YCAFT: The voice of part-time faculty at Yuba Community College District
Important Action Items
Faculty Wellness = Student Success!
Yuba Community College faculty provide training and education vital to the success of our region. But for far too long, the District has failed to create an environment where faculty are adequately supported to guide students through their educational journey.
Please consider signing the petition to urge the YCCD to agree to a fair contract as soon as possible that ensures parity for part-time faculty!
California community colleges rely too much on part-time faculty and misspend funds, audit finds
State auditor faults state chancellor’s office for not providing proper oversight
Read the Article from EdSourse
This whole series is pretty spot on. It’s called Gig by Gig. You can access it at Gig by Gig At California Community Colleges
You can see the whole audit at California Community Colleges
Adjuncts sue California community college system, eight local districts over unpaid work hours

Urge Governor Newsom to increase the workload cap for part-time community college faculty
Please take a moment to urge Governor Newsom to sign AB 1856, which would formally increase the workload cap available to part-time faculty from 67% up to 85% of a full-time faculty workload in California’s community colleges.
Under the current law, too many part-time faculty members are forced to work in multiple community college districts to piece together a full time schedule, hurting not only their ability to make a living, but their ability to participate in the campus community and be a resource to students. Click to draft your letter!
No one in higher ed is fixing this overlooked crisis for instructors
It’s time to fix the two-tiered faculty system at California’s community colleges
TAKE ACTION | End the Social Security Penalties! | WEP/GPO Repeal Toolkit

The national Alliance for Retired Americans started a petition to push the U.S. Congress to enact legislation that will repeal the WEP and GPO. Add your support by signing on to the Moveon.org petition. It’s fast and easy

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05/20/2022 Legislative Update
Governor directs even more funding to education in May Revision

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