Feb-Mar 2016
Volume 69, Number 3
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In this issue…
UP FRONT
The State of Our Union: We are working to “Activate Labor for Justice”
ALL-UNION NEWS
Educators work to preserve education funding, extend Prop. 30
CFT introduces significant bills in 2016 session
FEATURES
CONVENTION 2016: In-depth reporting
- Organizing: Building our union power
- Recognition: Fierce advocates share Women in Education Award for fighting corporate charters
- Democracy: Delegates pass resolutions and amendments
- Solidarity: Rally for public education ends in civil disobedience
- Ben Rust Award: John Perez recipient of union’s top honor
- EC/K12 Award: Claytor honored with Raoul Teilhet Award
- Legislator of the Year: Jose Medina
- Racial justice: Tim Wise says the purpose of education is to get free
- Climate justice: CFT becomes first statewide union committed to climate justice
- Labor justice: Randi Weingarten: You bend the arc toward justice every day
In Memoriam: Former CFT President Miles Myers dies
AROUND CFT
- Letter to the editor
- CFT announces high school senior recipients for 2016
PRE-K AND K-12
Restorative justice seeks to end the school-to-prison pipeline
CLASSIFIED
Food service workers serve up fresh attitude
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
San Diego piloting move to make community college free
Accreditation reform: Final blows to the ACCJC
UNIVERSITY
Higher education should be free…and it’s within our reach
Locals 1481, 1493, 3267: Schools our students deserve…
Locals 1343 & 2317: Working together…
Local 1020 & 2276: Members elected…
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