The faculty and classified AFT local unions in the Berkeley Unified School District rallied on May 8 before a district board meeting. With state funding to the district on the rise, educators say the district can provide more for its employees, especially since it is holding $7.9 million in its ending fund balance. The workers are also trying to save the successful cooking and gardening program threatened by cuts to the federal program, Network for Healthy Californians.

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CFT Pocket Calendars Made Expressly for CFT Members

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Just arrived for 2012-13!
Many local unions order the popular CFT Pocket Calendars and distribute them to members. You can ask your local union leaders for a CFT calendar, or you can order one yourself. The 15-month CFT Pocket Calendar is made expressly for California AFT members and contains loads of useful information.

Award-winning calendar
Each year, the calendar showcases the work of a different artist on the cover, and features top-quality images of CFT members inside. The calendar has won numerous awards from the AFT and the AFL-CIO for editorial and graphic excellence. What's more, the calendar is produced by union workers in California, helping to build solidarity among workers and a strong state economy.

In the CFT Pocket Calendar, you will find:
• state and federal holidays
• state and national action guides
• state and national member benefits directories
• state and national union scholarship offerings
• CFT and AFT meeting and event dates 
• your Weingarten Rights
• mini-guide to voting in California
• local, state and national labor history dates 
• lots of pictures of our California union members

• capsule guide to how the CFT works
• space for local union contact information 
• inspiring thoughts from quotable people
• handy notes pages and long-lasting protective plastic cover
• academic year calendar, from August 2012 to October 2013

Order a calendar now
To order a CFT Pocket Calendar, please send $1 to cover calendar cost plus shipping and handling. Your calendar will be mailed to you right away.

CFT Pocket Calendar
CFT Bay Area Office
1330 Broadway, Suite 1601
Oakland, CA 94612 

Publication schedule
The CFT Pocket Calendar is published in July.

Who to contact

Local unions can submit significant dates in local union history for inclusion in the annual calendar. Please send dates and other inquiries to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Publications Director.

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