Shelter in solidarity | Unemployment help | Parking reimbursement | Support AFAM | Stop Calbright College experiment

Posted on May 12, 2020 by AFT 2121

(5/14) Shelter in Solidarity: Stories of COVID-19 from our CCSF Community

AFT 2121 invites faculty, staff, and students to gather on Zoom this Thursday 5/14 at 5pm to share music, poetry, art, and stories from our COVID -19 reality.

We will offer each other kindness, inspiration, and joy as we hold space for the suffering beyond our control. Since we could all use some cheering up, we encourage creativity in your visual Zoom presence: costumes, backgrounds, or visual art.

Everyone is welcome.

To join go to https://tinyurl.com/yco4t3ss OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 854 9038 1100 and Password: 178495

(5/15) Skill share – Unemployment & Medical Insurance for Faculty Who Work Part-Time

Many part time faculty face unemployment and loss of benefits because of the severe class cuts. A few things to take into account:

If you currently have medical insurance through CCSF, that insurance automatically continues through August 31.
Apply for unemployment benefits as soon as you can. Faculty who have full-term assignments are considered employed through May 20.
Faculty who work part-time are eligible for unemployment when our assignments end whether or not we expect to have an assignment the following semester.
If your CCSF assignment ends but you still have some work (either from another employer, or a reduced CCSF assignment) you may still be eligible for unemployment. If you’re not sure they’ll consider you unemployed, the best way to find out is to apply.

For more details, see our AFT 2121 unemployment page.

To alleviate some of the stress and to connect with colleagues who have done this in the past, we’re setting up a series of Skill Share sessions. Here’s the first one:

Friday, May 15th, 12-1 p.m.

This session is for you if:

You want to learn more about applying for unemployment and insurance.
You have successfully applied for unemployment insurance and can share your expertise.
You are distressed by the impact of these cuts and want to help fellow faculty who have been affected. This is a great way to show support and get involved. Come spend some time with other part-timers who are going through this stressful experience, possibly for the first time.

To join go to https://tinyurl.com/y7r43wxn OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 815 6065 3033 and Password: 562492

(5/31) Parking Reimbursement

Parking reimbursement forms and receipts are due by May 31, 2020. Full details: https://www.aft2121.org/forms-links/parking-reimbursement/

Support Full-Time Faculty Position in AFAM Studies at CCSF!

In this time of pandemic, we must remain especially vigilant in uniting and advocating for our colleagues and students of color. One of the goals of the Affirmative Action Task Force of AFT2121 is to restore a full-time position in the African American Studies department. In lieu of an in-person protest or gathering, we are asking folks to virtually organize to show their support.

Please take a moment to post, and share this with your students and colleagues.

You can access (and share) the page by:

Visiting https://tinyurl.com/yajbznmm
Embedding it in a Canvas page or announcement by pasting in this code to the html editor:

Adding this QR code to a document or online for people to scan with their phone’s camera

Sign on to CFT’s letter urging Governor Newsom to close the failed Calbright College experiment

With California facing an unprecedented budget crisis, now is the time to take the critical resources being wasted on the misguided and mismanaged Calbright College and invest in our traditional community colleges and the students and workers we serve.

Join CFT in sending a letter to Governor Newsom.