by Michael Mangin, Robin McFarland, and Conrad Scott-Curtis The State of California no longer automatically funds deferred maintenance and facilities upgrades for community colleges. Instead taxpayers in local districts are asked to fund college facility […]
Maya Bendotoff, CCFT Director Compensation for 2016 Salary Over the past decade, full-time salaries have fallen significantly in comparison with salaries in other Districts across the state. Much of the relative drop actually happened prior to […]
Karl Ewald, CCFT Treasurer and Negotiations Team While there is no specific contractual definition of the total time an adjunct unit member spends for 1 teaching unit, the historical breakdown of a teaching unit generally […]
Brian Legakis, CCFT Historian I have taught Art History at Cabrillo College since 1987 and I am in favor of dramatic action to address the need for faculty salary increases. At Cabrillo we have witnessed […]
Conrad Scott-Curtis, CCFT President It’s well known that Cabrillo is going out for a bond totaling approximately $310 million, which will be on the June 7th ballot as Measure Q. CCFT supports the measure […]
David Lau CCFT Flex Week Events CCFT flex week events saw sizable turnout this January. Things kicked off the day after Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with Tuesday’s part-timer luncheon and its some fifty attendees. […]
Michael Mangin On the rainy morning of January 19 about 250 students, staff, faculty, and community members attended the Spring Flex Keynote Address by Dr. Veronica Neal on the topic “Why Equity Really Matters.” Dr. […]
Maya Bendotoff In November 2012, many of us worked tenaciously to pass Proposition 30, primarily a tax on millionaires, to fund education. Funding from Prop 30 allowed us to stem the massive cuts we experienced […]
Dan Rothwell The contract negotiations are proceeding about as fast as a turtle on tranquilizers. We have spent many hours planning the schedule and agenda for negotiations without actually negotiating about substantive issues. As your […]
Barbara Schultz-Perez It is once again time to elect our CCFT officers and division representatives for terms beginning fall 2016. There are many exciting and important opportunities for leadership. This year the offices of President […]
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