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 View the Results: SCFA Spring 2022 election

 Congratulations to the new and returning members of the Rep Council and Officers!

In the News

  • Two new bills that will help part-time faculty
  • Lawsuit: Part-time faculty sue Long Beach Community College District
    • Claim: required to do work for which they are not paid, such as grading, preparation, and meeting with students.
    • Read the article.
    • Read the CTA article
  • Working conditions and health care
  • EdSource investigation
    • A three part series on part-time faculty and the gig economy, health benefits, and tenured positions. Read here.
  • CFT surveys part-time community college faculty on healthcare.



If You Filed and Have Not Heard Back From EDD
The California Employment Development Department is apparently so overwhelmed that many folks are reporting that they filed weeks ago and still have not had any response from the EDD, even after multiple emails. If several weeks have gone by and the EDD has not processed your claim: Because the EDD is so backlogged and unresponsive, many CA legislators have hired additional staff to help their constituents in dealing with the EDD. In fact, many of them have a link on their home page that goes to a form that you can submit to ask for help with unemployment. (The Democratic caucus developed the form, so if your senator or assembly member is a Democrat, there is a good chance you will see a link to this form on their home page.). Continue reading  at contingentworld.com


Video source: EdSource and the gig economy


Update on AB 375
Raise PT faculty load to 85% of FT load

On October 8, 2021, Governor Newsom vetoed the bill. Why? Read the governor's explanation.
Full-Time faculty
Sierra College Faculty Association Resolution

In Support of Black Lives and Racial Justice

Read the Resolution

Learn more about Sierra College Faculty Association
  • Come to a meeting
  • Know your rights
  • Unemployment and Part-Time Faculty
  • Do you know?
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We want to hear from you

Have a question? An idea? A concern? Maybe you seek clarification on the contract or info on the changes we are all experiencing. We need to know so we can better serve you and the members of SCFA. 

Your SCFA Representative Council welcomes you to join us at a SCFA meeting.

Why? We are here to listen to you and learn about your concerns.
  • By sharing with us what is on your mind we can better serve you and the membership.
  • By attending a SCFA meeting you will get the answers you seek and get current information.
  • Everyone benefits. So, come join us.

How? It is easier than ever to attend a SCFA meeting. Check your college email for a message from SCFA President Michelle Macfarlane. It will include the agenda and a Zoom link.  We hope to see you online.

I don't like making waves. We respect that. Another option for you is to contact a Representative Council member or an SCFA Officer. Your concern will be shared at the meeting, but your identify will not. See a list of SCFA Contacts.
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.