CCAC Adjuncts United

Do you know about COPE?

COPE is our union's Committee on Political Education and serves as a joint fundraising effort with AFL-CIO to help support pro-union political activity at the local, state and federal levels. For a monthly contribution of only $2, you can do your part to make sure that we have the legislative backing we need to keep fighting for better wages and working conditions.

If you'd like to become a COPE contributor, please contact your Adjunct Liaison, campus VPs, or the 2067 local office on Allegheny Campus for more information.

Happy Labor Day to all of our union (and soon to be union) sisters and brothers!

Our membership drive is underway! If you haven't filled out your membership card yet, request one in the comment section of this post and we'll get one sent out to you!

Today marks the one year anniversary of CCAC adjuncts voting to join AFT! Celebrate by signing a membership card and becoming a full member of CCAC-AFT 2067!

There's only a few days left before our first contract goes into effect on July 1st! Members of our Organizing Committee are working everyday to get union cards out to everyone so that each of you can take full advantage of our membership in CCAC-AFT 2067. If you haven't yet signed a card or if you have and would like to join the Organizing Committee to help build our membership, leave a comment below and someone will get in touch!

Workers at CMU's Conflict Kitchen are fighting for living wages. Please sign the petition below and show your support for Pittsburgh workers.

https://www.change.org/p/carnegiemellon-stop-the-conflict-pay-a-living-wage-fightfor15

.@CarnegieMellon: Stop the Conflict. Pay a Living Wage! #fightfor15 Conflict Kitchen is a popular Pittsburgh restaurant and art project, bankrolled by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), that serves food from countries with which the United States is in conflict. It's an incredibly cool project that teaches customers about basic human rights and celebrates our shared....

Dr. Jacqueline Cavalier (History, Allegheny) and Gene Marsh (Art, Boyce) recently appeared on Union Edge radio to discuss the organizing efforts to join CCAC-AFT 2067.

https://www.theunionedge.com/community-college-adjuncts-ratify-first-contract-boding-well-academic-fights/

Community College Adjuncts Ratify First Contract, Boding Well for Other Academic Fights - The... Retired SEIU International Vice President Rosemary Trump joins us with special guests Jackie Cavalier, Vice President of CCAC Local 2067 Allegheny and CCAC Adjunct Professor Gene Marsh to talk about the ratification of CCAC’s first Adjunct Professor contract, the journey these professors have taken…

CCAC approves three-year pact with adjunct faculty The board of the Community College of Allegheny County today unanimously approved a three-year contract with its roughly 800 adjunct faculty members. CCAC spokeswoman Elizabeth Johnston said the collective bargaining agreement includes a pay raise of $50 in the first year, $25 in the second year and...

Congratulations, CCAC adjuncts! We've ratified our first contract with 94% of the votes accepting the TBA!

Our ratification meeting starts in one hour! If you've signed your card, come to the Student Center auditorium on Allegheny Campus at 2:00 to vote on our contract!

Ratification Day for our first contract is coming up on May 1st! If you've signed up to be a full member of AFT 2067 already, you'll be receiving a copy of the contract for review through email in the next few days. For anyone that hasn't signed up for full membership yet, but wants to be able to vote on the contract, make sure you have your card returned to the Federation office on Allegheny Campus by the end of the week.

Don't forget: Your AFT 2067 membership cards have been sent out via email. Be sure to print them out and mail them back to the address listed on the card to ensure that you're a full union member. Only full members have voting rights on union issues such as contract ratification, officer elections, and dues.

Ed Tarzia and Dan Gomez discussing adjunct working conditions.

It's been a long wait for Temple adjuncts fighting for a union, but the election is nearly over. Ballots are due in Harrisburg TODAY! Stay posted for more information later this week.

Register to attend the first general membership meeting since we voted to join CCAC AFT Local 2067!

General Membership Meeting Registration

Members of CCAC's adjunct faculty union were there when Mayor Peduto announced that the minimum wage for city employees would rise to $15/hour over the next five years.

Campus Equity Week seeks solutions for adjunct faculty Campus Equity Week, Oct. 26-30, is all about educating students, parents and education advocates, who are shocked to discover that many part-time professors live below the poverty line due to wages that are a fraction of what full-time faculty earn.

@ the Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade

CCAC Adjuncts WILL be marching in the Labor Day parade. If you'd like to be part of the group, email [email protected] and we'll get you the details!

Powerful personal piece from on the how and why of adjunct organizing at CCAC with AFT - American Federation of Teachers

https://www.facebook.com/luke.niebler/posts/10101304119960141

Why My Fellow Adjuncts and I Decided To Form a Union at Our Community College - Working In These... Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015, 6:30 pm Why My Fellow Adjuncts and I Decided To Form a Union at Our Community College BY Luke Niebler Tweet Email Print "We are teetering at the edge of major changes in the structure and future of higher education in the United States. Faculty must have a voice in creating a…

http://www.aft.org/news/adjuncts-pennsylvania-college-vote-unionize

Adjuncts at Pennsylvania college vote to unionize Adjunct faculty at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania have voted overwhelming, 294-64, to join the AFT.

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Come to the public hearing on July 30th to let city council know that YOU support passing a Paid Sick Days ordinance that puts PGH on the map with Washington DC, Seattle, Oakland, CA and New York City!

More coverage of our incredible victory this week!

School’s Out but Teachers Are Organizing in Allegheny County For teachers, summer is typically sloooooooow, a much-needed break after wearing the multiple hats of social worker, soccer coach and career counselor all year long. Not so for adjuncts, who take off their hats and grab their aprons. Luke Niebler, an adjunct from the English department at the Commun…

The news is spreading. We overwhelmingly formed a union today!

Allegheny CountyCommunity College adjuncts vote to unionize Adjunct professors at the Community College of Allegheny County voted overwhelmingly today in favor of joining a union. Nearly 60 percent of the 800 adjunct faculty members participated in the vote, which came down 394 to 64 in favor of affiliating with the American Federation of Teachers. The full-…

BREAKING: We Won!!!

86% of us just voted yes! 394 yes votes!

Currently at the PLRB for our vote count! Looking good!

Monday 7/13 is the last day to vote. If you haven't voted yet, hand deliver you ballot to the PLRB's downtown Pittsburgh office by 5PM! The address is 301 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Check out the AFT New Jersey members who are urging their colleagues in Pittsburgh to mail back their ballots ASAP!

Every vote counts! If you haven't mailed back your ballot to the PLRB you still have time! Ballots are due back by July 13, 2015. Put yours in the mail today!