Colleagues:
Welcome back to what will certainly be one of the most exciting years we have experienced!
We have a new state budget allocation model – the
Student-Centered Funding Formula
– in which funding comes from “buckets” of money, labeled FTES, Supplemental, and Success tied to AB 705, Guided Pathways, and Student Equity and Achievement Allocation.
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Guild Retreat Kicks Off School Year
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The Faculty Guild kicked off the new academic year with its biennial retreat and Executive Board meeting at Trade Tech Aug.
20-21.
With the theme of “All In,” members enjoyed guest speakers, updates on Guild business and a performance by the East-West Players. Rosemarie Molina, the Organizing Field Director for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, addressed the importance of organizing in the face of challenging times, including the recent Janus Supreme Court decision and attacks on women and people of color. She emphasized the role of unions in raising the standards for everyone and the need to build relationships and move people to action.
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Meet Guild Leaders
AFT 1521 is excited to welcome some fresh faces in Guild leadership positions as we kick off the 2018-2019 academic year. These new leaders were elected to their positions this Spring and will serve through the Spring of 2020. This is part of a series introducing some of the Guild’s new leaders.
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Guild Protests Board of Trustees Appointment
Dozens of LACCD faculty and staff, joined by members of the community, packed the downtown Educational Services Center on July 11th to protest the Board of Trustees’ appointment of David Vela to replace trustee Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who was elected to the State Assembly.
For over an hour, speakers addressed the Board, expressing anger and disappointment at the Board’s decision in June. Many noted that they “had nothing against Mr. Vela” but were upset that the trustees passed over highly qualified African-American women, educators, and community activists. Faculty, staff, and community members, including a skid row activist and a social worker, voiced their dissatisfaction that the seven-member Board now has only one woman and no African-Americans.
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LACCD’s Vision Health Benefits Plan to See Improvements Beginning January 2019
The Los Angeles Community College District’s current Vision Health Benefits Plan, administered through Vision Service Plan (VSP), has come up for review. The Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee (JLMBC), in coordination with the Arthur J. Gallagher & Company Insurance Brokers of California, Inc., conducted a thorough review of the current plan, resulting in replacement of the current plan with an improved vision plan being authorized for the policy period January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023.
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Adjunct Faculty News
Welcome back to the Fall semester. We hope you had a great summer break. The Adjunct Faculty Issues Committee (AFIC) has been busy updating the Adjunct Survival Guide to include new contractual language. If you have not received the new contract, which was mailed to your home address, call the Guild Office at 323-851-1521 and ask for Robert or Reyna. Electronic copies of the contract can be found at www.aft1521.org.
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Motions Approved at the May 15
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Executive Board Meeting
Pulled the endorsement of Susan Rubio
Adopted the June 2018-May 2019 Executive Council and Executive Board meeting schedule
Approved an MOU correcting the Equity 1 formula to conform with negotiated language
Approved the Guild Budget, Version 10
Approved a contribution to purchase a table (approximately $5000) for a fundraiser for undocumented LACCD students
Motions Approved at the July 17
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Executive Board Meeting
Accepted five recommendations to strengthen and restructure COPE to be more activist oriented and hold the BOT and elected officials accountable
Approved an MOU on COLA calculations
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Hard copies of our 2017-2020 Collective Bargaining Agreements were sent the second week of August via U.S. mail to the home addresses of all Guild members. If you are a Guild member and have not received yours yet, contact the Guild Office by emailing rgonzalez@aft1521.org or calling Reyna Gonzalez (323) 851-1521. Be sure to provide
your name and home mailing address. If you’re a nonmember, you can arrange to receive a hard copy by contacting your campus chapter president. Visit www.aft1521.org and click on College Chapters to find contact information for your campus chapter. All faculty have access to the contract online: www.aft1521.org.
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We’re all in for students,
community, public education!
AFT 1521 attendees at the AFT Convention [l. to r., Sequare Daniel-Berhe, Grace Chee, Stephanie White, her husband Eric White, who passed away in September, and Joanne Waddell] joined nearly 1,000 convention delegates, public service employees, and community allies in downtown Pittsburgh on July 14th to demand equitable funding for public schools.
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Scholarships
Winners of 11 student scholarships were joined by family members and campus ambassadors at a ceremony at the Guild office this summer. The awards are funded by the Guild’s allocation to Good & Welfare and by foundation contributions and endowed scholarships established by former Guild activists.
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