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We are bargaining!

Let's win a STRONG CONTRACT!

Our union is currently negotiating our next faculty contract with the Seattle Colleges District. We're leading with our values: respect for ourselves, our work, and each other!
Seattle Colleges faculty stand in solidarity outside a Board of Trustees meeting at South Seattle College to fight for a thriving wage for community and technical college instructors.

Stewarding Public Higher Education

Demanding a reinvestment in instruction at a Board of Trustees meeting, May 2023.
Seattle College faculty participate in a statewide walkout by community and technical college faculty resisting cuts to higher education.

Walkout for a Thriving Wage

Statewide WALKOUT to resist cuts to higher education, April 2023.
Faculty participation during a joint negotiations session between AFT and SCD.

Taking Back Our Dignity

Faculty participation during a joint negotiations session between AFT and SCD, March 2023.

Become an AFT Seattle Member!

AFT Seattle is the labor union that organizes faculty across the Seattle Colleges District. Our members include instructors, librarians, and counselors at Seattle Central, North Seattle, and South Seattle Colleges. 

All Seattle Colleges faculty are represented by and benefit from our union's work, but only AFT Seattle members can vote in union elections and directly shape our shared struggle for better working conditions.  

Click to JOIN!

Step 1: To become a member, open the  AFT Seattle Membership Application Form in a PDF editor like Adobe Acrobat or Preview on Mac.

Step 2: Email your completed form to membership@aftseattle.org or print

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Our CBA

Our contract sets the working conditions for all Seattle Colleges faculty. Read the full collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between our faculty union and the Seattle Colleges District:

2020-2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement