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AFT Leadership Nominations Tomorrow Tuesday from 3-5pm on Zoom

Nominate Your Colleagues for AFT Leadership: General Membership Meeting Tues 3/19 3-5pm on Zoom

As faculty, you’re well aware: this is a critical moment for City College. Does your department have everything it needs to meet student/community demand? For far too many of us, the answer is no.

Our college needs change, and the best place to effect change is with your union. It’s time to step up for the good of your students, your program, and frankly the quality of your own life at City College.

Nominate the faculty best equipped to work for a college that works for us all tomorrow at AFT’s General Membership Meeting from 3-5pm on Zoom. At the meeting, you will have a chance to nominate faculty for pivotal AFT leadership roles, whether it’s as an Officer, an Executive Board Member, or Precinct Representative.

  1. Zoom link for AFT General Membership Meeting, Tuesday, 3/19, 3-5pm on Zoom

  2. AFT Election Calendar with Key Dates on Your Union Election

From fighting to increase your department’s budget so you have the sections needed to meet demand, or continuing to work for the competitive salaries you deserve, you have power in your union. Let’s come together tomorrow to ensure our union has the leaders it will take to fight for the college our students deserve.

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AFT Counsel Sends Demand Letter to District: ‘Correct Tenure Violations Now’

AFT 2121 LogoAFT Counsel Sends Demand Letter to District: ‘Correct Tenure Violations Now’

When the District laid off 38 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty in May 2022, it was an unprecedented undermining of faculty rights. Unfortunately, since that time, the District has actively continued to undermine faculty rights.

AFT counsel has documented these violations and today sent the Administration a letter demanding the reinstatement of full-time faculty in all departments where 1) there is a clear demand for services those faculty provide and 2) where faculty rights under Ed Code have been clearly violated.

What we know about the layoffs is clear:

  • No Financial Necessity: When final budget numbers were released for the 21-22 fiscal year, the District ended the year with a significant surplus.

  • Unmet Student Need: Over the past two academic years, it has become painfully apparent that San Francisco’s students still need the services those laid off faculty provided in vital programs from Counseling, to English, to CNIT, to Auto Repair.

  • Disproportionate Impact on Faculty of Color: The laid-off faculty are disproportionately younger, queer, and/or faculty of color, that is, they are precisely the faculty our diverse student body needs to see on campus and in the classroom.

  • Unlawful Violation of Tenure: The District has violated California law by rehiring previously laid off tenured and tenure-track faculty as adjuncts, and, in some cases, ‘contractors.’

None of this has saved the college money–rather, the administration has put City College in legal jeopardy and undermined our enrollment. AFT is defending tenure at City College because it is critical for our faculty and supports our programs and students.

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General Member Meeting

AFT General Membership Meeting Tuesday, 3/19, 3-5 PM via Zoom

It is election season for your union local! Calling all members to come to the General Membership Meeting on 3/19 where we will be nominating leadership for elections later this spring and considering an update to our Constitution and Bylaws. We’ll also be reporting on our recent elections work for future Trustee candidates who support defending faculty tenure and maintaining student opportunities here on campus.

Tuesday 3/19, 1:30 PM: Committee on Political Education (COPE)

Tuesday 3/19, 3 PM: General Membership Meeting

General Membership Meeting Agenda Here  

New proposed amendments to AFT 2121 Constitution and Bylaws

You can use the same link as for our Delegate Assembly meetings – follow this link from your computer or smartphone. Meeting ID: 810 1671 8065, Password: 783119. Full link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81016718065?pwd=UFk0SzdUY2FLdXdLL2RLZW1wdnhRZz09#success

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Nominate your colleagues for AFT Leadership

Dear AFT 2121 Union Members,AFT2121 Logo

Every two years, faculty elect new representation at all levels of leadership in AFT 2121. As your Election Commissioners, we invite you to participate in the selection process and step into an active role in union leadership. Nominations are being accepted for Officer, Executive Board, SF Labor Council and AFT Convention delegate, and Precinct Rep positions.

Here are important links for the 2024 AFT 2121 Leadership Elections:

Please note the following deadlines:

  • Monday, March 4: Proposed amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws due

  • Friday, March 15, 2024: Nomination forms due 5:00pm

  • Tuesday, March 19, 2024: Last call for nominations from the floor of the General Membership meeting 3-5pm

Should you have any questions, please reach out to us at elections@aft2121.org.

In Unity,

Your Election Commissioners – Lori Admokom, Wendy Owens, Tim Killikelly

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Your paycheck | Last day for VSLB | Keenan Breach | AFT Elections | COCAL conference | CA Labor Talk

OPEB petitionYour paycheck: Correct OPEB deductions this month!

This week’s paychecks mark real progress and show that our collective work has borne some fruit. The District has agreed to correct the ongoing OPEB over-deductions. As we’ve previously reported, City College has been over-deducting for OPEB (retiree health benefits) from hundreds of faculty for years in violation of our contract. AFT 2121 has an arbitration date set for May with the District, but, through our petition and ongoing advocacy, we have been encouraging the District to settle the matter and make faculty whole now. The alternative is to move forward with the arbitration process and spend even more college resources on legal bills.

Tenured and tenure-track full-time faculty should see the following starting with your February paycheck. The deduction should be marked OPEB or RHCTF.
– If you were hired FT in January 2014 or after: The deduction should be 2% of salary.
– If you were hired FT before January 2014: The deduction should be 1% of salary.

OPEB is a retirement benefit available to full-time faculty, and is not available to part-time and categorical faculty. Part-timers and categorical faculty should not have an OPEB deduction on your paycheck.

Ending the over-deductions is a great start, but we need to keep up the pressure and insist that the District make full repayment of past overdeductions to all impacted faculty. If you haven’t signed on yet, please add your name to the petition calling on our Board of Trustees and the Chancellor to do the right thing for faculty and our college: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/ccsf-leaders-we-urge-you-to-end-wage-theft

If your current OPEB deduction is not correct, you should report the problem to AFT and HR here: https://leadernet.aft.org/webform/report-payroll-problems

This progress is another example that when we work together, we can fix issues at this college. Let’s keep working on building a college where all groups work together for the good of our students.


Thursday, 2/29 last day to join Sick Leave Bank

The Voluntary Sick Leave Bank or VSLB is a union benefit that AFT 2121 fought for and won through collective advocacy. VSLB provides income protection for up to 100 days for faculty who experience catastrophic illness or injury. Both full- and part-time faculty are eligible, and we encourage everyone to participate.

You should have received notice a few weeks ago in your ccsf.edu email that you have an opportunity to join the Voluntary Sick Leave Bank (VSLB). Faculty can choose to join VSLB and contribute small amounts of sick leave to the bank to protect yourself and provide vital support for colleagues. Only faculty who have joined VSLB are eligible to apply for VSLB benefits.

  • All faculty are eligible to enroll in VSLB, although there are only a few times that enrollment is possible. This call for contributions is one of the rare chances to join.

  • Faculty working full-time can receive up to 100 days of half-pay sick leave. That can run concurrently with Partially Paid Sick Leave (17.D) to provide full pay.

  • Faculty working part-time can receive up to 100 days at your current load. That can supplement your SDI benefits and fill in the waiting period for SDI benefits, to provide full pay.

  • If you are already a member and want to stay a member, do not fill out the form. Your contribution will automatically be deducted from your sick leave. No need to respond to the email.

  • To find out if you are a VSLB member, email aft@aft2121.org

  • To join or quit the VSLB, use the membership form. It looks like the only way to access the form is from the link in your ccsf.edu email, sent 2/8/24. The last day to submit the form is 2/29/24.

More detail here.


Keenan Data Breach

Many of us have recently received worrying letters about a data breach at Keenan & Associates. Your union has been working to gather more information about this breach. The letters say there was a “cybersecurity incident” in August 2023. The breach reportedly affected 1.5 million people, and we have verified that it includes CCSF faculty, faculty dependants, classified staff, and administrators. We know that CCSF uses Keenan for the SERP and some other financial services, but it is unclear to many faculty why they have received these notices. Faculty need to know what data has been released. AFT 2121 has made multiple information requests asking the District what information they have shared with Keenan, but so far we have not received a definitive answer.

We have recently learned that Keenan is facing a class-action lawsuit because of this breach. We’ll share more information when we can, but in the meantime it is a good idea to check your credit report and consider putting a freeze or additional monitoring on your credit.


AFT LogoAFT Leadership Elections Coming Soon

Elections for AFT Leadership are coming up this spring. All AFT 2121 members in good standing will be getting elections information and nomination forms via email in the next week. The nominations process will conclude at our upcoming General Membership meeting at 3PM on March 19. Voting for precinct reps, officers, and delegates to the national convention and more will take place online April 15-29. Stay tuned for more information!


COCAL logoRegister now for the COCAL Conference

August 8 -10, 2024

The XVth COCAL conference will focus on the many challenges facing contract academic staff as contingent academic labor, and the means we can use to mobilize and address them. You can learn more about the conference and COCAL here. Conference Flyer


People assembled togetherCalifornia Labor: Yesterday & Today

Sunday Forum with Fred Glass | March 10 – 9:30 am

In person with breakfast at 9AM @ First Unitarian Universalist, 1187 Franklin Street, SF, Thomas Starr King Room or at 9: 30 on Zoom.

Zoom Link Here

You can phone in at +1 669 444 9171. Meeting ID: 917 5963 9495, Passcode: 740890

This talk is being given by Fred Glass, author, labor historian, former communications director for the California Federation of Teachers and retired CCSF faculty.

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COPE Voting Results | Special Delegate Assembly Union Meeting 2/27 | Phishing Attempts

COPE Endorsement Vote Results

Last week our COPE (Committee on Political Education) met with another group of candidates, discussed preferences and concerns, and made recommendations to the membership regarding endorsement. The membership then voted on the proposed endorsements. This process is designed to solicit the democratic engagement of members on the candidates and issues in upcoming elections, especially as they relate to CCSF.  

However you voted, know that this process is yours, and that your voice matters. That is a key lesson of our recent campaign for a new contract-despite our differences and many serious obstacles, we expanded our unity as faculty to win a 14% raise, our first in 3 years. That is the power of collective action, and it is important to take the lesson to heart. Now is the time to work together to achieve the full renewal of our accreditation, choose a new Chancellor, and continue to improve upon our mission to serve our students.

Here are the results of your recent COPE vote:

  • Alan Wong for CCSF Trustee, 64% yes to endorse

  • Ryan Khojasteh for District Attorney, 61% yes to endorse

  • Barbara Lee for US Senate, 69% yes to endorse

  • No on Prop F, 66% agree to oppose

Keep voting, keep showing up, and let’s continue to build the unity of our union for the sake of our college and our community. Working together–that is how we grow our enrollment and achieve the full renewal of our accreditation.


Special Meeting of the Delegate Assembly, Tuesday 2/27, starting 4PM on Zoom

There is a Special Meeting of the DA to be held on Tuesday, 2/27, starting at 4pm to complete the election of our AFT2121 Election Commission, which we began at the last DA meeting. Precinct representatives and all other members are encouraged to attend meetings of the Delegate Assembly.

See DA agenda here

You can use the same link as for other DA meetings – follow this link from your computer or smartphone. Meeting ID: 810 1671 8065, Password: 783119. Full link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81016718065?pwd=UFk0SzdUY2FLdXdLL2RLZW1wdnhRZz09#success


Watch Out for Phishing

You’re probably used to ads and spam in your CCSF email. Faculty have reported email from California Employee Retirement Planning, Red Resource, and Forthright Capital Partners, which claim to be able to advise employees about STRS and retirement. None of these are connected with our actual benefits.

These could be phishing attempts, or they could be private companies looking for customers. Either way, they are not your actual benefits services. Here are some of the *real* organizations involved in our benefits and retirement:

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Vote on COPE Endorsements | Sign OPEB Petition | Voluntary Sick Leave Bank | March in March

Vote on COPE Endorsements!

AFT 2121 members met today as part of your union’s Committee on Political Education to hear from a variety of candidates and discuss issuing recommendations on potential endorsements. Now is the time for voting!

All AFT 2121 members are encouraged to vote on whether your union will make the following endorsements. You have 48 hours to vote, and voting is open to all members in good standing, including Chairs, members of the retiree chapter, and full-time and part-time faculty.

Cast your vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZiYDuwMBv81usJTXQU21zd8W3_X-YiALe89b24SLSP8mIew/viewform

As faculty at a public college, political advocacy is an essential means by which you can fight for the competitive contract and strong college that you and your students deserve so be sure to show up and vote!


 

All Faculty Should Sign the OPEB Petition

City College has been over-deducting for OPEB from hundreds of faculty for years. Sadly, Chancellor Martin and his administration have decided to fight affected faculty rather than making them whole, as our contract and the laws of California dictate. Though it sounds stark, this is a straightforward case of wage theft, and we’re calling on CCSF leaders to fix the issue.

If you’re full-time faculty and were hired before Jan 1, 2014 check to make sure your OPEB deductions are no more than 1%. If they are, it’s a violation of your contract (see Article 21.F.1.1 here), and you should report the problem to AFT and HR here: https://leadernet.aft.org/webform/report-payroll-problems

And whether you’re directly affected or not, all faculty should sign the following petition calling on our Board of Trustees and the Chancellor to do the right thing for faculty and our college: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/ccsf-leaders-we-urge-you-to-end-wage-theft

The administration should not be using public funds to pick needless fights with its employees. Sign this petition, share it widely, and let’s keep working on building a college where all groups work together for the good of our students.


 

Join the Voluntary Sick Leave Bank

You should have received notice in your ccsf.edu email that you have an opportunity to join the Voluntary Sick Leave Bank (VSLB). The VSLB provides extra sick leave in case of catastrophic illness or injury. Faculty can choose to join VSLB and contribute small amounts of sick leave to the bank to provide vital support for colleagues. Only faculty who have joined VSLB are eligible to apply for VSLB benefits.

  • All faculty are eligible to enroll in VSLB, although there are only a few times that enrollment is possible. This call for contributions is one of the rare chances to join.

  • If you are already a member and want to stay a member, do not fill out the form. Your contribution will automatically be deducted from your sick leave. No need to respond to the email.

  • To find out if you are a VSLB member, email aft@aft2121.org

  • To join or quit the VSLB, use the membership form. It looks like the only way to access the form is from the link in your ccsf.edu email, sent 2/8/24. Fill out the form by 2/29/24.

More detail here.


March in March is Back!

Many faculty remember organizing bus-loads of students to actively participate in the democratic process through meeting with lawmakers in Sacramento and participating in the March in March. Put this on your calendars, more info coming soon!

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