{"id":81,"date":"2013-04-19T20:30:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2013-04-19T20:30:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T20:30:49","slug":"e-communique-vol-iii-no-04","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=81","title":{"rendered":"e-Communique Vol. III, No. 04"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Peralta Community,<\/div>\n
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Board night means another PFT e-Communiqu\u00e9, the union\u2019s rundown of PCCD news and events. Got something for us? Email PFT Communications Director Debby Weintraub at<\/div>\n
dweintraub@peralta.edu<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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*The Peralta Board of Trustees meets tonight at 7 at 333 E. Eighth St. Don\u2019t let the slender agenda<\/a> keep you from showing up to remind trustees to make students\u2014and the faculty and support staff they need to succeed\u2014their top priority.<\/div>\n
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*Head to BCC Sat., Oct. 29, for the Against Cuts\/Global Studies Club teach-in and town hall meeting, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the atrium and auditorium. The day includes organizing workshops, practical strategy sessions, and lunch. RSVP at mail@againstcuts.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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*Nearly 150 faculty members responded to PFT\u2019s first-ever communications survey, among them BCC\/COA part-time Humanities instructor Elizabeth Wing-Paz, Ph.D., who won the $100 iTunes gift-card drawing. PFT learned that most respondents are union members (90%) who read the e-Communiqu\u00e9 with some regularity (92%) and want more coverage of part-time and full-time issues (65%). Look for more detailed survey info in the next Peralta Teacher (which 57% of respondents hope will appear online exclusively).<\/div>\n
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*PFT unanimously passed a resolution in support of the faculty most harmed by ongoing workforce reductions: \u201cTo help limit the loss of part-time jobs, the PFT Executive Council urges full-time faculty not to request extra-service assignments, including during the summer. Keeping faculty employed, particularly in tough economic times, is a fundamental concern of the union.\u201d<\/div>\n
The union also passed a resolution backing the local Occupy movements: \u201cPFT endorses Occupy Oakland and Occupy Berkeley, and urges Peralta faculty to visit the occupations, tell students about them, and donate items such as books, food, clothing, equipment, and money.\u201d Send checks\u2014made out to OEA (w\/ Occupy Oakland in the for line)\u2014to the Oakland Education Association, 272 E. 12th St., Ste. C, Oakland, CA 94606.<\/div>\n
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*PFT encourages faculty to vote for Sharon Hendricks<\/a> in her bid to become the first community college representative on the CalSTRS board. Hendricks, out of LACC\u2019s Local 1521, has been endorsed by PFT, CFT, and FACCC. Click here<\/a> for more information about the election.<\/div>\n
In solidarity,<\/div>\n
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Matthew M. Goldstein, President<\/div>\n
Debby Weintraub, Communications Director<\/div>\n
Peralta Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1603<\/div>\n
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For more about PFT\u2014contract information, contacts, downloadable forms, updates, etc.\u2014visit pft1603.org<\/a>. Follow PFT on Twitter @PFT1603<\/a>, and find us on Facebook.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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