During National Part-Timer Equity Week, AFT 1493 focused on raising awareness of the issues that part-time (as well as many full-time) faculty face in trying to teach and live in the Bay Area. We set up a table at Cañada College with a large map of the greater Bay Area and made a list of […]

Faculty approved the tentative contract agreement, with roughly thirty percent of the faculty voting. Here are the details: Total votes:  299 Yes: 290 (97%) No:  9 (3%) We included an optional comments box on the ballot. Here’s what some folks had to say: “Thank you to the negotiating team, especially for your work advocating for […]

Click here to vote on the ratification of the tentative contract agreement (TA). The vote will be open from August 30 through September 6. For review of contract information: Click here to review the summary of the tentative agreement. Click here to view the complete tentative agreement. Click here to view video stream of the Contract […]

Before the contract ratification vote, in which all faculty can vote to either accept or reject the tentative agreement (TA) with the District, AFT 1493 will be holding an information session to answer your questions and explain any facets of the TA that seem unclear to you. Because the timeline is tight, we will be […]

We have finally reached a tentative contract agreement. A basic report of the settlement is provided below. Complete details of the agreement and the ratification process will be forthcoming very soon. Salaries All faculty will receive a 3.25% increase on their salary schedules retroactive to the Fall 2016 semester, plus an additional 1% off-schedule payment. […]