Part-time employment letters
Like last year, the District just mailed employment letters to part-time faculty asking us to accept our Fall assignments. These letters do not change the existing terms of employment or contractual part-time faculty employment rights.
The language of the letter does not actively misstate the law. But it only references the Education Code so it paints an incomplete picture. Part-time faculty also have contractual rights that protect assignments and employment in various ways. In a disappointing failure to learn from last year’s mistakes, the District once again did not consult or inform AFT 2121 before sending these letters.
Although the letter instructs us to sign that we “accept” the “contract”, we are not required to do so. Your AFT team reached out to HR and has confirmed that there will be no consequences to faculty who do not return the letters.
COPE Agenda & next meeting Wednesday 8/10 at 10am
Last month AFT 2121 voted to endorse a slate of labor and public education leaders: Susan Solomon, Anita Martinez, and Anabel Ibañez.
All AFT 2121 members are invited to attend your next COPE meeting on Wednesday, 8/10 at 10am. We will be hearing from candidates and voting on endorsements:
August 10, 2022 | COPE AGENDA
- Considering Endorsement of Gordon Mar’s re-election Campaign for D4 Supervisor
- Considering Endorsement of Vick Chung for Board of Trustees
Link to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81016718065
Watch out for phishing attempts
You’re probably used to ads and spam in your CCSF email. Recently faculty have reported phone calls from Barnum Financial, claiming to offer benefits information for laid-off employees, and email from Employee Benefits Group and Forthright Capital Partners, which claim to be able to advise employees about STRS and retirement. None of these are connected with our actual benefits.
These could be phishing attempts, or they could be legitimate companies looking for customers. Either way, they are not your actual benefits services. Here are some of the *real* organizations involved in our benefits and retirement:
- You can schedule a planning session directly with CalSTRS – you don’t need to use private for-profit companies.
- Our AFT 2121 Retiree Chapter is a great resource for questions. They also host a Financial Planning Day in January, with retirement information and workshops.
- CCSF HR has a benefits page. CCSF also works with the San Francisco Health Service System (HSS). HSS uses the P&A Group as their COBRA administrator.
- CCSF hired Keenan & Associates to manage the SERP and some other financial services.
- AFT National has a variety of member benefits.
- Summer is AFT National’s student debt forgiveness tool.
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