Bargaining update: Wage freeze proposal & Special DA meeting

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Administration has asked faculty to consider a wage freeze based on CCSF’s and the COVID-19 induced Local/State fiscal crises.

We scheduled two emergency meetings this week to discuss it. One was a General Assembly meeting, (5/18), and the other is a Delegate Assembly meeting (Friday 5/22, 10am). We’ve also been hearing from faculty by survey and over email.

When we planned these meetings, administration had committed to giving us more information. Our main question is what level of FTE is being contemplated for Fall with and without this wage freeze. Administration committed to bring us that information last week, but they have not yet given it to us.

Almost 300 faculty have turned in surveys, and there were 99 members in yesterday’s meeting. (More tried to log in, but there was a technical problem. Although our Zoom account allows up to 500 people in a meeting, Zoom started blocking people after 99. We’re talking to Zoom to get this fixed before Friday, and deep apologizes to everyone who couldn’t join the meeting.) We’ve heard from people whose priority is to protect jobs and prevent layoffs, as well as from faculty whose priority is to protect wages. We’ve also heard creative ideas about what we could ask for if we negotiate around a wage freeze. Faculty are also saying: We don’t have enough information yet to make a decision.

We’re scheduled to meet with administration again on Wednesday, 5/20. Hopefully, they will have more information for us. Without answers, we cannot make a decision. If necessary, we will extend this conversation into June. We’ll continue to take input and we can schedule additional June meetings.

Emergency Delegate Assembly Meeting Friday 5/22, 10am.

In order to allow as many members as possible to participate in the discussion, this will be a single topic meeting and no other items will be added to the agenda.

Agenda:
1. Rationale for the special meeting to discuss wage freeze proposal and defending against additional class cuts
2. Discussion to identify major concerns and potential solutions
3. If needed: vote to accept or reject proposed wage freeze

To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/y72yzfun OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 815 4745 4591 and Password: 432208  

Please help craft our response to the District about wage freezes and COVID-19 with this survey:

SURVEY FOR AFT 2121 FACULTY: WAGE FREEZE PROPOSAL / COVID-19

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Skill share| CHEF now WERF | Support AFAM | Parking reimbursement | Student survey

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Skill share series continues “Unemployment & Medical Insurance for Faculty Who Work Part-Time”

Many part time faculty face unemployment and loss of benefits because of the severe class cuts. A few things to take into account:

  • If you currently have medical insurance through CCSF, that insurance automatically continues through August 31.
  • Apply for unemployment benefits as soon as you can. Faculty who have full-term assignments are considered employed through May 20.
  • Faculty who work part-time are eligible for unemployment when our assignments end whether or not we expect to have an assignment the following semester.
  • If your CCSF assignment ends but you still have some work (either from another employer, or a reduced CCSF assignment) you may still be eligible for unemployment. If you’re not sure they’ll consider you unemployed, the best way to find out is to apply.

For more details, see our AFT 2121 unemployment page.

To alleviate some of the stress and to connect with colleagues who have done this in the past, we’re setting up a series of Skill Share sessions.

Unemployment insurance: Wednesday, May 20th, 1-2 p.m.

Unemployment insurance: Tuesday, May 26th, 10-11 a.m.

Medical insurance: Friday, May 29th, 10-11 a.m.

Medical insurance: Thursday, June 4th, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Medical insurance: Monday, August 3rd, 10-11 a.m.

These sessions are for you if:

  • You want to learn more about applying for unemployment or medical insurance.
  • You have successfully applied for unemployment or medical insurance and can share your expertise.
  • You are distressed by the impact of these cuts and want to help fellow faculty who have been affected. This is a great way to show support and get involved. Come spend some time with other part-timers who are going through this stressful experience, possibly for the first time.

To join go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84792522809 OR call 1-669-900 6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 847 9252 2809

Community Higher Education Fund (CHEF) now the Workforce Education Recovery Fund (WERF)

As the COVID-19 outbreak drives us further into a public health and economic crisis, CCSF faculty, students, and staff continue to organize for what we need in order to serve San Francisco during this difficult time. The Community Higher Education Fund, has been modified to meet the changing needs of our community. It is now called the Workforce Education & Recovery Fund, or WERF for short. The WERF is a proposal to bring more funding to City College–specifically to sustain the essential workforce development and community enrichment programs that will be vital for the economic recovery of the Bay Area, and to provide better assistance for our students through much needed services. 

On Monday, May 18, Supervisor Gordon Mar held a virtual press conference to announce he will introduce the legislation at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, May 19. View the meeting agenda for instructions on how to join the virtual Supervisors meeting.

An unprecedented number of workers have been laid off and face a precarious future. If passed, WERF will help ensure unemployed San Franciscans can upgrade their skills and get back to work as soon as possible. Investing in City College to maintain and expand tuition-free education and workforce training should be central to our City’s economic recovery strategy!

Support Full-Time Faculty Position in AFAM Studies at CCSF!

In this time of pandemic, we must remain especially vigilant in uniting and advocating for our colleagues and students of color. One of the goals of the Affirmative Action Task Force of AFT2121 is to restore a full-time position in the African American Studies department. In lieu of an in-person protest or gathering, we are asking folks to virtually organize to show their support.

Please take a moment to post, and share this with your students and colleagues.

You can access (and share) the page by:

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  • Adding this QR code to a document or online for people to scan with their phone’s camera

(5/31) Parking Reimbursement

Parking reimbursement forms and receipts are due by May 31, 2020. Full details: https://www.aft2121.org/forms-links/parking-reimbursement/

Student survey on COVID impacts

In collaboration with SF United in Crisis and San Francisco Rising, AFT2121 conducted a survey for students on how they are fairing during the shelter in place order, as well as what their needs are as students during this crisis. Over 300 students responded to the survey, and we would like to share some of the results with faculty at City College so you are all better informed on how our students are doing in this difficult time.

  • 40% of students have been furloughed or laid off from their job,

  • 51% of students are in a household struggling to pay rent or utilities,

  • 27% of students are in a household with someone in need of mental health services,

  • 77% of students have had their educational goals affected by the COVID-19 crisis,

  • 25% of students feel like they aren’t being provided with everything they need to succeed as a remote student,

  • 37% of students found that not having a quiet space to accomplish their schoolwork remotely has been a challenge,

  • 67% of students found that having a hard time concentrating is a challenge to accomplishing their schoolwork remotely and;

  • 69% of students found that being stressed about other things is a challenge to accomplishing their schoolwork remotely.

 

We hope these responses to our survey will help you better understand the situation our students are in.

**This was an online survey so we expect the percentage of students without Wi-Fi or access to anything other than a phone is much higher.

 
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Demand the Board of Governors help CCSF! | Unemployment workshop, 12pm today

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Write to the Board of Governors demanding they help our college weather the storm

​Dear AFT 2121 Members,

With our college reeling from recent cuts and layoffs, and the state predicting a budget deficit of $18- $54 billion, we need to act now to demand full funding for our Community Colleges. 

Please take five minutes now to write to the California Community College system’s Board of Governors and urge that they temporarily lift the mandate that college districts maintain a 5% reserve, and allow colleges to use their reserves to soften the impact of this crisis: 

1) copy and paste the letter below into a new email

2) add a brief personal statement about the impact of the cuts on your students where indicated

Example: As an instructor of English as a Second Language, I have educated hundreds of immigrant students who have gone on to transfer and graduate from colleges and universities, to get and retain jobs, and to contribute to our state’s economy and neighborhoods as members of our civic community. But my students are now facing a 20% cut in the classes they need to work, many in the health professions or as essential workers in various sectors. 

3) if willing, add a selfie for a more personal touch, 

4) sign your own name at the end, and 

5) email it to Cristina Castro: ccastro@cccco.edu, by Monday, May 18th at 9:00 AM.

​In unity,

Jenny Worley
President, AFT 2121

Dear Board of Governors,

Ahead of your upcoming meeting, I am writing to ask that you temporarily lift the mandate that college districts maintain a 5% reserve. Doing so will help our community colleges weather the fiscal damage of the COVID crisis and the upcoming budget shortfall. 

Reserves are meant to help on a rainy day, and for many colleges, it is about to pour. For example, students at City College of San Francisco are facing massive cuts to classes and programs, and these are impacting some of our most economically vulnerable students during this terrible crisis.

(Personal Story Here)  

Lifting the 5% reserve mandate during this crisis will allow colleges to cut fewer classes and services, thus softening the blow of the crisis on our students. Please help us continue to serve our students when they need us most!

Sincerely, 

(Your name here)

(​Reminder) Skill share today- Unemployment & Medical Insurance for Faculty Who Work Part-Time

Many part time faculty face unemployment and loss of benefits because of the severe class cuts. A few things to take into account:

  • If you currently have medical insurance through CCSF, that insurance automatically continues through August 31.
  • Apply for unemployment benefits as soon as you can. Faculty who have full-term assignments are considered employed through May 20.
  • Faculty who work part-time are eligible for unemployment when our assignments end whether or not we expect to have an assignment the following semester.
  • If your CCSF assignment ends but you still have some work (either from another employer, or a reduced CCSF assignment) you may still be eligible for unemployment. If you’re not sure they’ll consider you unemployed, the best way to find out is to apply.

For more details, see our AFT 2121 unemployment page.

To alleviate some of the stress and to connect with colleagues who have done this in the past, we’re setting up a series of Skill Share sessions. Here’s the first one:

Friday, May 15th, 12-1 p.m.

This session is for you if:

  • You want to learn more about applying for unemployment and insurance.
  • You have successfully applied for unemployment insurance and can share your expertise.
  • You are distressed by the impact of these cuts and want to help fellow faculty who have been affected. This is a great way to show support and get involved. Come spend some time with other part-timers who are going through this stressful experience, possibly for the first time.

To join go to https://tinyurl.com/y7r43wxn OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 815 6065 3033 and Password: 562492

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Wage freeze update and survey

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We continue bargaining about the impacts of the shutdown, remote instruction, and eventual return to campus. Many urgent questions and issues remain.

Please help craft our response the the District about wage freezes and COVID response by responding to our survey:

Administration has already cut fall FTE to 1200. They have already laid off faculty. At the same time, Administration has made a proposal to AFT 2121: Freeze our wages to help stave off further cuts. Their original proposal was for a 6-month freeze. Now they’re asking for an entire year, July 2020 – June 2021.

THIS IS NOT DECIDED. We need more information, and we need input from faculty.

We still need to know:

  • What level of cuts and layoffs is administration contemplating, with this proposal and without it? How many people would lose medical benefits?
  • If we negotiate around this, what could we win in exchange?

At our DA meeting last night, faculty had great input and ideas. But we need much more information. We’ve scheduled two emergency meetings with faculty (information below). But not everything can come from meetings. We’re also distributing a survey to collect reactions, feelings, and ideas.

Upcoming emergency meetings:

  • Mon. 5/18, 4pm: Special Emergency General Membership Meeting

    Agenda:
    1.   Rationale for the special meeting to discuss wage freeze proposal and defending against additional class cuts
    2. Discussion to identify major concerns and potential solutions
    3. Next steps

    To attend, go to https://tinyurl.com/y7dzouzz OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 865 4280 0962 and Password: 496487

  • Fri. 5/22, 10am: Special Emergency Delegate Assembly Meeting

    To attend, go to https://tinyurl.com/y72yzfun OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 815 4745 4591 and Password: 432208
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Shelter in solidarity | Unemployment help | Parking reimbursement | Support AFAM | Stop Calbright College experiment

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(5/14) Shelter in Solidarity: Stories of COVID-19 from our CCSF Community

AFT 2121 invites faculty, staff, and students to gather on Zoom this Thursday 5/14 at 5pm to share music, poetry, art, and stories from our COVID -19 reality.

We will offer each other kindness, inspiration, and joy as we hold space for the suffering beyond our control. Since we could all use some cheering up, we encourage creativity in your visual Zoom presence: costumes, backgrounds, or visual art.

Everyone is welcome.

To join go to https://tinyurl.com/yco4t3ss OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 854 9038 1100 and Password: 178495

(5/15) Skill share – Unemployment & Medical Insurance for Faculty Who Work Part-Time

Many part time faculty face unemployment and loss of benefits because of the severe class cuts. A few things to take into account:

  • If you currently have medical insurance through CCSF, that insurance automatically continues through August 31.
  • Apply for unemployment benefits as soon as you can. Faculty who have full-term assignments are considered employed through May 20.
  • Faculty who work part-time are eligible for unemployment when our assignments end whether or not we expect to have an assignment the following semester.
  • If your CCSF assignment ends but you still have some work (either from another employer, or a reduced CCSF assignment) you may still be eligible for unemployment. If you’re not sure they’ll consider you unemployed, the best way to find out is to apply.

For more details, see our AFT 2121 unemployment page.

To alleviate some of the stress and to connect with colleagues who have done this in the past, we’re setting up a series of Skill Share sessions. Here’s the first one:

Friday, May 15th, 12-1 p.m.

This session is for you if:

  • You want to learn more about applying for unemployment and insurance.
  • You have successfully applied for unemployment insurance and can share your expertise.
  • You are distressed by the impact of these cuts and want to help fellow faculty who have been affected. This is a great way to show support and get involved. Come spend some time with other part-timers who are going through this stressful experience, possibly for the first time.

To join go to https://tinyurl.com/y7r43wxn OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 815 6065 3033 and Password: 562492

(5/31) Parking Reimbursement

Parking reimbursement forms and receipts are due by May 31, 2020. Full details: https://www.aft2121.org/forms-links/parking-reimbursement/

Support Full-Time Faculty Position in AFAM Studies at CCSF!

In this time of pandemic, we must remain especially vigilant in uniting and advocating for our colleagues and students of color. One of the goals of the Affirmative Action Task Force of AFT2121 is to restore a full-time position in the African American Studies department. In lieu of an in-person protest or gathering, we are asking folks to virtually organize to show their support.

Please take a moment to post, and share this with your students and colleagues.

You can access (and share) the page by:

<div class=”padlet-embed” style=”border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-radius:2px;box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;position:relative;width:100%;background:#F4F4F4″><p style=”padding:0;margin:0″><iframe src=”https://padlet.com/embed/jeuykwfwblgll0kh” frameborder=”0″ allow=”camera;microphone;geolocation” style=”width:100%;height:608px;display:block;padding:0;margin:0″></iframe></p><div style=”padding:8px;text-align:right;margin:0;”><a href=”https://padlet.com?ref=embed” style=”padding:0;margin:0;border:none;display:block;line-height:1;height:16px” target=”_blank”><img src=”https://resources.padletcdn.com/assets/made_with_padlet.png” width=”86″ height=”16″ style=”padding:0;margin:0;background:none;border:none;display:inline;box-shadow:none” alt=”Made with Padlet”></a></div></div>

  • Adding this QR code to a document or online for people to scan with their phone’s camera

Sign on to CFT’s letter urging Governor Newsom to close the failed Calbright College experiment

With California facing an unprecedented budget crisis, now is the time to take the critical resources being wasted on the misguided and mismanaged Calbright College and invest in our traditional community colleges and the students and workers we serve.

Join CFT in sending a letter to Governor Newsom.

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Reminder: Two Union meetings today

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Tues. 5/12, 1:30-5pm: May COPE Meeting and Delegate Assembly

COPE meeting is from 1:30-3pm. We will be making an endorsement in District 7.

  • Click this link and then enter the password COPE to view candidate statements.

Delegate Assembly is from 3-5pm.

To attend either meeting go to https://tinyurl.com/ycymltbw OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 852 7149 2437 and Password: 297984

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District proposes wage freezes: Attend upcoming Union meetings

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Administration has made a proposal to AFT 2121: Freeze our wages for at least six months and help stave off further class cuts. This would be a freeze, not a wage reduction. All step, column, and contractual raises would be postponed until January 1. But we do not know all the implications or details of the proposal yet.

THIS IS NOT DECIDED. We need more information, and we need input from faculty.

Administration had already cut the fall class schedule to 1,200 FTE before the pandemic. That already meant layoffs. Dianna Gonzales says agreeing to a wage freeze will help fend off further cuts, but she does not guarantee no further cuts.

We need to know:

  • What level of cuts and layoffs is administration contemplating, with this proposal and without it? How many people will lose medical benefits?
  • Will other employee groups take a freeze as well, or would it be just faculty?
  • If we negotiate around this, what could we win in exchange?

We’re in the middle of a budget crunch. Our college and our state are facing a real budget crisis. As far as we can tell, they are not hiding money. Our labor and community allies outside the college are suffering as well, losing jobs and medical benefits. When we go to the City asking for money, we need allies on our side, so we’re not fighting for scarce resources. It might help our credibility with those allies if we’re willing to share the burden.

Yet we live in a rich city in a rich state, in a nation richer than any in world history. Even in this crisis, there is money for education if our society decides to make education enough of a priority.

We are scheduled to meet with administration on May 12th and May 20th to discuss their proposal.

Please plan to join our upcoming regular and emergency meetings we have called for AFT 2121 members:

  • Tues. 5/12, 1:30pm: May COPE Meeting.
    We will be making an endorsement in District 7. Click this link and then enter the password COPE to view candidate statements.

    To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/ycymltbw OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 852 7149 2437 and Password: 297984

  • Tues. 5/12, 3pm: Our regularly scheduled Delegate Assembly.
    We already had a full agenda before this proposal was made, so we will not spend much time on it. But we will share what we know.

    Agenda
    Minutes from April meeting

    To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/ycymltbw OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 852 7149 2437 and Password: 297984
    .
  • Mon. 5/18, 4pm: Special Emergency General Membership Meeting.
    We will discuss administration’s proposal.

    Agenda:
    1.   Rationale for the special meeting to discuss wage freeze proposal and defending against additional class cuts
    2.  Discussion to identify major concerns and potential solutions
    3.  Next steps

    To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/y7dzouzz OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 865 4280 0962 and Password: 496487
    .
  • 5/22, 10am: Special Emergency Delegate Assembly.
    We will discuss and vote on administration’s proposal. Look for an agenda for that meeting going out ASAP.

    To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/y72yzfun OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 815 4745 4591 and Password: 432208
 
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