Become a memberIf you would like to become a member, please complete this online membership form. As the CCFT negotiations team moves into a new season of contract negotiations we are aware of the current State budget dilemma and the impact of potential reduced...
Our flex week was very productive and mostly in-person! Beginning with the in-person lunch with guest speaker Jeff Freitas, President of California Federation of Teachers (CFT). The hugely popular lunch was part of the CFT “Back To School” tour. Freitas...
On July 19th, at 10 p.m., the ElectionBuddy contract ratification vote ended with a yes vote of 99.5%. One no vote and two abstentions are also recorded. 40% of our membership voted for or against the contract changes listed below. Included in the ratification were...
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 5th, for the Santa Cruz Pride 2022 Parade! ...
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 States Supreme Court about Roe v. Wade has led to...
Officers: CCFT President, 2022-2025, Tobin W. KellerCCFT 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 Fague HAWK,...
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 the same answers over...
Reviewed by: Martin Garcia, English Faculty and CCFT Communications Director I have heard it said by at least a few Native Americans that our current historical moment is the “greatest time in the last 100 years to be an Indian.” And I think that...
CCFT Officers and staff attended the first in-person conference since 2020. The Leadership Conference brings together local union leaders to organize around the shortage of staffing at schools and other key issues under the theme “Organizing for Racial and Social...
Recognized as a State Holiday, Cabrillo College will finally recognize this day as a scheduled District holiday beginning next academic year (and when it does not fall during Spring Break). Our Statewide union, the California Federation of Teachers, lists several...
CCFT President, Tobin Keller & Cabrillo PIO, Kristen Fabos Cabrillo College President, Matt Wetstein acted swiftly, with support of PIO Kristen Fabos, to counteract the hateful Pride flag destruction, at the Watsonville campus, by organizing a flag raising...
CCFT The All Faculty Gathering, Wednesday 12-1 pmCCFT 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 support for our...
At the December Governing Board meeting all Trustees voted to approve the Spring 2022 memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the first review of the Sunshine Proposal for contract negotiations for the 2022-25 contract. Please see the links below. Also please note that...
Dr. Marina Ramon, Director, Title III HSI STEM Grant, Adjunct Instructor, Biology Department by Rachel Mitchell, Anthropology Instructor, CCFT Adjunct Chair I’m so delighted to share this month’s faculty profile featuring Dr. Marina Ramon. At the time of this...
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 worked either in your department, division,...
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 and working conditions for all faculty. Fund our Future!...
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 unanimous, bipartisan support. AB375...
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...
OCTOBER 25-29, 2021 Visit – Essential Professionals Padlet – Cabrillo College Adjunct Faculty. This week is Campus Equity Week, a state and national level initiative to raise awareness about the working conditions of faculty working on...
by Rachel Mitchell, Anthropology Instructor, CCFT Adjunct Chair. A heartfelt thank you to my fellow faculty who allowed me to share these glimpses of their personal and professional lives with you. I hope you have enjoyed reading them as much as I have enjoyed...
Lean On Me! First I want to thank our newest E-Board member, Rachel Mitchell – Adjunct Chair & Historian, for providing our own Flex week theme of Lean On Me. The inspiration comes from a YouTube performance by the Sunset Signers on April 2020 of the Bill...
Congratulations to the following Division Council Representatives: BELA: Jospeh Carter, Cristy Pazera, Cheryl Chaffin, John Robertson, and Andrew Fague. C&ESS: Motoko Nakazawa-Hewitt, Becky Skinner Library, Heath Services, and Other: Aloha Sargent HAWK: Bridgete...
Resolution on Violence Against, Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islanders Artwork by Carleen Liu, Cabrillo College Course – 33B, Screen print on paper Artwork by Tammy Sanchez, Cabrillo College Course – Art 33B, Screen print on paper Whereas, eight...
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 taxes) for each...
Please vote for the dues increase with the current ElectionBuddy ballot emailed directly to members. You can also vote for a new CCFT Historian, incumbent Treasurer and Organizing Chair, and a number of Council Representatives for each division. Below are some answers...
by Rachel Mitchell, Anthropology Instructor, CCFT Council Rep. A heartfelt thank you to my fellow faculty who allowed me to share these glimpses of their personal and professional lives with you. I hope you have enjoyed reading them as much as I have enjoyed...
“Every story matters…We are all worthy of telling our stories and having them heard. We all need to be seen and honored in the same way that we all need to breathe.” ~ Viola Davis Ekua Omosupe, English Faculty I am so grateful to have had the...
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 with and from those who devote...
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 with and from those who devote...
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 with and from those who devote so...
2020 CCFT Executive Board members with California Federation of Teachers Northern California organizers. Absent from E-Board photo – Claire Thorson, Megan Robertson, & Sara Decelle. Meet your Executive Board members! Updated list of E-Board & Council of...
The following charts illustrates CCFT’s expenses by categories. CCFT Treasurer, Megan Robertson, created and published the charts for the Fall Flex meeting.
CCFT has set up an emergency relief fund through the Cabrillo Foundation. Immediate Donations are Needed – CCFT Disaster Relief Fund. Anyone can donate to CCFT Disaster Relief Fund. Use the “other” field or in “Special Notes” field – Write “CCFT Disaster...
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...
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 one another that we are not alone....
CCFT is working with the Cabrillo College District to insure support and safety for all faculty. We are working with the District to insure that there will be no changes in pay and benefits for all faculty through the end of the academic year. We have also asked for...
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 the high cost of living in Santa Cruz...
Essay by Matt Escover The only way to correct injustice in pay and working conditions is for all faculty to work together to educate, change attitudes and conditions about the rights, duties, and role of adjunct faculty. I’ve been a member of the migrant part time...
CFT Community College Council president, Jim Mahler, right, testifies in opposition to Calbright, the new fully-online community college, before a Senate hearing on February 13. Photo and article by David...
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), and William Ow...
The CCFT E-Board hosts a hot lunch for all faculty every semester. This semester, Wednesday January 22nd at 12 p.m., our featured guest speaker is Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers vice president, and a...
State Senator, Bill Monning, will be visiting the Cabrillo College campus on Friday, January 24, at 2 p.m., in the Sesnon House. He has been invited by CCFT to visit for an hour long meet and greet. Monning will be available to discuss faculty concerns and State...
CCFT COPE Chair, Albi Romero Our Cabrillo Bond Forum, held last Wednesday evening, was a successful and informative discussion on all aspects of the 274.1 million dollar bond measure planned for the March election. The forum was led by, CCFT COPE Chair, Albi...
Robert Reich explains why labor unions impact the middle class and raise wages. Robert Reich explains why labor unions impact the middle class and raise...
What does it mean to add steps to all salary schedules? Comparing steps and class columns. This series of three short videos was produced by Karl Ewald, CCFT Chief Negotiator, and the CCFT negotiation team in response to member’s interest in our compensation...
This series of three short videos was produced by Karl Ewald, CCFT Chief Negotiator, and the CCFT negotiation team in response to member’s interest in our compensation agreement for the 2019-22...
If you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion and respect, then you can do any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively with less fear or worry, not being afraid of what others think or whether you will ultimately reach...
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 (CCA) and Dominican University, where...
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 and elsewhere in the country as neoliberal...
CFT Convention100 with Tobin W. Keller, Randi Wiengarten, John GovskyTobin W. Keller in Committee Review, CFT Convention 100CFT 100 Convention Floor CCFTCabrillo CollegeFederation ofTeachers Red for Ed Day in Sacramento with CCFT Organizing Chair, Heather Gray, and...
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 CCFT Council—...
by Katie Woolsey CCFT adjunct committee will hold an unemployment filling workshop from 10-noon on Tuesday, May 29th, in room 312. California state law guarantees all part-time, temporary faculty the right to file for unemployment benefits during a...
by John Govsky The CFT, at its 2018 convention, passed a resolution stating that the CFT will work to change the California Education Code to raise the current cap on how much a part-timer can teach in a single community college district. The law currently sets the...
by CCFT Negotiations Team Background Current District/CCFT Contract language (13.1) states, “The intent is that CCFT receive a fair share of increased revenues to be allocated toward the faculty total compensation package of salary and benefits, with the goal of...
by Karl Ewald I wanted to give you a quick update on negotiations as we approach the end of the year. As you are probably well aware, the governor’s January budget proposal included some significant changes to the funding formula for California’s Community Colleges....
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 appointment of Betsy Devos, perhaps the mostly...
by Gail West To help me gain more understanding of the different terms that are associated with the BSSOT Project, I asked Ann to define and clarify the following: BSSOT is the Basic Skills Student Outcomes Transformation Grant, which Cabrillo received in 2017. AB705...
by David Lau There is an intensity and vehemence of purpose in the voice of Julie Olsen Edwards. The daughter of two leftists—Tillie Olsen, the journalist and legend of the short story, was her mother; her father Jack Olsen, a warehouse worker and organizer for the...
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 beginning teachers’ salary is among the...
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 flex week we welcomed our new executive director, Daniel Dodge, the former...
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 to invite Daniel Dodge to join our team. Daniel comes to...
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 outgoing CCFT historian and member of the CCFT executive board. He...
by Merritt Tucker The 8th annual Latino Role Models Conference was held on February 3rd at the Crocker Theater with over 450 middle, high school, and college students in attendance. The goal of the event Is to inspire students to achieve their dreams of college and...
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 Municipal Employees (AFSCME) case...
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 scholarships; those enrolled in two-year courses of...
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 has centered around what...
by Robin McFarland and Skye Gentile It has been a busy semester! A few highlights from Faculty Senate: Guided Pathways Faculty Senate continues to engage in the work to implement Guided Pathways. As one of twenty California community colleges to be selected to...
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 been doing. David Lau: How has...
by David Lau Postscript to Napolitano’s Visit And so now the tide begins to turn. University of California President Napolitano’s visit to Cabrillo College coincided with another wave of criticism of her management at UCOP. A new investigative report from former...
by David Lau I interviewed Mathematics instructor Joe Caputo over email during early November. He answered questions about a variety of issues for the Faculty Voice. David Lau: How is your semester going? Are there new courses you’re teaching or changes to...
by Beth McKinnon A little information goes a long way. Ninety three percent of Cabrillo faculty are members of CCFT. Yay! Recently, union reps have been contacting fellow faculty who are Agency Fee Payers (AFPs) but not Members of the union. What’s the difference?...
by Karl Ewald And just like that, we find ourselves cruising past the middle of semester… One way to understand the contract is as the set of rules that dictate how faculty agree to work with the district to facilitate the college’s broader goals. The word I want you...
by Debora Bone [Editor’s note: these remarks were presented at Maya’s going away party.] Greetings to all at CCFT! I am so sorry to miss the party celebrating Maya. While it’s terribly hard to see her go, I’m also delighted to learn of Maya’s newfound...
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 decision will reverse the precedent of Abood (1977)—will weaken...
by David Lau On Tuesday September 5, Trump declared the Obama-era program for younger immigrants, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) over. In response activists and labor called several rallies across the country to support immigrant youth. In our region,...
by David Lau For this issue’s Faculty Profile, I interviewed Katie Woolsey, adjunct instructor in the English Department and incoming Adjunct Chair for CCFT. Katie holds degrees from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. She is a valued and trusted colleague in our...
by Leticia Maldonado The October 5 DACA Renewal Deadline As many of us still stand in disbelief about the recent announcement of the rescission of DACA, our ability to act as a college, and act quickly, has been critical. We may be in shock from the wave of...
by Karl Ewald As you’ve probably figured out, I’m a big picture guy and my strategy has almost always included trying to reach outside my designated bounds to try to change the context in which I’m working. My feeling is that the health of CCFT and...
by Tobin Keller 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 CCFT Council— choose to support. For instance...
by David Lau Victoria Bañales has taught at Cabrillo since 2005, the year she finished her doctorate in Literature at UC Santa Cruz. In addition to her doctorate, she holds degrees from UC Santa Barbara and San Francisco State. She is a distinguished colleague in the...
The CCFT Spring 2025 Meetings and Event Calendar Executive Board Meetings – Mondays 2:30-4:30pm (unless noted April 7 – CTC 1403 May 5 – CTC 1403 All meetings will be scheduled in-person at the Aptos Campus. Google calendar invites to be sent....
The CCFT Spring 2025 Meetings and Event Calendar Executive Board Meetings – Mondays 2:30-4:30pm (unless noted) April 7 – CTC 1403 May 5 – CTC 1403 All meetings will be scheduled in-person at the Aptos Campus. Google calendar invites to be sent...
Become a memberIf 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...
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...
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. Guest speaker for Wednesdays lunch...
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 change the name of...
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 CCFT’s local CEW campaign is: BELONGING....
Support our endorsed candidates! Ballots for the Nov 8th election were mailed on Oct 10th, so be on the lookout for yours! Please vote, and encourage others to do the same. We have three Cabrillo Trustees on the ballot in this election! For the full list of...
