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• Union Workers earn 10-20% more than Non-Union

  A large empirical study by economists at Columbia and Princeton, tracking millions of workers over decades, found that unionized workers typically earned …

• JOIN West Valley Mission Federation of Teachers

  CLICK HERE to JOIN AFT 6554, West Valley Mission Federation of Teachers

• Spring 2023 negotiations have ended

  Spring 2023 negotiations have ended, Tentative Agreements (TA's) have been signed, and soon we will be asking members to ratify the agreements …

• Message to Faculty concerning 100% In-Person mandate

  Dear Fellow Faculty, This is important!!! Article 51.2 A/B paragraph-5 states that faculty with DE* assignments may conduct those assignments in a …

• Letter Writing Campaign – 50 Letters in 10 Days

  Speak from the heart and tell your story! Over the last few weeks, many faculty have expressed their frustration with the District's …

• Two Volunteers Needed for the WVC Conference Leave Committee

  Starting at the end of this semester, there will be two faculty vacancies on the WVC Conference Leave Committee. Both Bickie Choy and …

• WVMFT supports Santa Clara University Part-time Faculty’s struggle to form a Union

  John M. Sobrato, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 Dear Mr. …

• ANONYMOUS Information in an Appraisal

  The Faculty Union Contract states that "Anonymous letters or materials, excluding student survey data, will not be used in the [appraisal] process." …

• WVMFT Elections

  The Elections Committee is pleased to announce a call for nominations of candidates for Officers and College Representatives for our upcoming Executive …

• Please take the survey

  We have put together a faculty survey because we would like everyone's opinions about returning to campus next Fall. Please take a …