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Welcome To Fall Semester 2023!

The sweet aroma and site of blooming Amarylis Belladona (Naked Ladies) throughout the County are a sad and symbolic reminder that summer is ending for students and teachers. However, happiness is found in returning to Cabrillo and seeing the sweet […]

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Summer 2023 News & Contract Updates

Ratification vote for contract changes 2023 – coming Soon! CCFT members will receive an ElectionBuddyemail inviting participation in a secure vote for – CCFT Contract Ratification Vote 2023. All contract changes, including any MOU’s, side letters, and […]

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Welcome to the Spring 2023 Semester

Welcome CCFT members to the second half of the academic year of 2022-23! Highlights for Spring semester 2023: CCFT Spring 2023 meeting dates – Flex week meetings Wed. & Thurs. January 25-26. Register at MyCabrilloPD. […]

Board of Trustees

Historic Decision to Rename the College

Cabrillo College Board of Trustees Votes 7-1 to rename Cabrillo College During the November 14th Board of Trustees meeting, Cabrillo College Board of Trustee members voted to accept the recommendation of the Name Exploration Subcommittee to […]

Faculty Voice

Campus Equity Week (CEW)

Campus Equity Week is a time of education and activism that draws attention to the working conditions of faculty working on temporary, low-paid contracts, who now constitute the majority of college instructors. The theme for […]

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June is PRIDE Month!

Join us and celebrate with CCFT & Cabrillo College – The Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers and Cabrillo College invite you to march together in solidarity and support of our LGBTQ+ community, on Sunday, June […]

COPE

Women’s Rights are Human Rights

We are always in contact and work with political and community groups in Santa Cruz County that stand in support of Women’s Health choices and reproductive rights. The leak that came out of the United […]

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CCFT Officers & Council Rep. Election Results!

Officers: CCFT President, 2022-2025, Tobin W. Keller CCFT Vice Presidents, 2022-2025: Kim Mansfield, full-time Faculty & John Govsky, Associate Faculty Council Reps: The following faculty join our existing Reps. beginning Fall semester 2022 BELA, Andrew […]

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Thoughts on Never Grading Again

by Kristin J. Wilson, Anthropology Department Like Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener, when it comes to grading, I would prefer not to.  Why is grading tedious, and more to the point, so emotionally exhausting? For me, it’s reading […]

Events

CCFT Spring ’22 Flex Week!

CCFT The All Faculty Gathering, Wednesday 12-1 pm CCFT General Council Meeting, Wednesday 1-3 pm,  CCFT Adjunct Solidarity Gathering, Thursday, 12:30-2:30 pm CCFT is hosting three different flex week gatherings each providing abundant information and […]

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Campus Equity Week – Day 5

Dear colleagues, To conclude Campus Equity Week, I’d like to invite you to post a note of thanks on this Kudo Board to our adjunct faculty, or a specific adjunct faculty member with whom you work or have […]

2021 Faculty Voice

Campus Equity Week – Day 4

Fellow Seahawks, I hope these last few days of education and empathy inspire solidarity and activism so that we may all work together at the state level to demand solutions that result in better pay […]

Part-timers

Campus Equity Week – Day 3

Dear campus community, Day 3 of Campus Equity Week is devoted to a state level focus.  Recently, Governor Newsom vetoed AB375, a bill that had worked its way through the legislature and landed on his desk with […]

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Campus Equity Week – Day 2

Dear campus colleagues, You’re probably aware of the UC-AFT efforts at UCSC to negotiate job security and improved compensation for lecturers.  Their issues are our issues, bringing much needed attention to the precariat* professoriate in higher ed; […]

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Spring ’21 CCFT Resolutions

Resolution on Violence Against, Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islanders Whereas, eight people were murdered in Georgia on March 16, 2021, including six Asian American  women; and  Whereas, there has been a rise in vicious attacks […]

Negotiations

Recent CCFT Wins for All Faculty!

CCFT & the District worked together on shared interests of providing one-time payments for Full-time and Adjunct Faculty! The District will make a one-time gross payment of either $1,200.00 or $2,400.00 (less required withholding for payroll […]

2021 Faculty Voice

Faculty Profiles #3: Our Humanizing Vision

We acknowledge and honor our educators who cultivate and shape our academic community. Their stories inform and inspire, illustrating diverse pathways that led to our campus and beyond. In collecting these stories, we seek to learn […]

2020 Faculty Voice

Faculty Profiles: Our Humanizing Vision

We acknowledge and honor our educators who cultivate and shape our academic community. Their stories inform and inspire, illustrating diverse pathways that led to our campus and beyond. In collecting these stories, we seek to learn […]

Elections

CCFT Board of Trustees Candidates Forum Wednesday, September 2nd

Zoom Registration link: Here is the link for registration https://cft.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIld-GrrjsjG9KI37Fr0nOWnyj7k0DtYU-u Cabrillo College has postponed the start of the semester by one week to accommodate students, faculty, staff, and other community members impacted by the fires.In the same spirit, CCFT […]

2020 Faculty Voice

CZU Lightning Fires – CCFT Cares

Dear Cabrillo family, As fires rage around our homes, neighborhoods, and community, the Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers stands with you. During this time of unprecedented uncertainty, it is more important than ever to remind […]

2020 Faculty Voice

In Support of UCSC TA’s

February 26, 2020 The Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers (CCFT) is writing in full support of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Graduate Teaching Assistants’ campaign and their demand for a reasonable COLA that reects […]

2020 Faculty Voice

CCFT & Measure R, the Cabrillo College Bond

The Fall semester, 2019, CCFT hosted a bond forum led by, CCFT COPE Chair, Albi Romero, and participating panelist, including: Adam Spickler (Cabrillo Board of Trustees), Bradley Olin (VP Administrative Services), Robin McFarland (Faculty Senate), […]

2019 Faculty Voice

Activism and Aesthetics

by Robin McCloskey: In 2014 adjunct faculty at San Francisco Bay Area universities began to advocate for labor justice. Instructors at Mills College, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), California College of the Arts […]

2019 Faculty Voice

The State of the Union

by Julio Leal As Cabrillo College enters the post-Janus era, there is discernable angst and anxiety in most public sector unions. The shifting winds of political change will surely have lasting consequences here in California […]

May 2018

Faculty Voice Newsletter: May 2018: COPE Out and About

by CCFT Committee on Political Education (COPE) The Committee on Political Education coordinates faculty efforts on matters of a political nature and funds candidates, propositions, and causes that Cabrillo faculty— through their representatives on the […]

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Faculty Voice Newsletter: March 2018: Resolution in Support of Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers in Contract Negotiations

by CCFT Support for Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers’ Contract Negotiations As of Monday, February 12, 2017 Whereas, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers (PVFT) has been negotiating for more than a year; and Whereas, the […]

Legislation

Faculty Voice Newsletter: March 2018: News Update: Janus, College for All, PVFT in Mediation, Online-Only Community College, Strikes in West Virginia and Great Britain

by David Lau Spring Semester 2018 at the Outset CCFT has held several meetings in the opening weeks of the semester. It is a season of transition for our local and for Cabrillo College. For […]

March 2018 Faculty Voice

Faculty Voice Newsletter: March 2018: Strong Unions Need: Debora Bone Responds to Anti-union Editorial in Santa Cruz Sentinel

by Debora Bone Marc A. Thiesson’s recent editorial in Santa Cruz Sentinel attacking public workers and their unions is filled with the blatant misrepresentations that underlie the Janus v American Federation of State, County and […]

December 2017

Faculty Voice Newsletter: December 2017: CFT Raoul Teilhet Scholarship Program for High School Senior and Continuing College Students

by CCFT The CFT offers scholarships to high school seniors and college students who are children or dependents of CFT members in good standing. Students enrolled in four-year courses of study are eligible for $3000 […]

Budget

Faculty Voice Newsletter: December 2017: President’s Report: Cabrillo’s Internal Economy and Pathways for Faculty

by Karl Ewald Cabrillo’s Internal Economy The College Planning Committee (CPC) has had several discussions in recent weeks around the idea of forming a Budget sub-committee. No specific structures have been identified. Mostly the discussion […]