Contract Settled! - Tentative Agreement Details
Upcoming Executive Board Meetings
Friday April 9, 2010
9:30am - 12:30pm
Evergreen Valley College
Library - Appi Mishra Conference Room
CFT Offers Scholarships For Dependents of Union Members
Deadlines Are Approaching Soon!
The Lack of Merit in the Merit Pay Debate
A famous quote from history warns us to “beware those who come to you with simple solutions to complex problems.” The argument that merit pay will make better teachers and improve education provides us with the latest example of this quotation. continue...
FA, AFT 6157 Supports
United Auto Workers of NUMMI
On a Saturday afternoon, January 30, 2010, our AFT Local 6157 President, David Yancey and Vice-President, Frank Espinoza and other labor leaders joined the picket line in front of Stevens Creek Toyota, in support of United Auto Workers (UAW) from the NUMMI plant located in Fremont, CA. Strong messages of, “Save my Mommy’s Job” and, “We need California Jobs” were but a few messages shared that afternoon ...continue...
What Has the Union Done for You Lately?
During the Fall 2009 semester the Payroll Department informed me that I would not be receiving a pay increase this year. To the contrary, due to an error made by Human Resources in 2006, I would be expected to give money to the San Jose / Evergreen Valley Community College District. As a new homeowner, the timing of this proposed “pay cut” was extremely unfortunate. continue...
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