Our first bargaining session for this semester’s COVID Impacts negotiating will be this Thursday, 10:00 am. Topics may include our current COVID Impacts agreements, including leaves, evals, and class size, as well as new topics such as the upcoming vaccine mandate. We will not solve everything in one session but we hope to make a good start on ensuring safe working and learning conditions for our college.
Join your colleagues for open bargaining!
Thursday, 10/14
10:00 am — 12:00 pm
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcOGvrzguH900u9qgCU9fG1SjWJc7eEUi
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
To attend 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.
“Laid off: Another hurdle for faculty of color”
By Amy Diaz-Infante, Member AFT 2121
Getting a layoff notice from my job as an art professor at City College of San Francisco last spring was a surprise. And also, not a surprise. Read full article…
(Image) “What Ails,” by Amy Díaz-Infante. Screen print, 2017.
On Wednesday, September 29th, 2021, members of the SF Building Trades attempted to contact on-site construction management of Centric General Contractors regarding area standards. They were met with a representative of Centric hurling homophobic slurs at them and engaging in offensive physical body gestures, in addition to anti-union sentiment. This kind of conduct has no place in San Francisco and violates our community standards. The San Francisco Labor Council and the LGBTQIA community are calling on Hotel Vitale to end its relationship with this contractor immediately. Join us!
WHAT: Rally to Protest Homophobic and Anti-Union Behavior & Call on Hotel Vitale to End its Contract with Centric General Contractors
WHO: San Francisco Labor Council, San Francisco Building Trades Council, union members, Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, community members
WHEN: Thursday, October 7th at 4:30 PM
WHERE: Hotel Vitale ~ 8 Mission Street in San Francisco
WHY: Our community is united against all forms of hate and will not tolerate exploitation of any worker
This is the third week of the Stationary Engineers Local 39 strike at Kaiser. 700 Engineers are on strike all over Northern California. They’ve been working without a contract for weeks, and management has refused to negotiate.
A few of us were there on the picket lines Monday to show our support. We happened to be there right when management announced that they’ll come back to the table. They have a bargaining date coming up 10/15.
Pickets continue in the meantime. Come out and join the picket line any day this week at 2425 Geary!
Dandelion Chocolate workers have narrowly won their union certification! They are now officially recognized by the National Labor Relations Board, unionized and affiliated with ILWU. The new union has a hard contract fight ahead, and AFT 2121 will be there to support!
SF Giants Concessions Workers, represented by Unite Here Local 2, have won their fight for fair wages and COVID safety! It took at strike threat and a one-day walkout. They won a pay increase, separate hazard pay, and significant safety improvements. An SFGate article quotes Local 2 President Anand Singh: “When you strike a deal like this, especially at a time like this, it has an impact on workers everywhere. It should send a message to other employers that we deal with that times may be difficult, but working people haven’t given up their determination and their resolve in securing what’s fair.”
All AFT 2121 members are invited to participate in our October 19th General Membership Meeting from 3-5pm. To attend this meeting 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.
Agenda and draft minutes:
SEIU 1021 is distributing a petition protesting mistreatment of classified workers by Ellen Rayz, the head of IT at CCSF. SEIU has received reports that Rayz has tried to undermine union power by hiring unrepresented workers instead of SEIU members, and that her treatment of classified staff in IT has been unacceptable.
AFT stands in solidarity with our SEIU siblings as they challenge AVC Rayz and hold our administration accountable for their behavior towards all employees. Administration must adhere to our labor contracts in good faith.
On 9/14, we reported that CCSF appears to be getting ready to move the AMT program to the Evans Campus. College administration must do right by the AMT students who have been left out in the cold for a year and half now, but we have serious concerns about the lack of community input, potential toxins and noise pollution, and the potential for disruption of other Evans Campus programs.
Updated Time and Topic for your Monthly Committee on Political Education (COPE) Meeting this Tuesday, Sept 21, from 2-3pm
A correction and update: This month, COPE will be held from 2-3pm (normal time) with no endorsement vote. David Campos (whom we have endorsed several times, most recently for his current role as Vice Chair of the California Democratic party) will be coming to discuss his plans to run for Assemblymember in the event of a vacancy in AD 17. Campos will also be discussing the vision for public higher ed at the state level. This is a chance for our members to have facetime with the second of two of our previously endorsed candidates who intend to run for assemblymember in AD 17.
A reminder also that your Delegate Assembly meets Tuesday, 9/21, from 3-5pm: DA AGENDA & DRAFT MINUTES. All members are encouraged to attend.
See AFT’s full Budget Analysis Here for an understanding of City College’s current and future finances, including the impact of the Hold Harmless fiscal freeze in 2024-25.
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