Getting ready for February 2022 election–and for a very political year!
We are gearing up for a very political 2022 with up to four elections, the first of which will be taking place February 15, 2022. AFT 2121 has already weighed in on two items for this upcoming election. In October, your COPE voted to join our siblings in UESF opposing the effort to recall members of the board of education, a position which was based not in our unquestioning support of the commissioners who are already up for re-election in November 2022, but in your commitment to safeguarding the democratic elections of governing boards for our public educational institutions. And last week, your COPE voted to endorse long-time ally, David Campos, for state assembly member in District 17. These are important and high-stakes questions for you, your union, and for our communities being decided during off-cycle and likely low-turnout elections. Let’s remind our communities of the importance of voting in the upcoming February election.
Contact AFT 2121 Political Director Adele Failes-Carpenter (afailes@aft2121.org) to get involved.
Enroll in California Labor History
California Labor History (LBCS 88) will be offered (online) spring semester Thursday evenings at 7 pm beginning January 18 after a two year hiatus. Many AFT 2121 members have taken this unique class over the years.
REGISTRATION BEGINS NOVEMBER 29TH. TO REGISTER VISIT THE CCSF CLASS SCHEDULE PAGE. Free for San Francisco residents. Students receive three units college credit, transferable to CSU and UC.
California has always been ground zero in the battle for workers’ rights. Find out about the personalities, the events, the culture and the organizing strategies devised by workers and their organizations across a century and a half of struggles for a better world. See how AFT Local 2121 fits into the broader labor movement; how organized labor relates to movements for social justice of all kinds; and how these things remain relevant right here and now.
Instructor Fred Glass, former communications director for the California Federation of Teachers, wrote From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement (UC Press, 2016) and directed the ten-part documentary video series Golden Lands, Working Hands. For more information: fglasscft@gmail.com.
Says ESL instructor and former 2121 officer Jessica Buchsbaum, “Taking the class was a great introduction to labor history in California. It’s given me a better understanding and appreciation of AFT 2121’s achievements over the last 30+ years. I had the opportunity to interview and videotape Lauri Fried-Lee for our final project in the class. It was a privilege and an education to hear Lauri describe the early days of our Union, and the strides that it has made to improve our pay, benefits, and working conditions. I showed the video at Lauri’s retirement party. It was really meaningful for me to feel connected to the labor leaders and faculty members who’ve paved the way for us, and to honor Lauri with a tribute that was created in the California Labor History class.”
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