AD-19 Endorsement Vote ResultsA big thanks to everyone who joined their Committee on Political Education meeting on Tuesday and participated in voting this week. With voting closed, AFT 2121 would like to announce that members have voted to endorse Supervisor Catherine Stefani for AD-19.
Our next COPE meeting will be held from 1:30pm-3pm on December 12th. Be sure to keep an eye out for the official announcement and official agenda!
Dear Faculty,
The results are in: City College faculty have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a tentative agreement (see full agreement here) that will bring us a 14% raise over three years and full payback of the salary cuts we took in 2021-22. (For more information, go to your Contract Toolkit at aft2121.org). We’ll share more details on implementation soon. See initial coverage of your new contract in the Mission Local.
94% of faculty voted to make this agreement your new contract, with 79% of eligible voters participating.
The truth is the second number is the most important. So let’s analyze it further:
94% of eligible Full-time faculty members participated in this decision.
67% of eligible Part-time faculty members participated in this decision.
The 27% difference in these numbers echoes the makeup of our bargaining team. We had 12 members of the bargaining team, one was part time, and eleven full-time. We can take important lessons from these numbers and from our collective campaign for a fair contract.
Far too many full-time faculty have felt unheard by their union, and too few part-time faculty are participating in their union.
This is a problem for all of us. The most effective way to make further improvements to our departments, such as making sure they’re adequately staffed, and our contract, such as raising full-time salaries above the Bay 10 median, is for all of us to work together as a united front.
City College needs faculty leadership. You see it in your classroom, library, counseling office, and on our campuses–we need to continue working together to ensure our beloved school fulfills its mission: to uplift students, give hope, and change lives.
We look forward to working with our Board to find a new Chancellor who is truly committed to the mission of City College. We are the largest source of higher ed degrees and workforce training in San Francisco. We are essential, and we need to stand together to ensure we’re treated with respect, and that we have the support and resources it takes to best serve our students.
Voting on the Tentative Agreement (TA) starts today!Today, December 8, 2023, around 9 AM you will receive an email to your City College email account from ElectionBuddy with voting instructions for the 11/30/23 Tentative Agreement between AFT2121 and the SFCCD. It should come to your inbox, but if you can’t find it there, check your “Clutter” folder, look for emails from invitations@mail.
If AFT2121 has a current cell phone number for you, you should also get an alert via SMS. You can complete the vote on your phone or via email. Ballot notifications have a unique identifier that allows members to vote only once and preserves anonymity. This means you shouldn’t forward your ballot notification to anyone else. If a colleague is having trouble finding their ballot, have them contact the help email below.
If you are a current member of AFT2121 and you can’t find your ballot, you can contact aft2121@electionbuddy.com for help. Election Buddy’s customer service desk will assist faculty with voting issues Saturday 12-5 PM and Monday – Wednesday 9AM – 5 PM.
Once you click the link to access the voting page and vote, there is a second screen that allows you to edit or confirm your choice. Once you have confirmed your choice, you should see a confirmation screen like the one below. This is how you know you have successfully completed voting. If you can’t remember if you’ve voted, click the ballot link in your SMS message or email. If you see the Thank you! screen, you’ve voted!
Vote on Your Tentative Agreement & Come to the AFT Holiday Party Tomorrow, Friday 12/8Tomorrow, “ElectionBuddy” will send all eligible faculty members a ballot to ratify your tentative agreement. You will receive ballot notifications as a text and an email to your CCSF account. This agreement calls for a 14% raise over three years, with a 9% raise for this year (retroactive to July 1), and a full restoration of your salary cut in 2021-22. See this FAQ & the agreement itself here for more information.
AFT 2121 is yours: it is the union for all faculty at City College. We don’t all have to agree. On the contrary, our differences when we work together make us stronger. It’s time to turn over a new leaf and for us all to recognize that working together is how we can best improve our contract, departments, and college. We encourage all faculty who are not members to join now (link here) so you can vote and be a part of your union.
Finally, let’s celebrate: Join your colleagues at a Holiday Party tomorrow Friday, Dec 8 from 3:30-7:30pm at the Cafeteria on Ocean Campus. Drinks (alcoholic and otherwise), food, and music will all be on hand. Members of your bargaining team will also be there to answer any questions you have about your tentative agreement.
Holiday Party at Ocean Campus & Tentative Agreement Q & A
Date: Friday, December 8, 2023
Time: Holiday Party from 3:30-7:30pm & Drop In Info Sessions from 12-5pm
Location: Cafeteria at Ocean Campus
Buffet and beverages from 3:30 to 7:30pm
Music by Danny Halford
Regular Meeting of the Delegate Assembly, Tuesday 12/12 from 3-5pm on Zoom
Precinct representatives and all other members are encouraged to attend a regular meeting of the Delegate Assembly Tuesday, December 12, from 3-4pm on Zoom. Precinct reps will vote on AFT’s recommendation to the District for the 2024/2025 Academic Calendar.
You can use the same link as for other DA meetings – follow this link from your computer or smartphone. Meeting ID: 810 1671 8065, Password: 783119. Full link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
AFT 2121 Financial Planning Day
On Independent Flex Day – January 11, 2024, mark your calendars now!
The younger you are when you start planning your financial future the brighter that future will be. One part of that future will be your retirement. Planning for retirement when you are 25 might seem far off but it isn’t.
Whatever your age, young or not so young, you are invited to the 15 th annual Financial Planning Day on January 11, 2024.
The event will be held virtually again this year. There will be workshops on many aspects of financial planning for the future. Details on registration will be available soon.
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Dear City College Community,
City College faculty and the District have reached a tentative agreement that addresses key issues at the college and brings greater stability to our community. This agreement (see Mission Local article here) is the result of community advocacy, faculty and staff organizing, and the leadership of our elected Board of Trustees. We thank all of you for making this possible and look forward to the work ahead.
For nine long months, our faculty bargaining team dealt with a Chancellor at City College who was unwilling to negotiate or be transparent about the college’s budget, even going so far as to provide false and misleading documents. On October 26, community partners and students joined City College faculty (AFT 2121) and staff (SEIU 1021) in a rally for a fair contract. We called on our elected Board of Trustees to step up and direct Chancellor Martin and his team to engage in honest and genuine negotiations. Thankfully, our Board listened.
We would in particular like to thank Board President Alan Wong and Trustees Aliya Chisti and Susan Solomon for joining our mediation sessions and finding an agreement that works for all. Trustee Solomon spent over fifteen hours in our final session, and our students will be the better for it.
Prior to this agreement, full-time faculty at City College had been paid 20% less than those at other colleges in the Bay Area. This was causing serious staffing shortages in key departments such as Registered Nursing. Our students deserve the best, and that means paying faculty competitively. It also means providing City College students with the classes and support they need to complete their training and degrees.
City College is the largest source of workforce training and higher ed degrees in SF. In his short time at City College, Chancellor Martin has presided over a period of short-sighted cuts and labor unrest that have negatively impacted thousands of students. We look forward to working with our Board to put an end to the chaos and to finding a new Chancellor who is committed to ensuring City College fulfills its mission.
City College is turning over a new leaf, and we thank you–our big, broad, and diverse community–for making that possible. Together, we will fight to protect and revive the soul of our city. #HeartbeatofCCSF
Special Delegate Assembly–Recommendation on Tentative Agreement, Today, 3-5pm on ZoomPrecinct representatives and all other members are encouraged to attend a special Delegate Assembly Tuesday, December 5, from 3-5pm on Zoom. Precinct reps will vote on whether to recommend to membership the ratification of AFT 2121’s recent tentative agreement with the District.
Members of your bargaining team will discuss the tentative agreement before the vote. Voting itself will be online and run from Friday December 8 to Wednesday Dec 13. You can find more information at AFT 2121’s 2023 Tentative Agreement Toolkit, including an FAQ, here: https://www.aft2121.org
You can use the same link as for other DA meetings – follow this link from your computer or smartphone. Meeting ID: 810 1671 8065, Password: 783119. Full link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Today, December 5th, CFA at SF State will be going on strike from 730am-7pm. In a show of solidarity, we are calling on AFT 2121 members to join them on the picket line. Though all are welcome to join throughout the day some members will be gathering in the early morning at 7:30 at 19th ave and Holloway; right where the picket line will be organizing. Additionally, if CFA is having sign-ups for other time slots that you can find here.
Next week AFT 2121 will be hosting a Q&A with Supervisor Catherine Stefani and California Assembly candidate David Lee. This meeting will be facilitated by AFT 2121 Political Director Erik Christianson.
All members are encouraged to attend your Committee on Public Education meeting on Tuesday 12/12 from 1:30-3pm on Zoom.
The link is the same as for past COPE meetings – follow this link from your computer or smartphone. Meeting ID: 810 1671 8065, Password: 783119.
Dear Faculty,
We’ve fielded a lot of initial questions (and energy) about the news of a Tentative Agreement. Your team has put together a “TA Toolkit” with what we hope you’ll need to make this big decision. It’s been years since you’ve had a contract–this is a big moment! Please see the links below, and also on our website at aft2121.org
Calculate your potential new salary and retro pay with the calculators in the FAQ
There is a special faculty union meeting (Delegate Assembly) on December 5th from 3-5pm. After attendees discuss the TA, your elected precinct reps and delegates will vote on whether to recommend ratification to the membership.
Pending Delegate Assembly approval, online voting on the agreement will launch on Friday, December 8th and close on Wednesday, December 13th.
To ensure everybody understands the agreement, we will then hold online informational sessions for members Wednesday through Friday of next week (December 6–8th). RSVP for all sessions here & note the final session overlaps with the AFT 2121 Holiday Party on Ocean Campus.
Wednesday: 10-11am on Zoom
Wednesday: 1-2pm on Zoom
Thursday: 9-10am on Zoom
Friday: Drop in question and answer from 12-5PM in the Ocean Campus Cafeteria. This will overlap with the AFT 2121 Holiday Party–come for food, beverage, and music from 3:30-7:30pm in the Cafeteria.
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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