by CCFT | Mar 9, 2016 | March 2016 Faculty Voice, Negotiations
Dan Rothwell The contract negotiations are proceeding about as fast as a turtle on tranquilizers. We have spent many hours planning the schedule and agenda for negotiations without actually negotiating about substantive issues. As your new chief negotiator, I hope to...
by CCFT | Mar 9, 2016 | Elections, March 2016 Faculty Voice
Barbara Schultz-Perez It is once again time to elect our CCFT officers and division representatives for terms beginning fall 2016. There are many exciting and important opportunities for leadership. This year the offices of President and both full time and part time...
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 | Dec 15, 2015 | Dec. 2015, Part-timers, Uncategorized
Sadie Reynolds Unemployment Filing Session Did you know that you may qualify for unemployment benefits over winter break? Because our work is contingent on enrollments and departmental need we are legally temporary, part-time workers. While you have the option of...
by CCFT | Dec 15, 2015 | Budget, Dec. 2015, Negotiations
Dan Rothwell “Catastrophizing” is defined by psychologist John Grohol on the PsychCentral blogging site as “an irrational thought that something is far worse than it actually is.” Such is the case when the budget is presented to the College...
by CCFT | Dec 15, 2015 | Dec. 2015, Legislation, Non-credit Courses
Maya Bendotoff “For more than one hundred and fifty years, until 2008, California was an undisputed national leader in its commitment to adult education. The state’s investment in adult learners topped $750 million, a sum greater than the combined total of every other...
