Resisting Trump and building power in our contract
Trump and anti-labor interests in this country are attempting to debilitate unions. The Janus case, recently heard before the Supreme Court, threatens labor with a “right to work” law on the federal level. Workers in states with these types of laws have suffered wage cuts, slashed benefits, and reduced pensions.
In a proud showing that San Francisco is a labor town, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution urging the Mayor and the Department of Human Resources to work with the public sector unions in San Francisco to ensure their health and success post a Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case decision, “by engaging in good faith discussions around implementing a “gold card” membership such as that which is being proposed by the San Francisco Labor Council’s Public Employee Committee, providing annual membership commitments.”
Our AFT 2121 bargaining team will be proposing contract language regarding “Maintenance of Dues Checkoff” that aligns us with this resolution and with labor around the country fighting the current anti-union landscape.
Progress on Constitution and By-Laws
On Feb 27, the Delegate Assembly considered proposed changes our AFT 2121 Constitution and By-Laws regarding the participation of retired union members. The DA referred these proposals to a sub-committee for further work. The sub-committee will present its proposal at the General Assembly meeting on Tuesday, 3/20, and will ask the General Assembly to place those proposals on the April ballot.
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Last call for nominations: AFT 2121 Leadership Elections
Every 2 years, we elect faculty who are members in good standing of our union to positions of leadership. Nominations for all Officer, Executive Board, Labor Council and AFT Convention delegate and Precinct Rep positions must be made from the floor of our AFT 2121 General Membership meeting at the Ocean Campus in MUB #140 on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, from 3:00-5:00pm since the deadline for submission to the AFT 2121 office has already passed.
Correct Your Mailing Address:
Because ballots will be sent to your home address, we need your current information in order for you to vote. If you are not sure if AFT 2121 has your current mailing address, please call the office at 585-2121, or email us at aft@aft2121.org with the correct address.
Decline Release of Information:
Candidates for office will have access to members’ addresses and phone numbers strictly for the purpose of campaigning in this Union election. If you do not want your address and phone number released to candidates for Union office, please call us at 585-2121 or email us at aft@aft2121.org indicating that you do not wish to release your address and phone number to candidates for Union office.
Full election details
(Tues. 3/20) College for All tabling
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Drop by our College for All table to sign the petition to make California colleges tuition-free for California residents at UCs, CSUs, and CCs. You can find us on Ocean Campus at Ram Plaza (between the Cafeteria and the Student Union Building) on Tues. 3/20 between 11-1pm. If it’s raining look for us inside the cafeteria.
(Tues. 3/20) All AFT 2121 members invited to our General Membership and COPE Meetings
All AFT 2121 members are invited to our General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, 3/20from 3:00-4:30pm in MUB 140 and to our next COPE meeting from 4:30-5:30pm. We will be discussing changes to the AFT 2121 constitution and also making final nominations for our AFT 2121 leadership elections.
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