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Administration’s Plans to Reopen Campus Receives Backlash

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman board of trustees, faculty, CCSF, American Federation of Teachers, class cuts, Disabled Students Programs and Services, funding, pink slips, staff, administration, AFT2121, Thea Selby, Jennifer Hsu, remote learning, Aliya Chisti, Malaika Finkelstein, Ava Cohen, Mary Bravewoman, in person learning, Richard Baum, board meeting, City Mayor’s Office, Philippine Studies, Women and Gender’s Studies

Administration recently proposed a plan to reopen campuses to in person learning, but there have been discussions about delaying it due to frustration with the lack of consideration and planning.

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Faculty Union Criticizes Moves Towards Layoffs

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman board of trustees, budget, cuts, enrollment, aft 2121, American Federation of Teachers, deficit, AFT, pink slips, Budget Crisis, tobin jones, Malaika Finkelstein, Chancellor Vurdien, Layoffs, March 15th Slips, Seniority

Interim-Chancellor Vurdien announced January 21st that City College intends to issue pink slips to a yet undisclosed number of employees.

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Budget finalized amid discontent

September 17, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman budget, bay area, city college, chancellor, labor, American Federation of Teachers, AFT, Messer, Arthur, Tyler, U.S, administrative, public, hearing, Bureau, AFT2121, 2121, cost of living

This Fiscal year, City College’s budget sits at just under $350 million.

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Part-time teaching benefits City College and instructors

July 18, 2011February 25, 2020 The Guardsman budget crunch, San Francisco Community College District and the American Federation of Teacher, American Federation of Teachers

Hiring “Freeway Flyers,” part time, untenured teachers who teach at many campuses during a single semester, is becoming a widely used cost-saving measure at City College.