The Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers (CCFT), American Federation of Teachers Local 4400, represents all faculty members at Cabrillo College. Our membership includes instructors, program directors, counselors, librarians, and health service representatives, all of whom share the principal mission of providing excellent educational services to the students of our community. Founded by both full-time and part-time faculty in 1985, from the beginning our local has sought justice and fairness for all. The union serves as a faculty fulcrum for power and a forceful voice in the forum of shared governance. We are committed to principles of democracy, equality, accountability, transparency, and participation.
If you would like to become a member, please complete this online membership form.
Becoming Activists : the Origins of Cabrillo’s Struggle against Repeatability Restrictions
Susan Stuart, Theatre Arts Faculty In the fall of 2013, CCFT (Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers) held an evening town-hall forum at Sesnon House on issues relevant to quality public education. We were interested in what students, faculty, and community members…
October 2014: President’s Column: Accreditation of CCSF: People of the State of California v. ACCJC
by Conrad Scott-Curtis This week, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s suit against the ACCJC has gone to trial in San Francisco Superior Court. The suit, filed in August of 2013, alleges that ACCJC, the accrediting agency for California’s 112 community…
October 2014: Contract Education: What Happens in an “Off-Cycle” Evaluation?
by Eric Hoffman If you believe an evaluation or other meeting with an administrator may lead to discipline, such as loss of assignment or placement on administrative leave, you have what are called Weingarten Rights—the right to have a CCFT representative at any…
October 2014: The Devastating Impact of Dental Hygiene Cuts
by Joanne Noto, Toni Alderson, and Bridgete Clark The Cabrillo College Administration has recently mandated that the Dental Hygiene Program will not be taking an incoming class in summer 2015. The Dental Hygiene Program disagrees with this mandate. Since College…
October 2014: New Legislation to Provide Additional Paid Bonding Time for New Families
by Maya Bendotoff AB 1606, a bill signed by Governor Brown in June, 2014 will open the pathway to additional paid bonding time for new parents. According to the provisions of the new law, academic employees may take up to 30 days paid in a school year to bond with a…
October 2014: Efforts to Revise Repeatability Regulations Continue, and Need Your Support!
by Maya Bendotoff CCFT, at the request of faculty members and in conjunction with our Quality Public Education Campaign, continues to work on various levels to advocate for changes to repeatability regulations that limit student access and success. A small group of…
As a professional union, our main task is to support the workplace rights of all faculty members. We do this primarily through the negotiation and enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement, or contract agreement, that establishes wages, working conditions, and benefits. Our representatives help enforce the contract by representing faculty when issues arise in regards to the interpretation, application, and enforcement of the agreement. We often help solve other work-related problems or help refer you in the right direction. CCFT also appoints representatives to serve on important campus committees.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you need help with issues regarding: compensation, safety, evaluation, professional development, health benefits, workload, professional development, academic freedom, discipline, complaints, retirement, or any other issues that touch on your work environment and compensation. If you don’t, call us for a copy.
You can access the contract online at http://ccftcabrillo.org/contract/current/.
The CCFT Council, comprised of union representatives from each campus division, serves as our main governance body. All faculty are welcome to attend Council meetings. During flex week of each semester we hold a General Council Meeting, which is designed to include faculty that do not attend regular meetings.
Our Executive Board, composed of elected officers and appointed representatives, serves to advise our council. Other CCFT committees include the Associate Faculty Committee, the Committee on Political Education (COPE), the Contract Development Committee and the Negotiations Team. We work with our state and national affiliates—the California Federation of Teachers (CFT A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)—to monitor the legislative process and lobby where necessary to protect your interests and improve your working conditions.
To effectively represent and advocate for all faculty, we need your participation. Please get involved in any way that you can. If you haven’t completed a membership card, please do so right away. Benefits of membership include the right to vote on contract ratification and in union elections; the right to serve on the union council and other committees; access to state-wide (CFT) and national (AFT) union publications and benefits including coverage by a million dollar professional liability insurance policy; access to various scholarship programs for yourself and your family members; free legal consultations for up to half an hour; and access to many other insurance, medical, entertainment, and discount programs.
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