by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | November 2017 faculty voice
by David Lau I interviewed Mathematics instructor Joe Caputo over email during early November. He answered questions about a variety of issues for the Faculty Voice. David Lau: How is your semester going? Are there new courses you’re teaching or changes to...
by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | November 2017 faculty voice
by Beth McKinnon A little information goes a long way. Ninety three percent of Cabrillo faculty are members of CCFT. Yay! Recently, union reps have been contacting fellow faculty who are Agency Fee Payers (AFPs) but not Members of the union. What’s the difference?...
by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | Budget, Contract Development, November 2017 faculty voice, President's Report
by Karl Ewald And just like that, we find ourselves cruising past the middle of semester… One way to understand the contract is as the set of rules that dictate how faculty agree to work with the district to facilitate the college’s broader goals. The word I want you...
by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | November 2017 faculty voice
by Debora Bone [Editor’s note: these remarks were presented at Maya’s going away party.] Greetings to all at CCFT! I am so sorry to miss the party celebrating Maya. While it’s terribly hard to see her go, I’m also delighted to learn of Maya’s newfound...
by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | Accreditation, November 2017 faculty voice, Part-timers, Struggle in the Courts
by David Lau CFT President Joshua Pechthalt Goes to CCFT Council Attacks on public sector unions are set to escalate in a new way. The Janus case before the Supreme Court—court observers predict the case decision will reverse the precedent of Abood (1977)—will weaken...
