Brotzeit Lokal, Oakland, CA
Please take a moment to read this special report, Hope in Dark Times, from the summer 2017 edition of The American Educator. Discussed are some the challenges we face as a union and how our collective activism can be a solution.
SUMMER HOURS:
MONDAY-THURSDAY
10:00 A.M.- 5:30 P.M.
CLOSED FRIDAY
Please join us for an end-of-the-semester social! We will be celebrating the service of outgoing Executive Council members and welcoming in some newly elected members. Meet us at Brotzeit Lokal at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 25th. We will be there until 5. Appetizers are included; no host bar.
Brotzeit Lokal- 1000 Embarcadero, Oakland 94606
BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017
BY 4PM
*Contact union@pft1603.org if you did not receive a ballot at your home address
BALLOT
Peralta Federation of Teachers
GENERAL ELECTION
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2017-2019
Please check only one box for each Council Position listed below:
President
- Chriss Foster (English, Merritt)
- Jennifer Shanoski (Chemistry, Merritt)
- Write in ________________________
Vice-President
- Tae-Soon Park (Math, Merritt)
- Write-in: _______________________
Secretary
- Matthew Goldstein (Humanities, CoA)
- Write-in: _______________________
Treasurer
- Rick Greenspan (Automotive Technology, Alameda)
- Miriam Zamora- Kantor (DSPS, Laney)
- Write-in: _______________________
Diversity Chairperson
- Kimberly King (Psychology, Laney)
- Linda Thompson (Kinesiology, CoA)
- Write-in: _______________________
Please check any two boxes for your campus ONLY:
Campus Co-Chairs
Your Campus:_________________
Alameda College Campus Co-Chair
- Maurice Jones (English)
- Mary Shaughnessy (Counseling)
- Write-in: _______________________
- Write-in: _______________________
Berkeley College Campus Co-Chair
- Joshua Boatright (Library)
- Scott Hoshida (English)
- Write-in: _______________________
- Write-in: _______________________
Laney College Campus Co-Chair
- David Jones (Culinary)
- Ann McMurdo (Counseling)
- Write-in: _______________________
- Write-in: _______________________
Merritt College Campus Co-Chair
- Hilary Altman (Communications)
- Sheila Metcalf-Tobin (Art)
- Write-in: _______________________
- Write-in: _______________________
Career Technology Education (CTE) Representative
CTE Faculty ONLY, please check one box
- Peter Brown (Machine Technology, Laney)
- Write-in: ______________________
Part-Time Chairperson
Part-Time Faculty ONLY, please check one box
- Bradley Balukjian (Biology, Laney)
- Cynthia Mahabir (Sociology, Laney)
- Write-in: _______________________
BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017
BY 4PM
Contract Ratification Vote
Thursday, May 4, 2017
3-5:30 p.m.
Laney College room B-130
900 Fallon Street
Oakland, CA 94606
Refreshments will be served
Agenda:
- Review & discussion of the Tentative Agreement
- Review & discussion of 50/50 split of funds to address Part-time parity
- Q & A
- Ratification vote
Make your voice heard. Join CPFA and part-time faculty across the state at the
CPFA Annual Conference 2017
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Laney College, Oakland*
Registration / Coffee / Snacks begin at 8:30 am
Main program is from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch included)
Program includes workshops and panel discussions on major issues facing all part-time faculty in the California Community Colleges System.
Keynote: “Organizing to Affect Change”– Carl Hall, Executive Officer, Pacific Media Workers Guild
Part-Time Faculty Legislation/Budget Issues: Past, Present and Future – John Martin and Raymond Brennan
Retirement / CalSTRS – Deborah Dahl-Shanks, Diablo Valley College
“Where does your College’s Budget Go?” – Carol Whiley, San Diego Adjunct Faculty Association (SDAFA)
“Why should CPFA be Supported?” – Helena Worthen, AFT PT Activist, Jeffrey Michels, CCCI President, and Jelger Kaljim, UPTE President
CPFA EC Elections – Interested in joing the CPFA Executive Committee? Click HERE
The Robert Yoshioka Award
Optional ticket. Please join us for social hour and dinner following the main program.
Accommodation. Attendees who wish to secure a hotel reservation at Four Points by Sheraton, SF Bay Bridge, please call 1 (800) 325-3535 and mention that you are part of the “CPFA group” guest list. You can also do this online, by clicking HERE.
General Inquiries. John Martin, CPFA Chair, or call CPFA at (916) 572-2732.
Local Contact. Cynthia Mahabir.
Not sure if you are a CPFA member in good standing?
Email John Martin for help finding out.
*Directions. Laney College – Building F, 204 – 900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94607
Register for the Labor, Climate and Jobs Forum happening April 8th! Register online at http://bit.ly/ALCForumReg
