Training Schedule
AFT Student Debt Clinic
Upcoming dates
Click here to view upcoming virtual student debt clinic workshops.
OCT 28: California Labor Federation Phone Banks for Prop 50
October 28, 2025
Please join us for GOTV phone bank to call labor households and remind union voters to get their ballots turned in for Yes on Prop 50!
The zoom link will be provided the day of the phone bank. You will need a laptop or tablet and WiFi to join this predictive dialer phone bank.
Please register below:
CalSTRS Retirement Webinar for all CA educators
Virtual Training
Find out more in-depth information about your CalSTRS benefits, the difference between earned and purchased service credit, and ways to bridge the gap between your CalSTRS benefit and your retirement income goal.
Presenters:
Sharon Hendricks, Co-Retirement Liaison, AFT 1521
Dr. Jessica Saint Paul, Co-Retirement Liaison, AFT 1521
Dr. Angel Belden, Benefit Ambassadors, AFT 1521
Dr. Kat Addision, Benefit Ambassadors, AFT 1521
CalSTRS Adjunct Faculty
Virtual Training
Find out about the CalSTRS benefits and services available to you as a part-time educator. Compare the benefit programs that may be available to you and determine which program you’re currently paying into. You’ll learn ways to increase your retirement income, the importance of supplemental savings and considerations to keep in mind throughout your career. You’re helping students build their future, don’t forget about yours.
Unemployment Insurance Workshop
Webinar
The Unemployment Insurance Workshop will guide contingent faculty through the online unemployment filing process, for both new and reopened claims. How to deal with phone interviews, denials, and appeals will also be covered.
Presenter:
John Govsky, a CFT vice president, has many years of experience
researching, writing about, and assisting contingent faculty with
unemployment issues.
Health Care: Request for Proposal Best Practices
Virtual Training - Register Below
This training guides CFT local leaders, bargaining team members and Health Benefit Committee (HBC) members through the essential steps of conducting a transparent, strategic, and member-focused Request for Proposal (RFP) process for employee benefits. Participants will learn how to build a long-term plan, eliminate conflicts of interest, ensure fair vendor comparisons, and use a clear timeline to gain the best results for their members. The session equips attendees with tools, best practices, and key questions to help labor play a leading role in shaping benefits decisions.