March 15 “pink slip” in-person action & virtual press conference | AFT 2121 Election updates

Posted on March 7, 2022 by AFT 2121

MARCH 15 IN PERSON ACTION & VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE

Without a budget mandate, CCSF Board of Trustees voted to approve a plan to lay off 50 tenure and tenure-track faculty, a move that would necessitate laying off hundreds of part-time faculty as well. These layoffs would close hundreds of fully enrolled courses, impacting thousands of students and perpetuating CCSF’s ongoing crisis. Cuts are a downward spiral that ultimately mean failing to meet community demand. The real long term solution to the under-funding of CCSF is more support, not downsizing. It’s time CCSF moves in a new direction, but to do that, you need to take action!

RSVP now (https://bit.ly/RSVPMarch15CCSF), and encourage your colleagues, students, & community to do the same to the CCSF Tuesday, March 15, Day of Action

1. 11-12am In-Person Action in front of Conlan Hall, Ocean Campus

2. 12-1pm Virtual Press Conference on Zoom: https://bit.ly/March15CCSF

#HeartbeatofCCSF

https://bit.ly/RSVPMarch15CCSF

ELECTIONS: BE A PART OF YOUR UNION’S DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

It’s time to participate in your union elections.

The election will be held April 18-29. The votes will be tallied electronically. Please be sure that our union has your current email address.
Nominate yourself or a colleague. Serving as a precinct rep or officer is a tremendous way to help build the voice and power of our union. Deadline for nomination forms is Friday March 18. Nominations may also be made at the General Membership Meeting on March 22, 3-5pm, held remotely. To make a nomination:
- Consult the list of eligible members by last name or the list of eligible members by precinct number and find out who is eligible to run for leadership. Dues-paying union members in good standing are eligible for nomination (with the exception of department chairs/managers for any positions other than Labor Council Delegate).
- There is a separate list of AFT 2121 members eligible to run for affiliation positions including Labor Council and AFT Delegate, which includes Department Chairs.
- If you believe that your name has been omitted from any of these lists in error, please contact Wendy Leung at wleung@aft2121.org
- Complete the Nomination Form for Officers, Executive Board, AFT Delegate & Labor Council Delegate
  AND/OR
  Complete the Precinct Rep Nomination Form
This election cycle we also elect delegates for the San Francisco Labor Council and for the AFT National Convention (to be held July 14-17 in Boston). AFT 2121 usually is able to pay the travel costs of some delegates but not all. Nominations are accepted either through this nomination form or from the floor during the General Membership Meeting on March 22, held remotely from 3-5pm.
Friday, March 4th was the deadline for submission of 75 signature petitions to add a proposed change to the AFT 2121 Constitution and By-Laws to the 2022-24 ballot. No petitions were received. The next opportunity to vote on adding proposed change to the 2022-24 ballot will be from the floor at the March General Membership Meeting, held remotely from 3-5pm.
The Election Commission has proposed a discussion and vote on an amendment to our AFT 2121 Constitution at the March General Membership Meeting, held remotely from 3-5pm. If the General Assembly passes it, it would then move on to consideration by our whole membership on our Spring election ballot. The proposal reads as follows:

Article XV: Nominations and Elections for Executive Board and Officers

Section 6. Regular biennial elections shall be by ballots mailed first class (replace bolded language with “distributed to”) to the membership within six weeks following the March membership meeting. For special elections, a three-week time limit shall apply.