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What's New?
The Advocate – May
2008
In this issue:
·
April
21 rallies launch state budget battle
·
Negotiations
with District proceeding slowly
·
President’s
letter: End of an era
·
AFT
1493ers report on CFT convention
·
AFT
1493 wins CFT communications awards
·
Results
of faculty survey on Spring Break
·
All
faculty invited to John Kirk’s retirement party on June 6
AFT Local 1493 Survey: Spring Break Week calendar
Select your preference for which week
to schedule our District’s Spring Break in the future. The choices
are: the week before Easter, the week after Easter, or the week closest to the
middle of the Spring semester. If you have a different choice, you may select
“Other” and describe your alternative preference. Please complete
this survey no later than next Friday, April 18 and please only take the survey
once.
AFT 1493: 2008 Contract Proposals
AFT Local
1493’s initial contract proposals to the SMCCCD for the 2008
negotiations.
Since these are contract re-openers, only non-economic items are proposed.
The
Advocate – April 2008
In this issue:
·
Close
loopholes, not schools!
·
AFT
& District open negotiations on non-economic reopeners
·
Mid-year
update on the concurrent enrollment MOU
·
In
memorium: Pamela D. Ward-Smith
·
Grievance
report: Three tenure committees vote not to renew faculty contracts
·
AFT
1493 elections to be held in April
·
New
Higher Education bill may restrict SLO requirements
The
Advocate – March 2008
In this issue:
·
Fair
tax policies needed to solve state budget crisis
·
Proposition
92 loses, but legislative reforms may be possible
·
State
salary survey shows our faculty also
need raises
·
AFT
calls for reconstituting the Trust Committee
·
The
politics of SLO’s from Bush to SMCCCD
The Advocate –
December 2007
In this issue:
·
Faculty
support needed now to pass Proposition
92 on February 5
·
AFT
and District to begin negotiations on contract “reopeners”
·
District
distance education policies being developed
·
Faculty
leaders discuss use of SLO’s in faculty evaluations
·
AFT
to call for reconstituting Trust Committee
·
CFT
scholarships available
The
Advocate – November 2007
In this issue:
·
In
AFT 1493’s survey on the 2008-09 academic calendar, faculty
overwhelmingly favored the later start date and also supported adding an
additional flex day in the Spring 2009 semester
·
Faculty alert: Accreditation teams tell colleges
to use SLO’s in evaluation, but the union contract prohibits it
·
CSM
departments oppose new concurrent enrollment plan
·
Administration’s
unilateral “clean-up” of evaluation documents leads to questions of
reconstituting the Trust Committee
·
In
memoriam: Edgar H. Andrews, founding President of AFT 1493
·
Corporatization
in public higher education
·
California
Community College Initiative—Proposition 92 on the February
ballot—is critical for community college funding
The
Advocate – October 2007
In this issue: New concurrent enrollment proposal to be
reviewed by departments; CSM faculty member urges opposition to new concurrent
enrollment plan; New state budget agreement sets new faculty pay rates;
California Community College Initiative begins campaign for February election;
District ethical behavior policy proposed; more
The
Advocate – May 2007
In this issue: Budget cuts at CSM and Skyline; Concurrent enrollment
update; California Community College Initiative qualifies for 2008 ballot;All
faculty encouraged to attend AFT negotiations workshop on May 7; Caņada faculty
want District to take new look at compressed calendar
In this issue: AFT 1493 fights for faculty on
issues of part time office hour pay, concurrent enrollment and online
education; Chancellor agrees to restore CSM adjunct librarians’
contracts, but then doesn’t do what he promises to do; California
community college initiative campaign submits signatures; Professional
Development Committees need clearer data from the District; Viewpoint:
“Allstate management” furthers faculty deprofessionalization; AFT
1493 member logs her experiences at her first CFT Convention; AFT 1493 wins
four statewide communications awards; faculty input is needed on AFT 1493
negotiations survey at: http://aft1493.org/surveys.html
The
Advocate – March 2007
In this issue:
Under-prepared students create conditions for “
AFT 1493
2007-08 NEGOTIATIONS SURVEY
The
current contract between the AFT and the District states “For the 2007
– 2008 and 2008 – 2009 contract years, each party can re-open up to
three non-economic items in any article excluding Articles 8 and 9.” The
AFT negotiations team is preparing to negotiate with the District the three
re-openers for next year. One of your privileges as a member of AFT Local 1493
is to help us set priorities and directions on the negotiations process by
giving us your input on what issues concern you the most. In order to help us
develop new contract proposals, please complete our negotiations survey by
clicking on the link above.
California Community College Initiative:
Summary; Impact
on SMCCD , More
information
New contract ratified by faculty (95% yes vote) on
9/6-7/06 & approved by the Board of Trustees on 9/11/06
New Salary Schedules are now accessible from: AFT 1493’s Contract Info page
E-News
– September 15, 2006
Retroactive pay
checks; part-time salary schedules; health concerns at CSM and Skyline;
paper or electronic versions of the contract? deadline to reserve your Teatro Campesino tickets
E-News
– September 11, 2006
Contract
ratification results, update on Skyline health & safety & announcement
of AFT 1493 special event for faculty
E-News
– August 18, 2006
Announcement and
brief summary of tentative contract agreement
Tentative
Contract Agreement between AFT Local 1493 and SMCCD - Aug. 15, 2006
E-News
– July 12, 2006
Brief update on our
negotiations with the District and on the State budget
E-News
– June 13, 2006
Brief update on
negotiations between AFT 1493 and the District & the results of the
recently-concluded AFT 1493 election of officers, Executive Committee members
and delegates for the 2006 – 2008 term of office.
E-News – May 12, 2006
Brief end-of-the-semester update on what is happening in the current round of
contract negotiations.
AFT
1493’s response to the suggestion of employing a professional negotiator
AFT 1493 Executive
Committee’s response to faculty members’ letter calling for the use
of a professional negotiator
AFT Contract Alert, 4-28-06
Negotiations update. Please give us your feedback.
The Advocate - March-April 2006
In this issue: Ballot initiative means billions more for
Part timers’ seniority rights under attack by District; AFT & Senates
do not support District’s proposed mutual respect policy
The
Advocate - December 2005
In this issue: AFT
& District begin negotiating on this year’s contract re-openers; More
funding needed for sabbatical program;
A modest proposal for a reduced course load; An analysis of the November
special election results
Articles on California Community Colleges
(regularly updated from
newspapers around the state)
Results
of Vote on Dues Restructuring Proposal
Proposal passed with
73% of faculty voting YES; Complete details
The
Advocate – October 2005
In this issue: AFT
1493 recommendations for the Nov. 8 special election (“Nix the First Six,
Yes on the Rest!”), Administration’s enrollment strategy backfires,
Enforcing the maximum size of your classes, Flaws in the District’s proposed
Mutual Respect Policy, & statements from AFT-endorsed Board candidates,
Helen Hausman & Richard Holober
AFT 1493 Dues Restructuring Proposal
Letter to faculty
presenting “a proposal for a sustainable and equitable restructuring of
our
The
Advocate – September
2005
In this issue:
Public education on the line in Nov. 8 state special election; fight continues
for pay for part-timers' office hours; District supports nursing students
rather than CSM instructor
AFT 1493
2005-06 Work Plan Goals
developed by the
AFT 1493 Executive Committee at a special meeting on April 12, 2005
New certificated salary schedules:
full-time; part-time; overload; post-retirement
"Student
Learning Outcomes": Links to Recommended Sources
NEW
CONTRACT, March 2005
Faculty voted
overwhelmingly to ratify the new contract on April 20 and April 21, 2005
and the Board of Trustees approved the contract on April 27,2005.
E-News –
March 17, 2005
Tentative
Contract Settlement plus Arnold's assault on education & unions, HR 147
& scholarship deadlines
The
Advocate - February 2005
In this issue: The
governor's attack one education; a case study of faculty's rising health costs;
the "Triple Flip"; & much more
E-News -January 26,
2005
AFT 1493's
e-mail newsletter provides a brief update on contract negotiations, an overview
of the governor’s budget proposals & more
SMCCCD Sabbatical
Application & Information
CalPERS 2005 Health Plan Rates
Beginning January
1, 2005, CalPERS has implemented new "regional pricing" of monthly premiums for
members of contracting public agencies and school members. This "regional pricing" increases Bay Area rates
substantially-- up almost 24% for Blue Shield (to $1013) & up over 16% (to
$922) for Kaiser (specific amounts for all plans are listed at the above link.)
The 2004 cap in medical benefits paid by the District is $567 per month.
Negotiations between AFT 1493 & the District are currently taking
place to establish the cap for 2005.
E-Mail Newsletter -
August 20, 2004
E-Mail Newsletter -
May 20, 2004
AFT 1493 2004-07
Contract Proposals
last updated: 5-12-08