by Steve Schessler This past Fall semester, our union’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) supported our political allies and issues important to our work in education. Before the report and update, I’d like to offer […]
“I always liked the idea that community colleges have been open to everyone in the community. However I don’t like the idea that community colleges, funded by the tax payer, are adopting policies that will […]
Sadie Reynolds Your COPE and CCFT’s Quality Public Education Campaign (QPEC) Leadership Team on Council were busy this fall, helping to engage and educate the campus community politically in advance of the mid-term elections. During […]
Conrad Scott-Curtis CCFT has several projects underway, including continued work on repeatability, faculty evaluation, funding for adjunct ancillary activities, and discussion with CFT and state political leadership concerning priorities for next year’s California state budget. […]
Adjunct faculty members without sufficient earnings from other employment may be eligible for unemployment insurance over winter break. “Underemployed” adjuncts may be able to receive reduced benefits. To maximize benefits, adjuncts should apply as soon […]
Ann Endris During the Fall 2014 Flex Week, staff from the organization Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) facilitated a workshop about supporting undocumented students. The overwhelming feedback by faculty and staff who attended was “We […]
Susan Stuart, Theatre Arts Faculty In the fall of 2013, CCFT (Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers) held an evening town-hall forum at Sesnon House on issues relevant to quality public education. We were interested in […]
by Conrad Scott-Curtis This week, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s suit against the ACCJC has gone to trial in San Francisco Superior Court. The suit, filed in August of 2013, alleges that ACCJC, the […]
by Eric Hoffman If you believe an evaluation or other meeting with an administrator may lead to discipline, such as loss of assignment or placement on administrative leave, you have what are called Weingarten Rights—the […]
by Joanne Noto, Toni Alderson, and Bridgete Clark The Cabrillo College Administration has recently mandated that the Dental Hygiene Program will not be taking an incoming class in summer 2015. The Dental Hygiene Program disagrees […]
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