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 | May 2017 Faculty Voice, Part-timers
by Sadie Reynolds Cabrillo part-timers, did you know that you may qualify for unemployment benefits over summer break? Because Part-Timers’ work is contingent upon enrollments and departmental need, we are legally temporary, part-time workers. While you have the...
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 | May 5, 2017 | May 2017 Faculty Voice
by David LauMay Day DemonstrationsMay Day is International Workers’ Day and in the U.S. it has been revived as a political day by the immigrant rights movement. This year saw a groundswell of protests against the Trump administration’s reactionary policies...
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...
