{"id":101,"date":"2013-04-19T20:35:34","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2013-04-19T20:35:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:35:34","slug":"e-communique-vol-iv-no-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=101","title":{"rendered":"e-Communique Vol. IV, No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0Peralta board’s\u00a0six-city\u00a0roadshow continues tonight, as trustees take their act to Himalayan Flavors Restaurant in Berkeley. Why hold a\u00a0BoT meeting in a Nepalese eatery? Because it\u2019s there! The meeting won\u2019t be televised or recorded on Granicus, so if you\u2019re hungry for\u00a0BoT action\u2014and, say, a bowl of lamb biryani\u2014hire a guide and trek up to 1585 University Ave. by 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

*Tonight\u2019s relatively modest\u00a0BoT meeting agenda features several Measure A-related expenditures, a public hearing on proposed revisions to Local\u00a039\u2019s contract, a study session on a dozen new board policies, and a second look at an item on district-wide security services.<\/div>\n
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*PFT\u2019s Sep. 18 general membership meeting included visits from\u00a0PCCD Trustee Abel Guill\u00e9n, candidate for the new 18th<\/sup> State Assembly District, and Board of Governors member\u00a0Jurena Storm, erstwhile Peralta student trustee and current Area 2\u00a0PCCD\u00a0BoT hopeful. BCC held its first chapter meeting of the year Sep. 19, and took up issues ranging from the recently approved\u00a0PCCD 2012-13 budget to problems with part-timers\u2019 paychecks. See future e-Communiqu\u00e9s for the word on upcoming\u00a0PFT meetings around the four colleges.<\/div>\n
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*To help turn out faculty for the Nov. 6 elections, grab your cell and join us for member-to-member phone banking at the\u00a0PFT offices, 500 E. Eighth St., Ste. B, Oakland, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Th., Sep. 27; Tues., Oct. 2; and Wed., Oct. 3. Contact\u00a0Janell Hampton at (510) 798-1508 or\u00a0janell@pft1603.org<\/a> for more info.<\/div>\n
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*Part-time faculty whose loads have been cut in fall 2012 may apply for up to $500 in emergency assistance from PFT. Awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, Member Emergency Relief Fund (MERF) monies will go to applicants who 1) have current\u00a0PFT membership, 2) have worked in a department for at least six of the previous ten semesters, 3) have lost 50% or more of a semester base load assignment, 4) have no full-time employment elsewhere, and 5) have no or limited retirement benefits.\u00a0MERF applications will be accepted until funds are exhausted. Application forms can be obtained from the\u00a0PFT<\/a> website<\/a>, under the Part-Time Corner tab, or the\u00a0PFT office.<\/div>\n
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In solidarity,<\/div>\n
Matthew M. Goldstein, President<\/div>\n
Peralta Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1603<\/div>\n
union@pft1603.org<\/a>, 510.763.8820<\/div>\n
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Follow the union on Twitter<\/a> @ PFT1603. And like us on Facebook<\/a>, too!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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