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...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | Accreditation, Budget, Contract Development, Elections, Guided Pathways, Negotiations, Non-credit Courses, President's Report, September 2017 Faculty Voice
by Karl Ewald As you’ve probably figured out, I’m a big picture guy and my strategy has almost always included trying to reach outside my designated bounds to try to change the context in which I’m working. My feeling is that the health of CCFT and...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | Accreditation, May 2017 Faculty Voice, Struggle in the Courts
by David Lau A new interim ACCJC President spoke before the Community College Council at the CFT Convention in April. Dr. Richard Winn struck an amicable note in his seemingly apologetic comments and then took questions from the crowd for several hours. Winn sounded...
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 | Feb 12, 2017 | Accreditation, Elections, Feb 2017 Faculty Voice, Legislation, Repeatability, Struggle in the Courts, Student Equity
by David LauCCFT Flex Week EventsOn Tuesday January 17, the part-timers Solidarity lunch saw a great turnout. More than fifty faculty members and three governing board members shared mole enchiladas, salad, frijoles, and refreshments. The speak-out and...
by CCFT | May 5, 2016 | Accreditation, May 2016, Struggle in the Courts
by David Lau, CCFT Communications Director ACCJC on Life Support ACCJC, the troubled accreditor of Cabrillo College and the entire California Community College system, faced a difficult few weeks in March. A majority of California Community College Presidents voted...
