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Scalia’s death, the Labor Movement, and Fredrichs v. CTA

Posted on February 17, 2016 by AFT 2121

Justice Scalia’s death came as a complete surprise and raises many questions as to the disposition of Supreme Court cases this term, Friedrichs v. CTA chief among them and the future of the labor movement. While lengthy discussions on the…

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Something to be thankful for: Union power!

Posted on November 24, 2015 by AFT 2121

Strike averted! …For now Administration agrees to rescind illegal letters to retirees; commits to respecting faculty rights to protected activities Dear AFT 2121 members: Good news! The power we demonstrated with our preparedness to strike against District administration Unfair Labor…

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President’s Message: How do you count an empty seat? Cuts are worse than we thought!

Posted on November 19, 2015 by AFT 2121

Fellow Faculty, The proposed cuts to our college are worse than we thought! Yesterday, an unsigned email from the Employee Relations Office arrived in CCSF employee inboxes. Its aim was to refute AFT 2121’s claim that Guy Lease and Susan Lamb’s…

Letter from AFT 2121 Prez. Tim Killikelly to CCSF Board of Trustees

Posted on September 9, 2015 by AFT 2121

Yesterday, AFT 2121 Prez Tim Killikelly sent this message to the CCSF Board of Trustees on our union’s overwhelming vote to approve a Strike Hardship Fund.

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Accreditation Task Force Report: Get Rid of ACCJC!

Posted on August 28, 2015 by AFT 2121

The California Community College Accreditation Task Force Report publicly confirmed what has long been acknowledged in private: The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) “no longer meets the current and anticipated needs of the California Community Colleges.” The organization…

AFT 2121 July Negotiations Update

Posted on July 2, 2015 by AFT 2121

June 30th has come and gone without a new contract. We continue to work under our old contract because of the delays of the District in bargaining with AFT this year. At our last scheduled negotiations session of the semester,…

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Charleston Tragedy

Posted on June 19, 2015 by AFT 2121

Again we see the ugly face of racist violence scarring our nation. A young white man entered a historic black church, sat through the service, and then created a bloodbath. He was there to deliberately and intentionally kill African-Americans because…