Two weeks ago, on March 15, over 500 CCSF students, faculty, staff, and community members participated in a day of action to defend CCSF. The events were covered on KQED, KPFA, and in the Examiner, 48 Hills, and Sing Tao Daily.
We have our allies to thank for making March 15 happen: CCSF Associated Students, SEIU 1021, the California Federation of Teachers, San Francisco Supervisor Mar’s Office, the USF Part Time Faculty Association, SF Rising, Jobs with Justice, AFT 6157, PFT 1603, Chinese for Affirmative Action, & UESF.
Now is the moment to take your fight to the next level. CCSF is a majority student of color pillar of San Francisco, and, as educators, librarians, and counselors, we will continue taking collective action to defend our students. You and your union will be fighting the threat of further downsizing in four key ways: 1. Organizing, 2. Lobbying, 3. Communications & Press, & 4. Legal.
Last Wednesday, your lobbying efforts resulted in the SF Democratic Party unanimously passing a resolution (see item 13 here) urging the Trustees to stop the downsizing of CCSF and to fight for full funding instead.
Next steps:
1. AFT 2121 will be distributing strike commitment cards to all faculty starting Monday, April 4th. Every precinct representative will receive one and be responsible for organizing a supermajority of their colleagues to sign them. It’s time to show the Trustees that you’re willing to strike to defend your students, your college, & your community.
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