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The Ventura County Federation of College Teachers. AFT, Local 1828, is a labor union representing over 1,400 faculty members of the Ventura County Community College District who serve approximately 32,000 students enrolled in the district's three colleges - Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura.
The Federation is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, the California Federation of Teachers, the California Labor Federation and the AFL-CIO.
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Attention AFT Stewards: Save the date!
AFT Local 1828 Steward Training during Flex Week
Moorpark College
10am - 12pm, Tuesday, August 11, Fountain Hall-119
Oxnard College
8:30am - 10:30am, Wednesday, August12, CCSC-106
Ventura College
Wednesday, 12pm - 2pm, August 12, SCI-116
Lunch/Brunch will be served at all campuses.
Mark your calendars now!
Your campus AFT VP will contact you soon with details.
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Settlement of 2009-10 Contract Re-opener |
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At the June 23 Board meeting, the trustees voted unanimously to accept the re-opener agreement between the VCCCD and AFT 1828 for 2009-10. The agreement had been ratified by members on Tuesday, June 16, with 89% of those voting in favor. The settlement provides that there will be no across-the-board salary increase but that the current salary schedules, including step, column, and longevity increases will be in effect. Since Article 4, Health and Welfare Benefits, was not open, the district will continue to pay FT faculty benefit premiums; for the same reason, the district will maintain its contribution to the cost of the PT faculty Kaiser plan, but participants will have to pay the increase in their premiums.
In the current financial climate, with much uncertainty about state revenues in the coming years, this nearly status-quo settlement with no take-backs represents a realistic conclusion to the negotiations.
Thanks are due to Chief Negotiator Connie Jenkins and the other members of our bargaining team: Steve Hall (OC FT), Greg Kaapuni (OC PT), Dan Kumpf (VC FT), Mark Moore (MC PT), Paula Muñoz (VC FT), and Raquel Olivera (MC FT). Also to Budget Analyst Janice Feingold, who assisted with research, and our administrative assistant, Catrina Schambra, who facilitated the ratification process.
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AFT Executive Council Meetings
Friday, July 10
2 p.m., AFT Office
Friday, July 31
2 p.m., AFT Office
VCCCD Board Meetings
Tuesday, July 14
7 p.m., District Office
Tuesday, August 4
7 p.m., District Office
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CONGRATULATIONS!
2009 Outstanding Activists
Bob Pugh (Grievance Chair) & Rex Edwards (FT VP MC)
Bob and Rex were named 2009 Outstanding Activists at the CFT Convention in March. We are proud and happy to congratulate these two Executive Council members on being recognized at the state level for their tireless work on behalf of our faculty! Local 1828 was also collected three Communication Awards this year:
Second Place: Best Newsletter
"AFT Action Update"
Edited by John Wagner
Third Place: Best Persuasive Writing
"Union Membership Protects you in the Economic Storm"
by Mike Dixon
Honorable Mention: Best Bulletin Series
"AFT Negotiations Update"
Edited by Connie Jenkins
Jim Herndon Award 2008
Video "What do you do?" Written/produced/directed by Bill Hendricks
Judges' comments: This video exemplifies the power of a simple message. It took much forethought to make it appear so simple. There's not even an extra word. Clear and sophisticated delivery. The moment you thought you knew where it was taking you, they hit you with the zinger. "Jim would have loved it."
Click on the following link to see the video written, directed and produced by faculty member Bill Hendricks starring many of our colleagues playing themselves. It was a powerful statement during our recent contract negotiations. It was awarded the Jim Herndon Award at the California Federation of Teachers Convention in Oakland last week. This top award honors the local communication that best represents the "Spirit of the Federation," conveys the importance of unionism in the field of education and is an outstanding creative effort. Congratulations and our thanks again to Bill Hendricks and all the faculty who participated in the making of the great video!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U7OGwnR4Dxg
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Get Active!
The Federation is working in concert with the CFT, AFT and AFL-CIO in creating a network of activists who want to be involved in local, state and national actions. |
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