Vote on COPE Endorsements!

AFT 2121 members met today as part of your union’s Committee on Political Education to hear from a variety of candidates and discuss issuing recommendations on potential endorsements. Now is the time for voting!

All AFT 2121 members are encouraged to vote on whether your union will make the following endorsements. You have 48 hours to vote, and voting is open to all members in good standing, including Chairs, members of the retiree chapter, and full-time and part-time faculty.

Cast your vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZiYDuwMBv81usJTXQU21zd8W3_X-YiALe89b24SLSP8mIew/viewform

As faculty at a public college, political advocacy is an essential means by which you can fight for the competitive contract and strong college that you and your students deserve so be sure to show up and vote!

All Faculty Should Sign the OPEB Petition

City College has been over-deducting for OPEB from hundreds of faculty for years. Sadly, Chancellor Martin and his administration have decided to fight affected faculty rather than making them whole, as our contract and the laws of California dictate. Though it sounds stark, this is a straightforward case of wage theft, and we’re calling on CCSF leaders to fix the issue.

If you’re full-time faculty and were hired before Jan 1, 2014 check to make sure your OPEB deductions are no more than 1%. If they are, it’s a violation of your contract (see Article 21.F.1.1 here), and you should report the problem to AFT and HR here: https://leadernet.aft.org/webform/report-payroll-problems

And whether you’re directly affected or not, all faculty should sign the following petition calling on our Board of Trustees and the Chancellor to do the right thing for faculty and our college: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/ccsf-leaders-we-urge-you-to-end-wage-theft

The administration should not be using public funds to pick needless fights with its employees. Sign this petition, share it widely, and let’s keep working on building a college where all groups work together for the good of our students.

Join the Voluntary Sick Leave Bank

You should have received notice in your ccsf.edu email that you have an opportunity to join the Voluntary Sick Leave Bank (VSLB). The VSLB provides extra sick leave in case of catastrophic illness or injury. Faculty can choose to join VSLB and contribute small amounts of sick leave to the bank to provide vital support for colleagues. Only faculty who have joined VSLB are eligible to apply for VSLB benefits.

• All faculty are eligible to enroll in VSLB, although there are only a few times that enrollment is possible. This call for contributions is one of the rare chances to join.

• If you are already a member and want to stay a member, do not fill out the form. Your contribution will automatically be deducted from your sick leave. No need to respond to the email.

• To find out if you are a VSLB member, email aft@aft2121.org

• To join or quit the VSLB, use the membership form. It looks like the only way to access the form is from the link in your ccsf.edu email, sent 2/8/24. Fill out the form by 2/29/24.

More detail here.

March in March is Back!

Many faculty remember organizing bus-loads of students to actively participate in the democratic process through meeting with lawmakers in Sacramento and participating in the March in March. Put this on your calendars, more info coming soon!