiations! Let’s check out negotiations!
AFT Members making our voices seen and heard at th AFT Members making our voices seen and heard at the SMCCCD Board of Trustees Meeting on 1/29/25. 

We appreciate all whom showed up and hope you’ll join us next time! ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻
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We thank you for joining us on Flex Day! What a gr We thank you for joining us on Flex Day! What a great turnout and, even better - how amazing it was for all of us to share. 

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Open Enrollment for Adjunct Faculty is happening n Open Enrollment for Adjunct Faculty is happening now until 10/25! 

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