Category: CPFA Journal

Letter of Support for AB 1028: Identifying Potential Risks

As Chair of the California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA), I want to express our sincere gratitude for your proposed legislation. Your bill represents a commendable effort to support California community college faculty and increase tenure density. However, I am writing to bring to your attention a critical issue: the proposal to advance part-time faculty into tenure-track positions may conflict with existing laws and could result in significant unintended consequences.

2025-05-07CPFA Journal, Letters to the Capitol, Publications

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A Historic Victory: Repealing the Unjust WEP & GPO

By Susan Dixon, President California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) The journey to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) has been arduous and fraught with challenges. Yet, the dedication and perseverance […]

2025-05-07CPFA Journal, Legislation, Newsworthy, Publications

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CPFA Endorses a One-Tier System in the California Community Colleges

CPFA is working to achieve a basic democratic principle: Equality. CPFA seeks to eliminate the inequality faced by part-time faculty when compared to their full-time colleagues by establishing a One-Tier System in the California Community Colleges (CCC), in which faculty with the same qualifications, experience, and responsibilities are supported and compensated proportionately according to their workload.

2025-05-07CPFA Journal, Press Releases, Publications

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Tackling Opposition to the One-tier Vision

Part-time parity…raising the cap…it seems like every organization and union in California has their own idea about what will make part-time faculty “more equal” to full-time faculty. Legislatively, these movements have been stopped, some by the Governor himself. Now, all of these organizations have started exploring the idea of moving away from or even eliminating the multi-tiered system. But what does it mean to be “One-Tier”?

2025-05-07CPFA Journal, Educational Reform, Publications

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2025 Chair’s Report

By John Martin, CPFA Chair Since Governor Newsom’s veto on our bill, AB 2277 last September, CPFA fell into a bit of a funk—at least I did. But we’re pushing forward now with a renewed […]

2025-05-07Chair's Report, CPFA Journal, Publications

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COCAL XV Examines the Issues Confronting Contingent Faculty

The Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL) is a network of North American union activists who have worked for over 30 years to defend higher education rights and improve work conditions for contingent academic labor by bringing together activists from numerous unions across the United States, Mexico, English Canada, and Quebec that works to promote the sharing of information and strategies to strengthen our capacity for action. COCAL XV conference was held in Gatineau, Quebec on August 8th and 9th, 2024, with a focus on the many issues specific to contingent academic labor and the means faculty can use to mobilize directly against threats to our work conditions and our representation in universities, colleges, and community colleges.

2024-11-18CPFA Journal, Publications

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Chair’s Report, Fall 2024

By John Martin On September 15, 2024, Governor Newsom vetoed – yet again – a popular bill that easily passed out of both the Assembly and Senate: AB 2277, which would have raised the current […]

2024-11-18CPFA Journal, Publications

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Fair Retirement Benefits for Adjunct Instructors in California

By Caleb Castaneda Many CalSTRS Retirees who were career adjunct instructors in California’s Community College system continue to report that their pension benefits are insufficient to even pay for rent in their area. It is […]

2024-11-18CPFA Journal, Publications

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Sick Leave Can Increase Your Service Credit Toward Retirement But It Is Being Unfairly Calculated For Part-time Faculty In Some Districts

by Curtis Williams As a part-time member enrolled in the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), what happens to my sick leave balance when I retire? Most of us have heard it can add to […]

2024-11-18CPFA Journal, Publications

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ASM Greg Wallis’ AB 2277 (FACT SHEET): Raising the Part-Time Faculty Workload Cap

AB 2277 will increase the maximum number of instructional hours that a part-time California Community College faculty member may teach at any one community college district and allow students to build stronger relationships with existing faculty.

2024-04-24CPFA Journal, Publications

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CPFA Wants to Amplify Your Voice on Part-Time Faculty Issues

CPFA is seeking creative and impactful submissions that relate to part-time labor issues. We’re looking for diverse voices and formats to spark conversation and inspire action.

2024-04-24CPFA Journal, Publications

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Part-time Healthcare and AB 190

What Management Says Vs. the Truth By Geoff Johnson The money will go away, or it’s uncertain. Truth: The governor personally pushed for the inclusion of the 200 million dollars in ongoing funding into the […]

2024-04-24CPFA Journal, Legislation, Publications

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2024 Chair’s Report

Assembly Bill 2277 (Wallis), our bill to raise the part-time teaching cap from 67% to 85% of a full-time course load, is now going through the political process in Sacramento. (For more on this bill, […]

2024-04-24Chair's Report, CPFA Journal, Publications

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Rehire Rights and Raising the Cap

CPFA is sponsoring AB-2277 (Wallis) to raise the part-time teaching limit from 67% to 85% of a full-time teaching load. If successful, this would allow for the possibility of a part-timer teaching as much as […]

2024-04-24CPFA Journal, Legislation, Publications

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2024 (Virtual) CPFA Conference

On Saturday, April 20th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA) will be hosting its annual conference virtually via Zoom. This event is free and open to everyone, but […]

2024-04-04CPFA Journal, Events, Publications, Statewide Symposiums and Conferences

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