Support for AB 1752: Pay Parity For PTers
A recent letter sent to Assembly Member Holden expressing CPFA's strong endorsement of AB 1752, which would help to bring about pay parity for part-time faculty.
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
by Eric Kaljumägi, CCA President CCA/CTA Co-sponsored Legislation AB 1752 (Santiago) For too long, Long Beach City College (LBCC) and other community colleges throughout the state have unfairly and unlawfully exploited part-time faculty. This exploitation […]
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Raising the Cap on Part-time Faculty Employment
By Sandy Baringer Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside) has introduced a third bill, AB1856, to raise the cap on part-time faculty employment in the community colleges from 67% to 85%. The first attempt, AB897, passed the […]
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Chair’s Report (2022)
By John Martin, Chair of CPFA Last year, community college part-time faculty activists and their allies were outraged when the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee killed AB-1269 and then again when Governor Newsome vetoed AB-375. These two […]
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News from SDAFA
by Carlynne Allbee The San Diego Adjunct Faculty Association (SDAFA), mission is “Adjuncts Helping Adjuncts.” One tool is organizing professional development presentations to provide information that part-timers need to know to make the most of […]
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Full Conference Program, 2022
CPFA Annual Conference, 2022 May 7, 2022 from 10:00 am to 4 pm 10:00 am – Introductions & Welcome! John Martin, CPFA Chair Laurel Hartley, Conference Chair Members of the CPFA Executive Council 10:15 am […]
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2022 Executive Council Elections
Nominations for the CPFA Executive Council will be accepted starting today, April 11 and remain open until midnight, Friday, April 16. We will publish candidate statements on the CPFA website on April 26th. Voting will be online and take place from Monday, May 3rd to midnight, Friday, May 6th. Nominate your candidate today!
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Legislative Steps for the Future, CPFA Conference 2022
“Legislative Steps for the Future” 2022 Annual Conference - Virtual Saturday, May 7, 2022 @9:30AM Register Now! (Free Registration required)
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Part-Time Instructors File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Minimum Wage Violations at Long Beach City College
LOS ANGELES — In a news conference this morning, two Long Beach City College (LBCC) part-time faculty members announced they have filed a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) over failure to compensate them and hundreds of other adjunct faculty. . . .
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An Employment Crisis in Higher Education
Teachers on Wheels A Three Part Documentary on the Employment Crisis in Higher Education By Id Janakos Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
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Health care benefits key battleground for California’s adjunct community college faculty
Health care benefits have emerged as a battleground for adjunct instructors, who are critical to the mission of California’s community colleges to educate about 1.5 million of the state’s most vulnerable students. The 72 local […]
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Adjuncts often find ladder leads to nowhere in California community colleges
PART 3 OF A THREE PART INVESTIGATION Part 1: The gig workers of California community colleges face worsening conditions Part 2: Health care benefits key battleground for California’s adjunct community college faculty Click here to read all stories […]
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The Collapse of Community College Enrollment: Can California Turn It Around?
by Mikhail Zinshteyn, CALmatters Originally published in Lost Cost Outpost After community college enrollment collapsed in late 2020, California lawmakers last year gave the system of public two-year colleges $120 million to help stem the […]