View full November 2019 issue (pdf)

In this issue:

• While our administrators’ salaries are ranked #1 in the state, our full-time faculty salaries rank below the top tier of Bay 10 districts and our part-time faculty salary rankings are in the lower half of Bay 10 districts
  Meanwhile, the number of SMCCCD administrators increased 55% since 2012
• Amping up the campaign for a fair contract
  AFT 1493 has been reaching out to faculty to find out which steps they support to win a fair contract
• Equal pay for labs: SMT faculty members share their thoughts
  Reactions to proposal to assign the same load credit for labs across disciplines
• Concerns raised about administrator’s intimidating comments
  AFT and CSEA reps. speak at Board of Trustees meeting about administrator’s comments at Skyline public forum
• Invited but unpaid: The adjunct faculty dilemma
  Part-time faculty need to get paid for attending “optional” events, forums, trainings and meetings
• AFT 1493 endorses and supports UndocuWeek
  AFT 1493 endorsed UndocuWeek, a week of action to raise awareness of undocumented students on our campuses
• Negotiations Report
  Update from the most recent contract bargaining session