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Friday, December 13th! Your lucky day to learn all about applying for and receiving the Unemployment Benefits!

A Zoom Webinar was held Friday, December 13, 2024, covering Unemployment for Part-time Faculty. Download the PowerPoint here. Another great resource is the Contingent World Unemployment Filing Guides.

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Miramar College Calls for a Workgroup to Promote Awareness and Support for Adjunct Pay for Ancillary Services

In Spring 2023 the Miramar Academic Senate sponsored the circulation of the “Miramar College Adjunct Check-In & Miramar 2.0 Transition Survey”.  Following a presentation of the survey results, the A.S. voted to approve the formation of an adjunct workgroup to organize and address key issues revealed in the survey data. In the Spring of 2024, […]

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SWC pseudo-moralistic apologetics mixed with statistical data

There’s an old notion from a guy named Paulo Freire about something called “Committing class suicide.” I think Adam Curtis articulates it well.  People who are the sort of the center of society at the moment . . . they would have a lot to lose from real political change because it really would change […]

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Until October 29th, SDAFA members stream “Professor Precarious” free!

In celebration of Fair Employment Week in Canada, SADFA is sponsoring free streaming of the recent documentary In Search of Professor Precarious Oct 18-29 From October 18th to the 29th the movie will be streaming here to watch at your convenience, bring your own popcorn and invite your adjunct friends. Please let us know what […]

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Urge Governor Newsom to increase the workload cap for part-time community college faculty

Please take a moment to sign the CFT letter urging Governor Newsom to sign AB 375, which would formally increase the workload cap available to part-time faculty from 67% up to 85% of a full-time faculty workload in California’s community colleges. Under the current law, too many part-time faculty members are forced to work in […]