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WVMFT CARES is a new program to provide EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS

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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

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WVMFT passed a Resolution to Support Assembly Bill 3310

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https://aft6554.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Resolution-to-Support-Assembly-Bill-3310.pdf

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Clarification on the Additional Paid Flex Hours for those with Fall 2020 assignment

Written by WVMFT

WVMFT and the District negotiated additional paid flex (APF) hours for faculty with Fall 2020 assignments. The exact agreement can be found in the recent MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) located here. (See page four) These additional paid flex (APF) hours are not part of the full-time faculty’s regular flex day requirement. Faculty who fulfill APF hours will be paid extra as

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Update on additional payments for Spring 2020

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WVMFT and the District negotiated additional payments for faculty with Spring 2020 assignments. All faculty with a Spring 2020 assignment will receive a $700 one-time payment. Faculty with Spring 2020 assignments who completed or provided training related to distance education modalities will also receive $150.  The exact agreement can be found in the MOU (Memorandum

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SPRING 2020 Memorandum of Understanding with WVMCCD

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Memorandum of Understanding Between West Valley-Mission Community College District and West Valley-Mission Federation of Teachers (WVMFT), AFT 6554 Regarding the Effects of COVID-19 May 29, 2020 This MOU is made by and between the West Valley-Mission Community College District (“District”) and the West Valley-Mission Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 6554 (“WVMFT”), referred to collectively as

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Spring 2020 Wrap-up

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What a semester this has been! Your efforts to get through this semester while shepherding your students to learn and thrive is nothing short of heroic. Teachers all across the country are the hidden heroes during this crisis. If we have learned a few things through this ordeal it is how essential public education is to our economic

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Filing for Unemployment Insurance – Do not delay!

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If you are an associate faculty member and you do not have an assignment between terms, you are eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI). UI is not retroactive, so it is important to apply as soon as possible, i.e. the last day of the term. Due the Federal CARES Act, the normal cap on benefits of

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FACULTY SPEAK OUT AGAIN at another Board of Trustees Meeting

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On behalf of WVMFT’s entire membership, we’d like to thank those amazing faculty who zoomed-in and spoke up at the Board of Trustees meeting this past Tuesday evening. Faculty spoke from the heart, told their personal stories, and together we made headway at bringing the District back to the bargaining table to negotiate the impact

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WVMFT Members – Take Note…!

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Two weeks ago, on May 5th, many of you showed up to explain to the Board of Trustees just how difficult and time consuming it has been to convert your teaching assignment to fully online. We thought the Trustees were listening and cared. The Chancellor even stated at that very meeting that the District Team

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Faculty SPEAKOUT AT THE 5/5/2020 Board of Trustees Meeting

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Click on the link to listen to the recording of the Faculty expressing their displeasure with the District’s response to the faculty’s requests for assistance, during COVID-19. https://www.dropbox.com/s/h6wgk3pagtyamxy/BOT%20Meeting%20May_5_2020_audio_.m4a?dl=0

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