Our elected board of trustees will decide before the end of this month whether to authorize layoff notices. If finalized, these layoffs would devastate our programs, throw full-time and part-time faculty out of work, close hundreds of classes, and shut the door to thousands of students.
If they do issue layoff notices, those notices will not be final yet. They would issue the notices by March 15th and vote again in May about implementing them. Even after May, faculty–including full-time faculty–could still receive assignments and not be laid off.
I know many of you are heart-sick and angry, with very good reason. The feeling of disrespect and disregard for your work is real, and it hurts. I encourage you to turn that anger and heart-break into action and to not give up hope. You know how to stand together and fight. The board needs to hear from the people whose livelihoods they are threatening, and from students whose education is on the line.
The BOT has scheduled a special meeting for Thursday, 2/17. I’ve heard that the closed session agenda for 2/17 includes discussion of the layoff proposal but not an actual vote. We expect the vote to take place in open session on 2/24. But because we don’t have access to the actual closed session agenda, I cannot verify that.
Both meetings will be good opportunities for public comment. Let the board hear your voice! You will have either one or two minutes to speak. If they set it up the way that they have done in the past, you will not be permitted to turn on your camera.
To speak at these meetings, you must sign up ahead of time. They must receive your request at least 30 minutes before the meeting starts. Email publiccomment@ccsf.edu or call 669-444-1266 and let them know:
- Your Name
- Meeting Name and Date
- Agenda Item Number. For the 2/17 meeting, say you want to speak on the closed session agenda.
- Phone number if participating by phone
→ Thursday 2/17, 3:00: Special BOT Meeting
Zoom link: https://ccsf-edu.zoom.us/j/96693841200
→ Thursday 2/24, 3:00: Regular BOT Meeting
Zoom link: TBD
→ Board agendas and links are posted here.
→ See AFT 2121’s FAQ on the pink slip process for more details and timeline. We will try to keep it updated as we move forward.
→ Fill out this survey by Monday, February 21, to let your bargaining team know how you can support your colleagues and what actions we can take together.
In Solidarity,
Malaika Finkelstein
President, AFT 2121
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