Help WIN for CCSF | Bargaining | COPE & DA | Kaiser strike

Posted on August 23, 2022 by AFT 2121

(8/27 & beyond) Next steps to WIN for CCSF – Richmond (D1) Lit drop/visibility & other times to help

CCSF needs local investment to meet the education needs in San Francisco so we’re talking to SF voters to get up to $45 million a year for CCSF! Sunday’s field campaign kickoff was a success, next you just need to keep this momentum going!

Next steps:

Next campaign event is this Saturday, 8/27, 11am at 6th and Futon! We’ll be lit dropping in the Richmond/D1.
The full volunteer sign up form for Prop O is up and ready to share! Find times in the next days and weeks that work for you to help by RSVPing here: https://bit.ly/ccsfWINS and share this with anyone you know who cares about helping CCSF.

CCSF is hurting–it needs more support & accountability and SF Voters need to know why they should pass our CCSF funding measure. Together we can help make that happen. See you there!

See endorsements, measure language, and more on the campaign website: https://www.sfwercs.com/

(Tuesday, 8/30) COPE & DA meetings

All AFT 2121 members are invited to attend your next COPE and DA meetings on Wednesday, 8/30

At COPE from 12:30-3pm we will be hearing from candidates and voting on endorsements. Enter the password “COPE 2022″ to view candidate questionnaire responses posted as they are received here: https://www.aft2121.org/2022-2/

COPE Agenda

At DA from 3-5pm, we will discuss the latest updates in our Campaign to Win, including the best strategy for wage increases for faculty.

To attend either of these meetings, follow this link from your computer or smartphone OR call 1-669-900-6833 then follow the prompts to enter the meeting ID #810 1671 8065 and password: 783119.

Open Bargaining – August 23rd

Today your AFT 2121 bargaining team met with the District.

Faculty who had summer assignments were underpaid. The District violated the signed agreement and extended wage concessions. Bargaining team member and AFT 2121 Treasurer, Clare Heimer, made a powerful presentation about this. Clare showed that it was a clear violation of our concessionary agreement to pay faculty at the lower concessionary rate for July. The District agreed to meet with AFT 2121’s team to figure out how to restore summer salaries. More information to come on this topic.

The District also presented their response to AFT’s proposal regarding leaves. The District is resisting any additional COVID sick leave. Rather, they continue to insist that faculty who test positive for COVID use their accrued sick leave or VSLB. A District representative said that faculty should come to work in-person even if we live with someone who has COVID. This shows alarming lack of concern for the health and safety of everyone at CCSF.

The District also responded on evaluation. Their proposal does acknowledge the ongoing pandemic and the fact that some faculty are still working in temporary remote conditions. Unlike on leaves, there does seem to be some movement towards what faculty have said we need.

Thanks to our members who came to open bargaining today!

On Strike at Kaiser

Striking Kaiser mental health workers need your support. The strikers, members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, explain it on the NUHW website: “Kaiser is breaking California law and violating clinical standards by making patients wait months just to start therapy sessions and four to eight weeks between appointments. It’s unethical. It’s illegal, and we ask you to support our strike to fundamentally improve access to mental health care at Kaiser.”

Here’s what you can do to help:

Join a picket line at one of many locations across Northern California
Sign NUHW’s petition
See an FAQ and more information

NUHW workers do not want you to delay care. They are working for safe staffing levels for all patients, so go ahead and make your appointments. Kaiser is required by law to provide you with service – so let’s hold them to it!