New PT Eligibility: Break in Service Extension

During the COVID shutdown, CCSF laid off scores of part-time faculty. The shrinking of the college means that many of these faculty have still not been allowed to return to work. Faculty, as well as their department chairs, have been asking for a way to bring them back in areas where CCSF needs more classes and services to meet community demand.  

In June, your AFT bargaining team negotiated an agreement to extend the re-employment period to allow laid-off part-timers to be assigned. This does not change assignment rights for anyone, PT or FT. It does not add FTE. It means that part-timers who would have been knocked off the list in Fall 2023 will still be eligible for work, if work is available.

• Part-timers now have six semesters (up from four) and a one-month grace period before they have a “break in service.” That means part-timers laid off in Spring 2020 are eligible for work in Fall 2023.
• It only applies to absences which began Fall 2020-Spring 2023. The District agreed to this only as a temporary measure to help mitigate the effects of the COVID pandemic. Absences beginning before and after that window will still be held to the current contract language of four semesters plus a one-month grace period.
• It is effective immediately, so it will impact Fall 2023 assignments.
• Updated seniority lists are posted here.

The extension of the part-time re-employment period is a win for part-time faculty and the departments who depend on them. But the larger fight is ongoing. Chancellor Martin has cut popular courses and turned thousands of students away this year from classes such as Computer Networking, English, & ESL. The college has the financial resources to fix this problem, and this agreement makes it easier to assign faculty. We urge Martin to work with other leaders and constituency groups at the college to ensure CCSF has the schedule it takes to meet community demand.

We also urge Martin to work with the same broad coalition to develop and implement a credible plan for enrollment growth, so that City College is ready to meet our communities’ needs for new degrees, better jobs, and hope.