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As 2018 edges closer to 2019, we have increased opportunities to offer gratitude by giving of ourselves to family, friends, colleagues, and even strangers. As we sort out our feelings about the moral and societal failure of another mass shooting and a devastating natural disaster, we search for ways to help. 
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One of the plaintiffs in the AFT lawsuit against Navient is an adjunct faculty member at one of our LACCD colleges who is also an instructor at Cal State University, Northridge. Rebecca [who prefers not to be identified] has been teaching English composition at the colleges for the past eight years since obtaining her graduate degree, which was funded by student loans obtained through Navient.
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At age 15, Jessica Conte began her first job working as a grocery store clerk. Part of the job meant joining her first union. Membership and the overall concept of unionizing quickly struck a chord with her.
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AFT 1521 is excited to welcome some fresh faces in Guild leadership positions as we kick off the 2018-2019 academic year. These new leaders were appointed to their positions this Spring and will serve through the Spring of 2020. This is part of a series introducing some of the Guild’s new leaders.
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Click here to read what the Guild has done for you lately.
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AFT 1521 is excited to welcome some fresh faces in Guild leadership positions as we kick off the 2018-2019 academic year. These new leaders were elected to their positions this Spring and will serve through the Spring of 2020.
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More than 300 faculty attended AFT 1521’s 16th annual retirement and benefits conference, “Steps to a Secure Financial Future: Benefits 101,” on September 14th, almost half of them for the first time. The conference was open only to Guild members.
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LACCD’s Vision Health Benefits Plan to See Improvements Beginning January 2019
By William Elarton-Selig, AFT 1521 Executive VP & Chair of the JLMBC
The Los Angeles Community College District’s current Vision Health Benefits Plan, administered through Vision Service Plan (VSP), has come up for review.
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Colleagues:
Welcome back to what will certainly be one of the most exciting years we have experienced.
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Guild Protests Board of Trustees Appointment
Dozens of LACCD faculty and staff, joined by members of the community, packed the downtown Educational Services Center on July 11th to protest the Board of Trustees’ appointment of David Vela to replace trustee Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who was elected to the State Assembly.
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Adjunct Faculty News
Welcome back to the Fall semester. We hope you had a great summer break. The Adjunct Faculty Issues Committee (AFIC) has been busy updating the Adjunct Survival Guide to include new contractual language. If you have not received the new contract, which was mailed to your home address, call the Guild Office at 323-851-1521 and ask for Robert or Reyna.
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Meet New Guild Leaders
AFT 1521 is excited to welcome some fresh faces in Guild leadership positions as we kick off the 2018-2019 academic year. These new leaders were elected to their positions this Spring and will serve through the Spring of 2020. This is part of a series introducing some of the Guild’s new leaders.
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