AFT 1493 Updates

What’s new and of interest to AFT Local 1493 members

AFT, NEA, AFSCME, SEIU JOINT STATEMENT ON JANUS SUPREME COURT CASE

Posted February 26, 2018

Throughout the month of February, working people have been more energized and organized than any time in recent memory. There have been nationwide moments of silence and fast food strikes to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike. Tens of thousands took to the streets […]

UNITY DAYS: WEAR YOUR AFT T-SHIRTS FEB. 5-8

Posted February 3, 2018

Dear Esteemed Colleagues, We hope that your Spring semester has gotten off to a great start! We’ve been working hard to advocate for our faculty members from the district to Sacramento. And we’ve been winning some significant gains despite significant obstacles and difficult political terrain. In our district, we’ve secured increases in both salaries and […]

SUPPORT REDWOOD CITY HOTEL WORKERS JAN. 31, 4:15-5:30pm

Posted January 27, 2018

Come to a rally in support of the Pullman SF Bay hotel workers WHEN: JANUARY 31st, 4:15-5:30pm WHERE: Pullman San Francisco Bay Hotel, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City 94065 WHY: For eight months, workers at the Pullman San Francisco Bay Hotel—owned by CBRE Strategic Partners 7—have been asking for a fair process to let […]

NEW CONTRACT POSTED

Posted January 21, 2018

The complete updated July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2019 AFT 1493 – SMCCCD Contract is now posted on our site.