Become a member
If you would like to become a member, please complete this online membership form.
CCFT deductions for all terms are equal to 1.50 % of gross salary for
all unit members, including overload units and summer and winter
sessions.
Membership
The Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers, American Federation of
Teachers Local 4400, represents all faculty at Cabrillo College. Our
membership includes teachers, counselors, librarians, and other academic
employees. Our strength lies in member participation and involvement,
and our collective action. By joining the union, you support our efforts
at the bargaining table to improve our conditions of work and the
efforts at the state and national levels, where our parent unions work
in support of faculty and public education.
Benefits of union membership:
As a union member, you will have the right to vote in union elections
and on contract ratification. In addition, you will have access to
scholarships, occupational liability insurance, and other discount
programs, including:
- Access to a million dollar occupational liability insurance
- Access to an AFT legal action trust
- Access to various union scholarships
- Access to various services and discounts through our national affiliate, the AFT
- MasterCard: no annual fee, skip-payment privileges during a strike
- Low-cost group insurance plans: term life, hospital income, disability income (short and long term), accidental death, catastrophe, Care Plus (retirees)
- Home mortgage: competitive rates, low down payments
- Prescription drugs: discounts and free delivery
- Legal: free 30-minute consultation with a union-friendly attorney, reduced rate personal legal service
- Loans: low-interest personal loans ($2,500 to $15,000)
- Dental and Vision: average of 20% – 50% savings
- Discounts on travel, theme parks, movies, hotels, motor club, car rentals, etc.
- Discounts
on auto buying, computers, flowers, home energy discounts, magazines,
flowers, Powell’s Books, Consumer Reports, AT&T wireless services,
Goodyear Tires, and more. - Plus lots more benefits for AFT members
For more information on special member benefits, please visit www.aft.org/about/member-benefits.
Activate your AFT membership card online
Click on the following link to activate your card: www.aft.org/members. Note that new members should receive an AFT membership card about a month after becoming a member.
Questions?
Contact your division representative, a CCFT officer or the CCFT office daniel@ccftcabrillo.org