CCFT Elections
by Barbara Schultz-Perez, CCFT Co-Vice President The CCFT election is now underway through May 14th, and ballots have been distributed to faculty mailboxes in Aptos and Watsonville. The offices of Historian and Treasurer are open for the coming two year term, as...
Honor Our Retirees
Please attend the post-graduation party at Sesnon House on May 22, where our retirees will be honored. RETIRING THIS YEAR: Eva Acosta Counseling Rebecca Arnesty Health Sciences Auralie Chinn Nursing Regina DeCosse Dance Belita Magee Counseling Joseph Napolitano ASC...
Adjunct Summer Unemployment
by Sadie Reynolds Adjuncts: 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 applying for...
A New Addition to the CCFT Family
SCI Organizer Ann Endris announces the birth of her son. Peter Tilley Endris was born at 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 8th. 8lbs., 7 oz. We are all enjoying the new addition to our family!
President’s Report: Salary Study
by Conrad Scott-Curtis CCFT and the District have completed a study comparing contract salaries and medical benefits among Cabrillo and seven regional districts, each chosen from Region 4 of the community-college system: in addition to Cabrillo, we looked at...
The Adjunct Crisis in Higher Education: Building Awareness Locally and Nationally
by Sadie Reynolds On February 25th faculty and students across the nation raised awareness about the issue of contingent labor in higher education as part of “National Adjunct Walkout Day.” The event was a resounding success, with faculty at colleges and universities...
“Together We Dream” Community Forum Inspired Many
by Ann Endris On Wednesday, February 25th, CCFT organized an evening of advocacy and education focused on supporting undocumented students in higher education. CCFT believes that empowering educators, allies, and undocumented students with information about how...
The Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival
By Winnie Baer As in the past, CCFT is co-sponsoring the Reel Work Film Festival. Among the many events in the area will be a showing of the film CESAR’S LAST FAST, about César Chávez’ protest to end pesticide poisoning of farmworkers and their families,...
CFT Convention 2015: Issues of Relevance to Higher Education
by Katie Woolsey The California Federation of Teachers held its annual convention from March 20-22, 2015, in Southern California, with the theme “Organize. Fight Back. Win the Future.” This year CCFT sent a delegation of seven to the convention: CCFT President Conrad...
On Relative Rates of the Falling and Rising of Things, Among Other Salary-related Topics
by Conrad Scott-Curtis By now, it is widely understood on campus that Cabrillo salaries took a real hit, relative to other community-college salaries in the Bay Area and the nearby region, between 2004-05 and 2008-2009. (By one measure, contract salaries fell during...