Chancellor plans to DOWNSIZE CCSF

Chancellor plans to DOWNSIZE CCSF

Chancellor David Martin has informed your union that he will be asking the trustees to downsize our college. See a longer video update on this news here. Chancellor Martin is putting forward a plan to issue 50 layoff notices for FT faculty. We do not know yet which departments he’s targeting.

He intends to name full-time faculty for layoff, like last year. Almost all part-time faculty in the targeted departments would need to be fired in order for the college to lay off the full-timers. This would mean deep cuts that would devastate our college. But unlike last year, the college is not in financial desperation. We have shown that our budget DOES NOT mandate layoffs.

David Martin will ask the trustees to vote on this layoff plan by the end of this month. But the people of San Francisco have elected them to defend public education. We need to hold our Trustees and Chancellor accountable. Here are two ways to take action right now–these actions are part of a series of escalating tactics in your union’s campaign plan to stand up for our jobs, our students, and our college.

1. Sign the Valentine’s Day Petition to Trustees. Tell them: Don’t break the heart of CCSF, say no to layoffs, stand up for students, and support full funding of City College. We will hand-deliver the cards to the Trustees on Valentine’s Day.

2. Share the pressure campaign on Facebook and Twitter. If trustees don’t live up to their responsibilities, the voters will know what to do this November when four seats come up for election.

Even if the board initially goes along with this downsizing plan, there’s still time to stop them from finalizing it before the May 15 deadline. See our FAQ page for more information about the process. Because of our organizing last semester, we are in a better position than last year to push back. We have an engaged and increasingly powerful faculty union that is informed, educated, and committed to fighting not only for jobs, but also for departments, programs, and our students. The key to our success will be solidarity among faculty, staff, students, community, and labor allies. Join us by standing together against layoffs!