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

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

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

Thank you for signing the petition requesting that our Board of Trustees call an emergency meeting with faculty to address the impact COVID-19 has had on both faculty and students.   We reached out to the President of the Board of Trustees, Susan Fish, and she directed us to work with our deans and management to communicate

https://www.sanjoseinside.com/community-college-teachers-demand-reimbursement-for-sudden-shift-to-online-learning/ Community College Teachers Demand Reimbursement for Sudden Shift to Online Learning

FACULTY INPUT NEEDED! Additional Work for Online Transition The union has received reports that the transition to moving instruction and services for students online has resulted in a significant amount of additional work.  We need input on how much extra work has been required to quickly adapt and move work online. WVMFT’s Eboard needs to

Click on the link below to access the link to the WVMFT recruitment flyer.  The WVMFT is looking for faculty to represent their divisions and provide input to the Executive Board.  The commitment is 3-4 times a semester.  Please contact Karen Chan for more information. Spring2020 Steward Council Recruitment Flyer-1

Based on the Cervisi Court case part-time faculty are eligible to file for unemployment during their winter and summer breaks.  On the form you need to write that you do NOT have a guarantee of future employment and cite the Cervisi Court case.  If you are working other places during those breaks, it may reduce

There were over 100 union members and their families who participated in AFT 6554’s first holiday party.  The event celebrated Ann Marie Wasserbauer’s contributions as the first President of AFT 6554.  If you didn’t join us this year, please join us next year.  

As most of you know, the full-time faculty legacy conference funds are still in their respective accounts. WVMFT had been advising faculty to use (or apply to use) their legacy conference funds this academic year, understanding that those funds will be swept by the District in the Fall 2021. However, WVMFT recently negotiated a slight