In Unity,

P.S. Please read and share the instructions for participating in open bargaining.

• When: Mar 16, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
• Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrd-GhqDMvH9IpPme-wp12UC-u6rMZlxiK
• After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
• We will start admitting people from the zoom waiting room at 12:45 pm, and will continue admitting up to the start of the meeting. Note that if you arrive after 1 pm, you may need to wait until a break/caucus to be admitted. Thanks for your patience.

Over one hundred AFT2121 members attended our initial impacts bargaining session with the district today!

In this first session at the zoom table, we pressed the administration for details pertaining to our initial information request. We asked for outstanding information regarding faculty salaries, and engaged them on the use of federal funding (HEERF funding) to stabilize the budget. We will continue to question their data, pin them down for clear numbers, and demand that they fulfill our request for crucial information before we make any bargaining decisions.

The District repeated what we’ve already heard- that they want to balance the budget by cutting faculty and students. Tom Boegel claims that the cuts maintain the existence of all certificate and degree programs. We know this is just false. He also states that he consulted with all department chairs before making cuts, but faculty and chairs in many departments have shown that is not the case.

One thing we did agree upon is to continue bargaining. Times and dates TBD. We hope you all will continue to join us. Your presence is powerful!

Please also  join us next Friday, March 12, 12pm
Defend our CCSF: Pink Slip Action & Press Conference
Socially Distant Action: Polk St. Steps of City Hall
Zoom Press Conference:  http://bit.ly/DefendCCSF

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“I’m glad I attended today’s Open Bargaining meeting, as an AFT union member. Collectively, we ask good questions about momentous decisions happening right now. It’s important to have many witnesses, to see and hear the intentions and actions presented by our Administration — and to tell our own truth, our lived stories.”  Jean Elvin – AFT 2121 Member

“I am so glad that I attended the impact bargaining session today because, otherwise, administration’s divergence from the questions asked by our union would be unbelievable. You’ve got to hear it for yourself – and they need to know that we are watching and clearly see the contradictions.” Kathe Burick – AFT 2121 Member

Dear members,

Friday marks the beginning of impact bargaining over the administration’s plans to lay off faculty and cut classes for the fall 2021 semester. We have a right to a voice in the district’s plan for our college, our students, and our classes. This is separate from bargaining over our next contract.

We invite you to join your bargaining team and your colleagues to present a united front to the administration. The more of us who attend, the stronger our message of solidarity and unity in the face of austerity.

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Dear Colleagues,

This message is to everyone who received a March 15 notice today and for everyone who wants to stand in solidarity with your colleagues in defending our CCSF.

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Dear Colleagues,  

By now, you are aware of the cuts that the administration has proposed and that the board of trustees voted on last Thursday. We’re still trying to get answers from the administration about the details of these cuts. These cuts only appear to make sense as part of a plan to cut the college to the bone. These cuts are devastating and unacceptable.

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