Resources from “Adjunct Retirement and Benefits – What You Need to Know!”

On Tuesday, August 17, SDAFA hosted a program on part-time faculty retirement featuring:  VEBA – Health Benefits – Shannon Hoffman, CalSTRS –  Jennifer Helfend-Gomez The San Diego Office of Education – Dan Puplava  Social Security –  Jeffrey Rodriguez The California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) – Suzie Dixon and Jennifer Baker. The event was recorded and is available below. There are also the […]

SDAFA Spring General Meeting Time: Apr 29, 2021 05:00 PM Pacific Time

Video is now available! https://youtu.be/4pN51TWyL-s Annotated Agenda/Minutes with links: Welcome and greeting- David Milroy                                                                   II. Updates on California legislation impacting part-time faculty. – Carol Whaley       80-85% load limit – AB-375 (Medina)       Pay parity – AB – 1269 (C. Garcia) Write to bill authors (click names above) and Appropriations Committee members urging them to remove these […]

$500 Remote Work Stipend Approved for All SDCCD Employees!

From: Jim Mahler <aftjim@mac.com>Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 3:25 PMSubject: $500 Remote Work Stipend Approved for All SDCCD Employees! Dear SDCCD AFT Guild Members, I am pleased to report that yesterday we were able to finalize our negotiations with the District for a “remote work” stipend in the amount of a one-time $500 payment to all SDCCD employees.  (NANC employees whose gross […]

SDCCD POA has been extended to December 31, 2022

Dear SDCCD Adjunct Faculty and Department/Program Chairs, I’m pleased to report that we have reached agreement with the District on extending the temporary contract language we negotiated last year regarding maintenance of POA status throughout the pandemic. Specifically, what this means is: 1) Adjunct faculty who were not given assignments or had their assignments reduced […]

Adjuncts – are you teaching this semester?

Adjuncts – are you teaching this semester? If not, send an email to your Dean and Department Chair making sure that you are interested in teaching next semester, and summer too if you feel your Department will schedule you for summer. What I have heard in several meetings is that our district, SDCCD, really does […]

Faculty homelessness, housing insecurity, and financial hardship

I’m a reporter for Cal State LA’s Community News class working on a story for EdSource.org, an education news website. My fellow students and I are writing about adjunct faculty and part-time lecturers who may be experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, or financial hardships.I’m just wondering if you can put me in touch with some adjuncts who […]