AFT 6554

Working for faculty and students

Action Network:

Union Workers earn 10-20% more than Non-Union

A large empirical study by economists at Columbia and Princeton, tracking millions of workers over decades, found that unionized workers typically earned …

"The District agrees to allow faculty to enroll in all District courses on the same terms and only subject to those limitations which may apply to all students or prospective students,

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WEP & GPO Repeal is Official. Millions of public employees, who did not pay into social security while they were contributing to their public pensions, will not longer lose almost $600 a month in social security earned benefits. Click Here for more information.

Please join us (in-person or via zoom)-tell the WVMCCD Trustees about your personal challenges living in the area and working at the college... Or voice your concerns...The zoom link to join the meeting is:

https://wvm-edu.zoom.us/j/4087419002 Meeting ID: 4087419002

WVMFT CARES about Faculty. If you are experiencing a financial hardship due to class cancellations, please contact someone from the WVMFT E-Board.

Randy Castello, Retired Accounting Faculty, Union Negotiator will be missed.

Melvin Hugo Pritchard was a dedicated Union Activist. He was Vice-President of both ACE and WVMFT. He was dedicated to improving the lives of workers.

As a result of a recent WVMFT grievance on behalf of four of our members, and all potentially affected faculty, the District must treat faculty just like all other students and allow faculty to free tuition for attending classes at WVMCCD. Up until this semester, faculty who lived in the District's service area and who signed up for classes were not offered free tuition simply because they were employees of the district. Due to a WVMFT-District settlement that prior discriminatory practice has ended. "The District agrees to allow faculty to enroll in all District courses on the same terms and only subject to those limitations which may apply to all students or prospective students,"

2024 Contact Negotiations Completed. Click Here for a summary.

FACT FINDING occured on 3/27/24. CLICK Here for the Fact Finder's Report.

The 2022-23 Contract Negotiations with the District are finally finished. Click Here to Read the Tentative Agreement. Thank You to the WVMFT Negotiating Team. They worked hard for over 2 years.