Training Schedule

Event

Immigration: Workers’ Rights and Responsibilities in the Trump Era
CFT Online Training

As the new school year begins, educators and school workers have growing concerns about the escalating actions by the Trump administration, from ICE showing up on our campuses, to the crackdown on free speech and peaceful protests, to attacks on academic freedom, and more.

Join us for this timely Zoom training that will help us better understand our rights and responsibilities as educators and school employees during this difficult time to protect our students, ourselves, our coworkers, and our communities.

Event

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:
Jennifer Helfend-Gomez - Stakeholder Engagement Manager, CalSTRS
Sharon Hendricks, AFT 1521, Co-Retirement Liaison
Dr. Jessica Saint Paul, AFT 1521, Co-Retirement Liaison
Dr. Kat Addison, AFT 1521, Benefits Ambassador 

Event

Addressing Federal Employment Authorization Changes that Impact our Members and Communities
CFT Online Training

Recent federal changes to immigration relief programs and renewal delays threaten immigrant workers’ well-being and economic security. This presentation will provide an update on the status of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), information (non-legal advice) about what these changes mean for impacted educators, and resources to guide individuals on what steps they can take on their respective cases. 

Presenter:
Supervisory Policy Manager, Economic Justice, with the California Immigrant Policy Center

Event

Unemployment Insurance Workshop
Virtual Training - Register Below

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.

Register here!