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Take Action! Time for the U.S. Senate to repeal the WEP/GPO
Send a letter and make two calls today

On Tuesday, November 12 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 327-75. Thanks to the nearly 2,500 CFT members who sent a letter to their congressional reps in less than 24 hours urging their YES vote. Your work made a critical difference!

But we’ve got more work to do. The Social Security Fairness Act now moves to the U.S. Senate.

Article CFT United WRITTEN BY: EMILY WILSON

Community College Council Retreat Focuses on Building Power
Community College Council

After a successful retreat last year for Community College Council (CCC) members, Jennifer Shanoski, Northern California vice president of the CCC and a member of Berkeley’s Peralta Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1603, got in touch with CCC members, asking them if they’d like to do it again. After an enthusiastic response, another retreat was held in San Diego right before the semester started.

The topics people wanted to focus on included running effective meetings, getting involved with local elections, and building a bench of leaders in their locals.

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Classified Conference: December 6th-8th
Annual event for paraprofessionals and classified employees

At our annual Classified Conference, with the theme Classified Standing Strong: Yesterday, Today, and Always you can expect to find an exciting line-up of events with plenary sessions, meal events, workshops, and social events. 

The conference will be located in Orange County, CA at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, 3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, California, 92626, USA

Registration fee is $50 per person.

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Student Application Portal
Applications now being accepted!

Welcome student applicants! Here you will find information about scholarship eligibility and the link to our online application portal. Please read each section carefully and plan ahead to allow enough time to complete your application. The application period for each CFT Raoul Teilhet Scholarship is open for six months.

APPLICATIONS & DEADLINES

When you click on the application link below, you will be asked you to create a log-in for our application portal. Please keep track of your username and password. Once you have a log-in, you may work on your application at any time until you complete it and submit it.

We recommend that you allow four weeks to complete your application. It requires you to complete several sections and write an essay. In addition, the application requires other individuals to respond to your requests and you cannot control the timeliness of their responses. Please start your application early and plan your time accordingly to allow for successful completion. 

APPLY HERE

High school students

Application opens: June 15, 2024
Deadline to apply: December 15, 2024

Continuing College students

Application opens: December 15, 2024
Deadline to apply: June 15, 2025

 

ELIGIBILITY

  • A High School applicant must be a high school senior applying, and a Continuing College applicant must have graduated high school and completed on full semester of college with 12 units of credit 
  • The applicant’s parent or guardian must be a member in good standing of an AFT local union in California.
  • The applicant must be listed as a dependent on their parent’s or guardian’s tax return.
  • Award selection is based on academic achievement, special talents and skills, participation in extracurricular activities, community service, financial need, and a 500-word essay on a social issue of the applicant’s choice.
  • Scholarships are awarded for any one year of higher education: High school seniors who received Raoul Teilhet Scholarships are not eligible for another scholarship as continuing college students. Continuing college students who received a Raoul Teilhet Scholarships are not eligible to apply again.
  • The CFT accepts only online applications.

PLANNING AHEAD

Requirements for each scholarship are detailed in our application portal. However, knowing in advance what documentation and other information you will need may speed your application. Here’s what to have ready when you apply for a CFT scholarship.

  • Transcript: You will need your most recent transcript. High school seniors are asked to provide an official transcript. 
  • Parent/Guardian Federal Tax Return: The first two pages of your parent’s or guardian’s signed federal tax return are required.
  • Member Verification by Parent/Guardian: You will need your parent’s email address.
  • Member Verification by AFT Local Union President: You will need the name and email address of your parent’s AFT local union president.
  • Letters of Recommendation: Three recommendations are required are required for high school senior applicants, and two recommendations are required for continuing college student applicants. You will need the email addresses of your recommenders.
  • Essay: A titled essay on a social issue of the applicant’s choice, not to exceed 500 words.

We recommend that you allow four weeks to complete your application. The application requires you to complete several sections and write an essay, In addition, it requires other individuals to respond to your requests and you cannot control the timeliness of their responses. Please start your application as early as possible and plan your time accordingly to allow for successful completion. 

Article CFT United WRITTEN BY: EMILY WILSON

The Challenges Facing Academic Freedom
CFT Universities Council

Universities should be a place to challenge the status quo, says Katie Rodger, UC-AFT president.

Rodger, who teaches writing at the University of California, Davis, says she and her colleagues are concerned that the UC system has changed its “campus climate” policies without meaningful feedback from campus unions, the Academic Senate, and student governments.

For faculty members without tenure at UC campuses, they have long felt their right to free speech is precarious, Rodger said.

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CFT Fact Sheet
2024

This Fact Sheet is updated a few times a year. Please reach out to the CFT Communications Department for more information.

CFT Fact Sheet 2024

CFT Communications Director
Matthew Hardy mhardy@cft.org
CFT Communications Specialist
Nason McCarthy nmccarthy@cft.org