Our union will be negotiating new contract language starting in Spring 2021. There will be much more information in the next few months about this process and how we can all work together to produce positive change for faculty. This will be a team effort! The union’s objective now is to clearly identify and prioritize

As you may have heard, over the summer our union set aside $20,000 to create the WVMFT Cares program. This program was originally conceived to help faculty who lost teaching assignments due to Covid-19 related class cancellations. It has since grown to also help faculty who have been temporarily or permanently displaced by the fires we’ve had

Click here for instructions and the application – due Nov. 13th Below is the email sent out by Jayson Hall-Lister ( Benefits Specialist – filling in for Tracey Frizzell): Fall 2020 SEMESTER HEALTH PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM Qualifying associate faculty members are eligible to receive up to $2,000 in reimbursement of medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug

  WVMFT has learned that some associate faculty have not been paid for their time taking DE Training.   The District and the union negotiated additional paid flex (APF) hours for associate faculty with Fall 2020 assignments. Associate faculty with Fall 2020 assignments are entitled to pay for up to 12 hours at $50/hour. These 12 hours include

Many faculty are wondering if they can use conference funds for activities other than traditional conferences. The answer is “yes”  Conference funds can be used for: class fees for projects associated with column advancement, a PG&D, or Sabbatical conferences (e.g. webinars, virtual trainings, classes, online workshops, etc.) professional meetings, activities designed to improve the professional

Have you ever accrued sick time and forgot to transfer it when you moved to our district? Were you ever told that the 3-year timeframe to transfer sick time had elapsed? Were you told some other reason for why you could not transfer your sick time from another district to our district? Did you know

Our union has scheduled general membership meetings the second Friday of each month from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Please join us if you can tomorrow.  All faculty are welcome! Tomorrow we will be focusing on getting members’ input on the issues to prioritize as we plan for negotiations this coming Spring. This is just the beginning as

With COVID still with us, many faculty are wondering if they can use conference funds for activities other than traditional conferences. The answer is “yes” !!! Article 35 of our Contract (Conference Leaves) states that conference funds can be used for: class fees for projects associated with column advancement, PG&D, or sabbatical conferences (e.g. webinars,

The link to Eboard meetings is here:  https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/93996882041 Please note: The Eboard has closed session before the 1:00 pm meeting. If you zoom in at 1:00 pm and you remain in the waiting room for more than a minute it is because we are running late. We are updating our records by getting everyone’s contact info.

The Executive Board of the West Valley-Mission Federation of Teachers (WVMFT) recognizes the enormous negative effect COVID-19 is having, both emotionally and financially, on the members of WVMFT. To respond to this unprecedented impact of COVID-19, the WVMFT Executive Board has created a pilot program to provide emergency assistance funds to support affected members. This