The Advocate – 32.3 – December 2008 (900 KB)

In this issue:

• Concerns raised about faculty’s and students’ rights to free political expression on campus
• District email on “Posting of Information”
• Legal basis for faculty’s right to free political expression
• President’s Letter: The effects of a strong labor movement
• CFT and AFT scholarships available
• District retirees to meet on December 12

The Advocate – 36.1
September 2012

In this issue:

• Contract settlement and ratification vote: two huge successes for the union
• Goal: Raise all salaries to top 3 or 4 in Bay 10
• “ACCJC Gone Wild”: In-depth report takes on ACCJC
• Meet Michelle Kern, new CSM Part Timer Rep.
• Prop 32 claims to be “campaign finance reform” but is corporate power grab
• Prop 30 will fund education, with 90% of revenue from wealthy taxpayers
• Are you an AFT 1493 member or an “agency fee payer”?
• Analyzing the impacts of the Pension Reform Act
• Sale of KCSM-TV still in limbo

The Advocate – 35.6
May 2012

In this issue:

• AFT and District present cases to Fact Finding panel, meet again June 11
• AFT charges District with selective prosecution & suppressing freedom of speech
• Extended article on selective prosecution case
• Skyline Senate passes resolution on impact of SLOs on faculty workload
• CFT Convention Report
• AFT 1493 wins Best Website in state–for third year in a row!–& four more communications awards
• Golden lifeboats? Comparing faculty and administrative salaries
• AFT and District reach pact on SLOs and faculty evaluation
• Assembly approves bill limiting overloads
• Part-Timer Unemployment Insurance Benefits

The Advocate – 32.2 – November 2008 (1 MB)

In this issue:

• CFT calls on ACCJC to amend accreditation mandate linking SLOs to faculty evaluation
• Faculty ratify new contract language
• Faculty support adding new flex days to 2009-2010 academic calendar
• Online instructors discuss concerns about teaching online
• Compressed calendar task force moves forward
• CFT recommendations for state ballot propositions

The Advocate – 35.5
March 2012

In this issue:

• Two responses to AFT article on SLOs in syllabi and in faculty evaluations
• AFT negotiators need faculty support before Fact Finding on May 1 & 2
• Agreement reached on faculty evaluation revision process
• A student’s view on the March 1 and March 5 rallies against budget cuts
• CFT President & Gov. Brown compromise on Millionaires Tax
• AFT 1493 elections to take place in April; seeking new leaders
• “We need the oil extraction tax to fund education”
• Emily Munson is new Cañada College Executive Committee Co-Rep.
• AFT Workload Survey will help set PT/FT parity goals
• “Basic Aid”: Opportunities and Challenges for SMCCCD Faculty