2019 Faculty Voice
Labor Activism
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 […]
Budget
Faculty Voice: May 2018: CCFT President’s Report: Of Leaves and Wind
by Karl Ewald These are such strange times… No matter what your political leanings might be, what we are seeing in Washington seems unprecedented. While we were expecting bad winds coming from Washington with the […]
Budget
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 […]
Budget
Faculty Voice Newsletter: March 2018: CCFT President’s Report: March 2018
by Karl Ewald Welcoming Daniel Dodge When I last wrote to you in December, we were preparing to interview candidates for CCFT’s Executive Director position. We had a strong group of candidates and were excited […]
March 2018 Faculty Voice
Faculty Voice Newsletter: March 2018: Faculty Profile: Brian Legakis, Art History Instructor and CCFT Historian
by David Lau I interviewed Brian Legakis over email for this issue of the newsletter. Brian is retiring this year after many years of dedicated teaching and service at Cabrillo College. He is also the […]
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 […]
Contract Development
Faculty Voice Newsletter: December 2017: Faculty Profile: Anthropology Instructor Rachel Mitchell
by David Lau Editor’s note: I interviewed Rachel Mitchell over email. She is working on some dynamic projects around adjunct instruction and we had a lively exchange about her teaching and other work she’s […]
Accreditation
Faculty Voice Newsletter: November 2017: News Update
by David Lau CFT President Joshua Pechthalt Goes to CCFT Council Attacks on public sector unions are set to escalate in a new way. The Janus case before the Supreme Court—court observers predict the case […]