CCSF Trustees vote today, Friday, May 6, at 4pm on whether to layoff hundreds of faculty & close hundreds of fully enrolled classes at CCSF despite a budget surplus & a serious revenue effort underway. In February Trustees unanimously took an initial vote to dismantle CCSF and slash classes by laying off a total of 218 faculty (58 tenured & tenure-track faculty and all the part timers in those departments). This would have closed classroom doors to 20,566 students next semester alone.
Yesterday, 11 people were arrested after they blocked Frida Kahlo Way at Ocean Ave. in a civil disobedience action chanting “cuts hurt students” and “layoffs are a false solution.” AFT 2121 President elect Mary Bravewoman, AFT 2121 Vice President elect Alan D’Souza, AFT 2121 Secretary elect Robin Pugh, AFT 2121 Political Director Adele Fales-Carpenter, AFT 2121 Executive Director Alayna Fredricks, Dance faculty Kathe Burick, ESL faculty Wynn Newberry and spouse Alexi Lacey, Latin American and Latino/a Studies faculty Dan Elkin, Art faculty Anthony Ryan, and Political Science faculty Tim Killikelly have all been cited and released.
Additionally, an appeals court judge ruled that eight pink slips should be rescinded but allowed the District to proceed on the others. Under pressure from faculty, students, community allies, and political organizations like the San Francisco Democratic Party and the Harvey Milk Democratic Club, college administration has pared their Friday board proposal down to 38 names of tenured and tenured track faculty, and all the part timers in those departments). The damage is still sobering and will still reduce educational opportunities for18,264 students each semester.
|
FT Currently Assigned |
PT Currently Assigned |
Pink Slips (5/6 BOT proposal) |
Total Personnel lost |
% lost |
|
|
Aircraft Maintenance Tech. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
100.00% |
|
Architecture |
4 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
76.92% |
|
Auto/Moto/Construction |
10 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
50.00% |
|
Behavioral Sciences (Anthropology) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
60.00% |
|
Biological Sciences |
17 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
15.79% |
|
Broadcast Electronic Media Art |
4 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
62.50% |
|
Business |
21 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
48.39% |
|
Chemistry |
10 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
20.00% |
|
Computer Networking & Info Tech |
9 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
46.67% |
|
Counseling |
40 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7.50% |
|
EOPS |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
62.50% |
|
Engineering & Technology |
6 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
70.59% |
|
English |
46 |
19 |
8 |
27 |
41.54% |
|
ESL + Institute for International Students |
63 |
38 |
2 |
40 |
39.60% |
|
Env. Horticulture & Floristry |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
57.14% |
|
Library Services |
17 |
17 |
2 |
19 |
55.88% |
|
Physics |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
54.55% |
|
Theatre Arts |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
66.67% |
|
World Languages and Cultures (French) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
75.00% |
|
Total |
271 |
138 |
38 |
176 |
No responsible board should cut classes and programs during a budget surplus. What kind of employer throws workers out just to pad their reserves? Are we really going to hamstring the ESL department, in San Francisco of all places? The English department? Engineering?
Here’s the camp when Supervisor Gordon Mar came to show his support. Supervisor Dean
If you can’t come in person, attend the virtual BOT meeting:
Friday 5/6/22, 4:00 PM
https://ccsf-edu.zoom.us/j/95056703275
Phone Number: 415 762 9988 or 669 900 6833 ID: 95056703275
To make public comment:
Sign up ahead of time. Requests must be received at least 30 minutes before the meeting. Email publiccomment@ccsf.edu or call 669-444-1266 and let them know:
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Your name
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Meeting: Special meeting of the BOT, 5/6
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Agenda item: A
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Phone number if participating by phone
BOT agendas, times, and zoom links are posted here: https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/ccsf/Board.nsf/Public
Finally, here’s another tactic if you feel your words are falling on deaf ears:
1) Go to a trustee’s personal FB page
2) See what friends you have in common
3) Ask a *mutual* friend to write or call them and ask them how they will vote, and to tell them it is UNCONSCIONABLE for them to decimate City College.
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