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As the statewide affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, the CFT represents faculty and other school employees in public and private schools and colleges, from early childhood through higher education.
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UC campuses protest Regents' imposition of 30% student fee increase |
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November 18-20—Several UC campuses erupted in various forms of struggle Wednesday through Friday as students, faculty, and staff protested against the stiff increase in student fees being proposed by the UC Regents. See UC-AFT president and UCLA lecturer Bob Samuels discuss the issues (go to minute 15) on the Friday morning, 11/20 edition of Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! photo by Richard Mellor
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Bay Area Education Town Hall |
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Dennis Kelly, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, co-hosted the Education Town Hall meeting in San Francisco. Matthew Hardy photo
November 16, San Francisco—Educators from throughout the Bay Area gathered Monday, November 16th at John O'Connell High School for an Education Town Hall meeting, hosted by United Educators San Francisco, the California Federation of Teachers, and the California Teachers Association.
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Rallies to defend higher education |
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October 15—Members Gus Goldstein and Ed Murray of the San Francisco Community College Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2121 (holding up the blue banner) joined a rally to defend public education on the steps of San Francisco's City Hall. Co-sponsored by United Educators of San Francisco, Local 61, the rally was initiated by a coalition of higher education and K-12 organizations calling for fair tax policies to bring back adequate funding for all public education. The rally, which drew several hundred people, took place during a week of similar events, mostly initiated by the California Faculty Association and held on CSU campuses across the state. More |
