State Center Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1533, Fresno, CA

Eddie and the Porch Pirates are setting up. Come down to the Union House for PorchFest!

The SCFT is still in negotiations with the District.

We need you to urge the District to agree to a fair contract as soon as possible that ensures:
Affordable Healthcare for All Faculty: The district must reduce full-time faculty healthcare cost, and does not offer part-time faculty healthcare at all. This poses a risk to the health and wellness of our campuses and communities.
Equitable Living Wages: increase wages given rising cost of living, and advance pay equity for all faculty.
Student Success: make office hours available for all faculty to provide students with the one-on-one attention they need to succeed.
Safe Campuses: district policies fail to ensure classroom safety for students and faculty.

Friends, signing our petition is one easy action that you can take during Equity Week!

Fair Contract Now!
https://bit.ly/3eTv9G2

State Center Community College District SCCCD Trustee Nasreen Johnson Magdalena Gomez SCCCD Trustee Area 4 SCCCD Trustee Annalisa Perea

University of California academic workers go on strike for better wages Monday across 10 campuses Union members, represented by the United Auto Workers, say wages are a key part of the dispute. Some university employees make less than $24,000 a year.

Real talk from Aaron Pankratz, Instructor of Economics at Fresno City College. Mr. Pankratz informed the SCCCD Board that the offer on the SCFT contract, which is in the process of being negotiated, is "essentially a pay cut" considering inflation over the past few years. In contrast, the board has managed to keep admin salaries well above average among comparable districts.

After months of tireless advocating, part-timers are still going strong on healthcare and pay for prep!

Our attendance at the Board meetings is growing! Come out and stand with us at the next Board meeting if you support equitable living wages and healthcare for your instructors!

State Center Community College District
SCCCD Trustee Nasreen Johnson
SCCCD Trustee Annalisa Perea
Magdalena Gomez SCCCD Trustee Area 4
Central Labor Council - Fresno, Madera, Tulare & Kings Counties
Fresno County Democratic Party
Fresno County Young Democrats
Fresno Stonewall Democrats
Clovis Community College ASG
FCC ASG
Reedley College ASG
Madera/Oakhurst ASG
The Rampage
The Fresno State Collegian

Today we honor faculty, close loved ones, and friends who have passed in recent years.

State Center Federation of Teachers will be participating in the DDLM festivities on the campus, brought to you by Fresno City College Latino Faculty & Staff Association , on November 1st. All SCFT members are welcome to bring pictures of loved ones to be remembered on honored on our altar.

Education on provided by CLS Instructor, Rigo Garcia.

This is Campus Equity Week (Oct. 24 - 28, 2022), a national week of action designated by AFT and CFT to highlight the work adjunct faculty or contingent faculty, and advance parity. SCFT stands with part-time faculty across the nation to improve inequities in our system of higher education!

This year, the State Center Community College District has been given the opportunity to make a huge step towards equity by providing our members with quality and affordable healthcare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVXWYPc5edw

Join us in calling on the district to make healthcare accessible to part-time faculty! Sign your name to our petition: https://forms.gle/9K24pkuYrhopRYzr5

SCCCD Trustee Nasreen Johnson
SCCCD Trustee Annalisa Perea
Magdalena Gomez SCCCD Trustee Area 4
Central Labor Council - Fresno, Madera, Tulare & Kings Counties
Dr. Joaquin Arambula
AFL-CIO

Friends, signing our petition is one easy action that you can take during Equity Week!

Fair Contract Now!
https://bit.ly/3eTv9G2

State Center Community College District SCCCD Trustee Nasreen Johnson Magdalena Gomez SCCCD Trustee Area 4 SCCCD Trustee Annalisa Perea

State Center Community College District

One year ago SCFT members Paul Gilmore, Dr. Bernadette Moordigian, Rigo Garcia, Maryam Jamali and Dr. Michael Eissinger put together a lecture and panel discussion on one of the hidden bastions of inequity: Higher Education. What does this look like for professors at SCCCD? Watch "A History of Unfairness: Professors in Poverty" here:

State Center Community College District

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evFwVZdRJP0

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