URGENT: Sign the NO LAYOFFS Card & Organize Your Colleagues to Sign
This is an urgent call to sign and talk to your colleagues about signing the No Layoffs Valentine’s Card to the Trustees. https://sites.google.com/view/generalfaculty/home
You have until Friday to show the Trustees that you’re strike ready, meaning you can get 70-80% of your colleagues to sign a card against layoffs. To do that by Friday, you need 300 more sign ups, so it’s time to organize!
Will you commit to encouraging 3 colleagues to sign your No Layoffs Card to the Trustees by end of day tomorrow? Share this link https://sites.google.com/view/generalfaculty/home & here’s a RAP/script for your conversations.
The Latest Heartbeat of CCSF Video is Live!
Watch, like, and share the latest AFT 2121 & SEIU 1021 collaborative #HeartbeatofCCSF video: Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook (click for links)
Bargaining Update: District continues to DRAG ITS FEET
On Thursday, February 3, your bargaining team came to the table ready to discuss building monitors and the CalSTRS retirement incentive.
But once again, the district came to the table with no response to our CalSTRS retirement proposal. When AFT first proposed it back in Fall semester, the District said it was too early to think about it. Our team put in many hours, analyzed the cost, and provided the numbers. The District did nothing for months, and now they’re complaining that it’s too late in the year and they won’t have time to do the work of looking over the analysis our team already provided. Rather than seriously bargaining and considering the incentive and working with AFT 2121, the district is stalling. We have told David Martin that if his team does not respond at our next session, 2/10, we will understand that they are not bargaining.
We also call on the district to bargain in good faith regarding building monitors. Our agreement on building monitors is intended to keep us safe and support students and faculty who are on campus in person. Recently administration said they had a proposal, and our team was eager to hear it. But on Thursday, they came to the table with no proposal, only the suggestion that they want to sunset the building monitor agreement.
Now more than ever, we need to fight in solidarity against the impending layoff notices, and not fall for the district’s attempt to divide us. Now is the time to take action:
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Sign the “Valentine” to the board before they vote on issuing pink slips at the end of the month. We need large numbers of faculty to participate to show them that faculty are united against these cuts. This is a part of a series of escalating tactics to avoid layoffs and win a fair contract.
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Let the trustees know that San Francisco voters will hold them accountable when four seats open up in November. Share these Facebook and Twitter links.
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Show up in solidarity to open bargaining on February 10. We expect them to bargain in good faith and provide a response to our CalSTRS retirement incentive proposal during this session. Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrdO2hqjIqHtS6Uj8du2mnz-soveCfAdL8
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
In Solidarity,
Your AFT2121 Bargaining Team
Reminder: FSA Deadline Feb 15th
CCSF administration has posted an updated FSA list for full-time faculty. It is still a work in progress, but it does include some updates since last Spring. You can download the new list (dated 2/2/22) and apply for additional FSAs on the Employee Services Website. The deadline to apply is February 15th.
More information about FSAs and Seniority for FT faculty here.
(Tues. 2/15) COPE & DA
All AFT 2121 members are invited to participate in your Committee on Political Education (COPE) and Delegate Assembly (DA) meetings Tuesday, February 15, from 1:30-3pm (COPE) and 3-5pm (DA).
Committee on Political Education, Tuesday, 2/15 at 1:30pm
At Tuesday’s 2/15 COPE meeting, we will work on a final Get Out The Vote push for our endorsed candidate for assemblymember in AD 17, David Campos.
Delegate Assembly, Tuesday, 2/15 from 3-5pm
Join your colleagues and get involved in the work to win your campaign to stop the layoffs, prevent class cuts, bring in revenue to the college, and restore pay.
To attend either of these meetings, follow this link from your computer or smartphone OR call 1-669-900-6833 then follow the prompts to enter the meeting ID #810 1671 8065 and password: 783119.
AFT 2121 Election Commission & Tentative AFT 2121 Leadership Election Timeline
At last month’s meetings Delegates approved a tentative AFT 2121 Leadership Election Timeline. Delegates also appointed AFT 2121 members Janey Skinner, Chad Stephenson, Mitra Sapienza and Melissa McPeters to oversee your AFT 2121 Leadership elections. The election commission members will be meeting soon to decide logistical details about AFT 2121 leadership elections.
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