The Advocate

The Advocate, newsletter of the San Mateo Community College Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1493, is available in .pdf format– by clicking on the links for the specific issues below. Links to individual articles in an issue are listed under the link for that issue. (To read .pdf files, download Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

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May 2011

The Advocate – 34.6  –  May 2011 In this issue: Budget cuts: The good, the bad, and the ugly AFT 1493ers march in support of public workers Debunking myths about the budget crisis What is the rationale for full-time/part-time disparities? Part-timers are eligible for unemployment benefits AFT discourages full-timers from taking excessive overload CFT Convention Report: There’s a big fight ahead AFT 1493 wins 6 CFT Communications Awards! AFT and Senate propose new Trust Committee Measure G funds excluded from full-time hiring requirement

March 2011

The Advocate – 34.5  –  
March 2011

In this issue:

• Thousands rally at capitol against education cuts
• Negotiations Update 
• Attacks on collective bargaining undermine employees’ basic right
• An interview with a Madison teacher
• The New Faculty Majority and SB 114
• SB 114: Transparency in pay for adjuncts
• Skyline’s ASTEP Math Academy makes a difference in students’ lives
• Introducing Rebecca Webb, CSM Part-Timer Rep.
• AFT 1493 endorses Richard Holober for County Supervisor

February 2011

The Advocate – 34.4  –  
February 2011 (2 MB)

In this issue:

• $400 million cut & 40% fee increase proposed for community colleges
• Negotiations Update
• Part-timers approve disability insurance
• President’s Letter: We all want to improve student success rates 
• AFT 1493 names new Part-Time Faculty Organizer
• Introducing Mike Noonan, Cañada’s new Executive Committee Rep.
• In Memoriam: David Noble: teacher, author, educational activist
• District faculty respond to Advocate readership survey
• Joe Marchi speaks at DART December gathering
• February Advocate cartoon

December 2010

The Advocate – 34.3  –  December 2010 (1.7 MB)

In this issue:

• Part-time faculty to vote on State Disability Insurance
• In memoriam: Joe McDonough, long-time AFT 1493 leader
• President’s Letter: Community colleges vs. for-profit colleges
• Joe Marchi to speak at Dec. 7 retirees event 
• Remembering Joe McDonough
• AFT 1493’s 2009 budget
• Union scholarships available to AFT 1493 members
• AFT 1493 opposes Cargill development in Redwood City

September 2010

The Advocate – 34.1 – September 2010 (2.5 MB)

In this issue:

• Negotiations deadlocked; District offering nothing but take-backs
• Health care to take a bigger bite out of pacychecks
• President’s Letter: New union leaders and initiatives
• Introducing CSM’s new AFT Part-timer Reps.
• Part-time faculty to decide on State Disability Insurance
• In memorium: Herman Bates, AFT 1493 & DART activist
• AFT 1493 opposes development of Redwood City tidal marsh