AB 897 Medina: Increase maximum hours for Part-Time faculty to 80-85%

Assembly Committee on Higher Education, April 2, 2019

Read the bill's text, analysis, and more at California Legislative Information.

Dual Enrollment

Johnnie Terry, SCFA President, met with local union union leaders to collaborate, share best practices for negotiating, and discuss dual enrollment issues. Read the CCA article.

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Sierra College Faculty Compensation Increases
since July 1, 2015

• July 1, 2015: 3.5% raise for all faculty
• February 1, 2016: 5.37% raise for Part-Time/Overload schedules
• January 1, 2017: 2% raise for all faculty
• July 1, 2019: 4% raise for Full-Time; 5.125% for Part-Time/Overload schedules
• Higher payout % for Part-Time faculty than for Full-Time faculty every year since 2015
• Additional compensation for Part-Time faculty during specific Flex Week events and at other District-required events
• Expanded numerous compensated Special Assignment opportunities to Part-Time faculty
• Expanded compensated membership on task forces and other high-level district committees to Part-Time faculty

 
Total Cumulative On-Going Compensation Increases
since July 1, 2015

• Part-Time/Overload Lecture and Lab Schedules: 16.94%
• Full-Time Salary Schedule: 9.79%

Our SCFA Negotiations Team Rocks!

How the other half lives

What's it like to be a part-time instructor in the Sacramento area? 
Read a Sacmag article on "Making a Makeshift Living"

Part-time faculty

Should the 67% part-time load limit be abolished? 
Originally capped at 60% the load was increased to 67% in 2007. Learn more.

What is your view? Take a survey.

California Federation of Teachers (CFT) convention votes to raise the part-time workload to 80%. Learn more.

Learn more about Sierra College Faculty Association

• Award!
• Know your rights
  
• Unemployment and Part-Time Faculty
  
• Do you know?

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SCFA won an award for membership for the second year in a row!

Thanks to our new members for joining.

President Johnnie Terry

Did you receive a call from your dean about a problem, or were you asked to come to the office to talk?
Could you be facing disciplinary action?
Know your Weingarten rights and have a member of the SCFA dispute resolution team attend your meeting with your dean.
Learn more.

Before the semester ends learn about the unemployment application process.

• Are you eligible? 
• What is required?

Learn more.

Do you know about the following?

• Academic freedom
• How to advance on the salary schedule
• The types of leaves beyond sick leave

The above are in the SCFA contract, and more. What you learn could be useful.