In this issue:

• Health and safety concerns remain central as some faculty return to in-person work in Fall and most others prepare to return to campus in Jan.
  Faculty members raise concerns about returning to in-person work at campus health & safety committees, but don’t receive adequate answers to many questions
• As Skyline and Cañada counselors were asked to return to in-person work this fall, they called out unsafe conditions and inconsistent policies–and, with union support–won important gains
  Over 300 faculty signed a petition in support of a safe and fair return to campus for counseling faculty and administrators adjusted the policies.
• AFT presents results of faculty evaluations of administrators and continues to call for true “360 evaluations” of administrators
  All faculty and staff should be able to anonymously evaluate their administrators.
• AFT calls for re-opening of negotiations on 2021-22 raise for district faculty
  The salary formula in the current contract provides for a very low 0.52% raise this year, but the district’s budget could clearly provide a reasonable raise.
• Meet Sarah Harmon, Cañada Spanish professor, OER supporter and long-time advocate for the rights of adjunct faculty
  This issue’s “Faculty Focus” feature.
• Personal reflections on vision impairment, teaching & accessibility in SMCCCD
  Skyline Professor Lori Slicton describes the difficulties of teaching–including working on Comprehensive Program Review–with a significant vision impairment.