by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | Contract Development, May 2017 Faculty Voice, Negotiations, Part-timers
by CCFTNew moms and dads can now use up to 12 weeks of paid sick leave to bond with a new child. This applies to biological parents within the first year of her or his infant’s birth as well as non-biological parents within the first year of adopting a child.The most...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | Budget, Contract Development, May 2017 Faculty Voice, President's Report
by Karl EwaldThe CCFT and district negotiations teams met on April 25th and came to an agreement on compensation that both sides felt was a workable deal. I’m writing this right after the May 1st Governing Board meeting and I’m happy to say that the board approved the...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | Elections, May 2017 Faculty Voice, Student Equity
by David Lau Victoria Bañales has taught at Cabrillo since 2005, the year she finished her doctorate in Literature at UC Santa Cruz. In addition to her doctorate, she holds degrees from UC Santa Barbara and San Francisco State. She is a distinguished colleague in the...
by CCFT | Apr 4, 2017 | Accreditation, april 2017 faculty voice, Elections, Legislation, Repeatability, Student Equity
David Lau The California Federation of Teachers annual convention took place this year in the sharp contradictions of downtown Sacramento. The walk between small numbers of upscale restaurants in the hotel district was crowded with destitute people. The corporate...
by CCFT | Apr 4, 2017 | april 2017 faculty voice, Budget, Contract Development
by Maya Bendotoff and Karl EwaldCCFT recently commenced negotiations with the District on salary and benefits, safety, the DC matrix, and some other issues. Negotiations have been moved to Human Resources (from Administrative Services). For our first two negotiations...