from The Seattle Times

from The Collegian

"Faculty and staff who have been organizing against budget cuts and “austerity” have been demanding worker-led decisions. Indications that workers and students are not involved in considerably impactful decisions aren’t hard to find.

"The now inactive Strategic Budget Reductions and Future Planning district taskforce, which served as an advisory body to the Chancellor, only included four faculty members of it’s 16. Despite that, it hadn’t recommended furloughs or layoffs as the best budget reduction strategies though the savings were estimated to be high, but those were the first budget

Use the U O ME chits to record unpaid time on work related projects. Send them to your administrators. 

AFT Seattle Local 1789, AFL-CIO, wishes to state publicly:

The November 2015 repulsive and horrific terrorist attacks in Lebanon, France, and most recently, Mali, have been followed by a rise of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim bigotry in the U.S. and world media.  These public statements create another form of terror as they contribute to an atmosphere of oppression and fear. As faculty, staff, and students of the Seattle College district, we recognize that one of our strengths as a community is our diversity and our commitment to an encouraging and educational work environment.  We are proud

Please plan to join your colleagues to discuss how we can all

Step Up for Faculty Equity!

Date:      Saturday, April 26, 2014

Time:     10:00 am - 3:30 pm (Registration starts at 9:30 am)

Place:    South Seattle Community College
             Georgetown Campus, Bldg C Room 110
             6737 Corson Ave South, Seattle

Unemployment Workshop presented by Marc Lampson, Executive Director, & John Tirpak, Senior Hearings Attorney, Unemployment Law Project and Wendy Rader-Konofalski, Lobbyist, Washington Education Association.

·         Learn how to apply for unemployment benefits and the main reason