A Win For All Faculty: Expanded Part-Time Medical Insurance Eligibility that Saves CCSF Money

On 4/25/23, AFT signed an important memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the bargaining table that significantly expands the number of faculty eligible for health insurance, while bringing $800,000 each year in additional funding to the college. This is a win-win agreement for faculty, students, and the whole CCSF community. It’s the result of state-wide advocacy efforts to secure the state funding, and the collaboration of faculty unions all over the state in bargaining for it. For more details on this agreement, see here & the full MOU here. Starting immediately:    

1. Part-time faculty are now eligible for medical insurance through CCSF if you meet either of these conditions:
• At least 40% load in the current semester
• At least 40% load on the average, counting the current semester and the previous semester. See here for more info.

2. Faculty who are not otherwise eligible for CCSF-paid insurance can buy into CCSF plans. You would have to pay both the employer and employee portions of the premiums. Talk to HR about how to arrange this.

3. Part-time faculty who work at multiple schools are eligible for partial reimbursement of insurance premiums:
• At least 40% load total, counting all public CA community colleges. See here for details.

4. CCSF is now eligible for 100% reimbursement from the State. That means the expansion of benefits is FREE for the college. It also means CCSF gets reimbursed for the money already spent on benefits for part-time faculty. That’s about $800,000each year in stable, ongoing, new money coming into CCSF.

The rules apply immediately to all faculty, with no waiting period. If you are newly eligible for benefits, contact benefits@ccsf.edu to enroll.

San Francisco has big goals to meet for the construction of affordable housing, and as a key source for trained construction professionals, CCSF & AFT 2121 have an important role to play in this conversation. Given the unique history of the affordable housing sector in San Francisco, how do we build more housing–in the community, by the community–to meet the needs of all our City’s workers? Join San Francisco Labor Council, Building & Construction Trades Council, SEIU 1021, UNITE HERE Local 2, and community housing developers in the Council of Community Housing Organizations coalition for a robust discussion of the ways that labor and nonprofit builders can channel our collective energies to support these goals and help the City scale up the resources needed.

On Wednesday, May 17, 6-7:30pm at 55 Fillmore St, come & share your perspectives as the faculty who help train the next generation of construction professionals. For more info, see here.