February 2008
Adjunct Non Instructional Faculty
Adjunct faculty who are in non instructional positions must also ensure that they are appropriately accruing sick leave and the right to jury duty/personal necessity, bereavement etc, according to Article 9.19. Whereas instructional adjunct faculty are continue...
December 2007
Adjunct Faculty: Right to Collect Unemployment over the Summer and Intersession
Adjunct faculty have the right to collect unemployment (UE) over intersession, based on a Supreme Court decision filed by the CFT called Cervisi et al vs. Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board. continue...
October 2007
Sabbatical Requests
Please be aware that sabbatical leave applications for sabbatical leaves that take place in the 2008-2009 fiscal year must be filed in the Human Resources Office by 1 November 2007. continue...
September 2007
Adjunct Faculty and Unemployment Benefits
Right to Collect Unemployment over the Summer and Intersession
Adjunct faculty have the right to collect unemployment insurance (UI) over the summer and intersession, based on a Supreme Court decision filed by the CFT called Cervisi et al vs. Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board. continue...
May 2007
Change in 2007-2008 Calendar
During contract negotiations 2 years ago, the Union and the District agreed to a calendar for 2007-08 with 2 non contract days (days without classes) due to the leap year and other calendar issues. At that time, both sides agreed that there would be no classes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, a day that is often light on students anyway and no classes the Monday after Spring Break. continue...
April 2007
Weingarten Rights & Potential Discipline
Right to Representation
It is very important for faculty to know that any time they are called in for a meeting that might lead to possible discipline, the Weingarten decision gives them the right to ask for FA, AFT 6157 representation. The importance of always having a Union representative with you at these meetings cannot be stressed strongly enough. continue...
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