Voting for Union Leadership Ends Monday!
You have until Monday, April 29, to vote for your union leadership, and to be clear: all union members should vote! This is your voice and your union.
Eligible voters should have received a ballot via email with the subject line “AFT Local 2121 – Leadership Elections 2024.” If AFT has your cell number, you may have also received an SMS message to vote. These contain a unique link that lets you vote anonymously. You can also search your inbox for “ElectionBuddy” to find your email ballot. If you have problems locating your ballot notification, email ElectionBuddy Support at aft2121@electionbuddy.com.
End of Year Restoration of Pay Party, 
Friday May 17, from 4-6:30pm at Pierre Coste
Mark your calendar for AFT 2121’s end of year party and celebration, May 17, 4-6:30pm at Pierre Coste.
This party will be a celebration of summer and of the power of collective action. While we didn’t win everything we wanted this year, we made significant progress and that was only possible because we stood together. From restoring our salaries for 21-22 to winning significant raises to expanding faculty health care, we fought for a stronger City College for the good of our students, contract, and city. Let’s celebrate that Friday May 17 at Pierre Coste 4-6:30pm. All faculty are welcome.
Committee on Political Education: Vote on your Union’s Political Positions
Vote and help decide your union’s position on these important races/measures that will shape San Francisco’s political and policy environment. These policies have profound impacts on the communities we serve and the future of CCSF. Vote here.
At yesterday’s COPE, members in attendance made the following recommendations for endorsements:
1. BART Board: A dual endorsement for BART Board for candidates Edward Wright and Joe Sangirardi.
Both candidates brought forth visions for the future of BART including safer stations, reducing fairs, and long term fiscal sustainability.
2. Yes on Rent Control was endorsed for the 2024 ballot.
This would take the policy of rent control away from state policy makers in Sacramento and empower cities and counties to make their own decisions on rent control policies that best serve their communities.
3. Endorsed putting a San Francisco charter amendment on the ballot for reforming the San Francisco redistricting commission.
This ballot measure would reform the redistricting commission with the aim of creating a truly independent redistricting commission by removing political appointments, adding randomized selection, and imposing conflict-of-interest criteria as well as prohibitions on relationships with elected officials. Changes would go into effect for the next redistricting process following the 2030 census.
Solidarity Asks from Higher Educ
ation Labor United (HELU)
The precarious/non-tenure workforce is now 75% of faculty nationwide, and higher education administrators continue to use this trend to undermine the full-time faculty workforce. We’ve seen this firsthand at City College. Higher Education Labor United is a new organization formed last year to deal directly with the growing and urgent problem of adjunctification and contingency in higher education.
For more information on HELU see here, and see their latest solidarity asks with faculty around the nation fighting for faculty rights.
Take action with HELU:
3. Academic Freedom Under Attack in Texas: Sign the open letter in support of Jairo Fúnez-Flores
Medical Reimbursement for PT Faculty who Work at Multiple Colleges
Last April, the AFT 2121 bargaining team won a major expansion in medical benefits for PT faculty. Faculty who work 40% or more at CCSF are now eligible for benefits. Under new state funding rules that CFT and faculty across California won in 2022, this deal brought in new ongoing money to the college.
Many faculty work high loads but split their time between various colleges, and are ineligible for benefits at any one school. This agreement has a helpful provision. If you work 40% or more, and you pay for your own insurance, you may be eligible for partial reimbursement. Click here for eligibility and reimbursement details.
For reimbursement, you will need to provide HR with proof of your load and the insurance premiums you pay. Go to the HR Benefits page and click on “Medical and Vision Benefits”. There’s a link to the form at the bottom of that section. Faculty seeking this reimbursement will need to turn in the form for every semester and must submit it before the end of the fiscal year on June 30.
CalSTRS Retirement Workshop for Full and Part-time Faculty–April 26th @ 3:30pm via Zoom
AFT 1521 CalSTRS Retirement Workshop in collaboration with CFT Community College Council (CCC):
Friday, April 26, 2024
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Register online today!
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