by CCFT | Mar 9, 2016 | Budget, Contract Development, Faculty Voice, March 2016 Faculty Voice, President's Report, Uncategorized
Conrad Scott-Curtis As we move into the heart of negotiations this spring, I want to highlight a key difference in budget perspective and philosophy between CCFT and the District, a difference which illustrates the import of unity among CCFT members and points to a...
by CCFT | Oct 28, 2015 | Contract Development, Faculty Voice, Oct. 2015 Faculty Voice, Part-timers
Karl Ewald Introduction Ultimately, I’d like to propose a strategy for thinking about steady movement toward parity by proposing an “equal raise for equal work” model as a starting point for future discussions. In order to make sense of this proposal, we need...
by CCFT | Sep 18, 2015 | Contract Development, Letter to the Editor, Negotiations, Part-timers, sept. 2015 faculty voice
Debra Spencer A Proposal For almost 30 years I was adjunct faculty here. For the last 10 years I’ve been contract faculty. That’s nearly 40 years of discussing and lamenting over the two-tier system, saying how unfair it is. It’s worn me down. I don’t want to discuss...
by CCFT | Sep 18, 2015 | Contract Development, Negotiations, Part-timers, sept. 2015 faculty voice
Sadie Reynolds Part-Time Committee Meetings: Fall 2015 Please Join Us the Third Wednesday of Each Month at the Farm: 3-4:30pm. Your Part-Time Committee will meet the third Wednesday of each month at 3pm at the Farm Bakery and Café (Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18). We...
by CCFT | Sep 18, 2015 | Contract Development, Negotiations, sept. 2015 faculty voice
Maya Bendotoff When faculty departed for summer break the CCFT negotiations team was still negotiating compensation (salary & benefits) for the current year. Since then, a lot has happened (skip three paragraphs if you already know about the recently...
by CCFT | May 7, 2015 | Contract Development, Faculty Voice, May 2015 Faculty Voice
Hello all— Last year both CCFT and the administration agreed to reopen Article 17 (Evaluation) of the contract. A joint committee has been meeting since last spring to review the article, identify issues, and suggest changes in content and process. First we identified...