YCAFT: The voice of part-time faculty at Yuba Community College District

Important Action Items

Meetings next Monday or Tuesday

Hello fellow YC-AFT members!

Join us to know what is happening with your negotiations team.

YC-AFT bargaining team has received proposals from the district that we would like to share with our members. We need your input. You are part of the team deciding the direction our contract negotiations will take. You are part of the team that makes things happen. Remember only YC-AFT members will vote on the contract.

We will be having two Zoom meetings NEXT WEEK to discuss the proposals and get your feedback. The Zoom discussions will be on March 6 and 7 at 6:30 pm. (Please contact me if you are working during both of these time slots.) You will need to be a YC-AFT member and pre-register to attend.

If you are a member and wish to attend, please email me at thelaneyr@yahoo.com with your private (non-YCCD email.)

If you are unsure of your membership status, I will be happy to let you know what your status is when you email me. Members will receive the meeting link and password by return email.

If you are not a member you can join YC-AFT at JOIN!, then follow the directions for members.

In solidarity,

Elaine Robinson

YC-AFT President

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

Bargaining and Negotiations

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

Adjunct faculty members are struggling. It’s time to treat them like the valuable contributors they are, writes Chegg’s chief academic officer.

It’s time to fix the two-tiered faculty system at California’s community colleges

“Part-time faculty teach the majority of courses in California’s community colleges; without them, the largest community college system in America would grind to a halt. But lack of health care and other benefits, lower pay and artificial limitations on how many courses they teach condemns far too many part-time community college instructors to below-poverty line incomes. It’s time for this to change.”

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

Sign the Petition!

Tell the State Legislature: program changes are needed to ensure access to quality, affordable healthcare for part-time faculty