{"id":29,"date":"2013-04-19T20:15:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2013-04-19T20:15:22","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:15:22","slug":"e-communique-7-20-12-spring-roundup-no-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"e-Communique 7.20.12 Spring Roundup No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before you head out for the summer,\u00a0PFT would like to catch you up on a few issues. Look for the union\u2019s regular publications\u2014the e-Communiqu\u00e9,\u00a0PCCD Board Watch, and the Peralta Teacher\u2014again in the fall. For now, enjoy this end-of-term roundup.<\/div>\n
*Mandatory benefits re-enrollment for all contract faculty and retirees continues through May 31. If you plan to retire before June 30, re-enroll and set an appointment with Jennifer Seibert (jseibert@peralta.edu<\/a>, 510.587.7838)\u00a0to make sure you get your paperwork straight. Part-time faculty will have their regular open enrollment period in the fall.<\/div>\n
*Part-time faculty interested in applying for unemployment should visit the\u00a0PFT website, www.pft1603.org<\/a>, and click Unemployment in the left-hand menu. Contact\u00a0PFT labor rep Sara Connors at\u00a0sara@pft1603.org<\/a> or 510.763.8820 with any questions.<\/div>\n
*PFT and\u00a0SEIU will phone bank for Measure B<\/a>, a proposed\u00a0PCCD parcel tax, Tues. and Thurs. nights, 5:30-7:30, at 447 29th St., Oakland, through June 5. Open to all.<\/div>\n
*PFT again thanks faculty who answered the recent call for sick-leave donations. Those who would still like to donate are encouraged to hold off until the next call goes out\u2014once a request is filled (as the last one so quickly was), no more hours can be accepted.<\/div>\n
*Emails to\u00a0PFT about the recent parity-pay survey revealed that many faculty, full- and part-time alike, are unclear on the differences between extra service, professional service, parity pay, and overload. (PFT will help educate folks on these key terms in the months ahead.)\u00a0Still, a\u00a0majority of survey respondents said they would be unwilling to entertain the possibility of donating their parity pay.<\/div>\n
*PFT spent the first part of the academic year hammering out a three-year contract with the district. We head into 2012-13 with department chair release time fully restored, part-time office hours and the 50-50 program permanent parts of the contract, and full-time faculty benefits, sketched in the next paragraph, largely intact.<\/div>\n
Delta Dental and Kaiser remain premium-free. PPO coverage includes a low-cost \u201clite\u201d option, with a very small premium and 100% coverage for in-network providers, and a full-featured \u201ctraditional\u201d plan, with a slightly larger premium, 100% coverage for in-network providers, and 80% coverage for out-of-network providers. Future retirees will make no premium payments for PPO\u00a0Lite upon retirement.\u00a0PFT also increased the amount of cash in lieu for faculty who refuse Peralta medical benefits and have documented coverage options.<\/div>\n
PFT\u00a0thanks the warriors on its negotiating team and Peralta faculty who voted to ratify the deal.<\/div>\n
In solidarity,<\/div>\n
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Matthew M. Goldstein, President<\/div>\n
Debby Weintraub, Communications Director<\/div>\n
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Peralta Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1603<\/div>\n
union@pft1603.org<\/a>, 510.763.8820<\/div>\n
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During the summer, keep up with the board online<\/a>, follow the union on Twitter @<\/a>PFT1603, and like\u00a0PFT on Facebook<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before you head out for the summer,\u00a0PFT would like to catch you up on a few issues. Look for the union\u2019s regular publications\u2014the e-Communiqu\u00e9,\u00a0PCCD Board Watch, and the Peralta Teacher\u2014again in the fall. For now, enjoy this end-of-term roundup. *Mandatory benefits re-enrollment for all contract faculty and retirees continues through May 31. If you plan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}