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May 18, 2020

PFF Newsletter

May 14, 2020

Good News from Your Negotiations Team

Hello Faculty Colleagues, The PFF Negotiations Team has some important and good news to report. On Wednesday (yesterday), our team and...

May 14, 2020

Fact of the Week 5/14/20: Faculty Rights in Re-organization

Did you know? In the middle of the confusion relating to the global pandemic, on April 14, 2020, acting VPI Sivert informed the Chair...

May 7, 2020

Fact of the Week 5/7/20: The State of Adjunct Faculty

The State of Adjunct Faculty Did you know: A new AFT report reveals that a large percentage of part-time faculty are barely getting by...

Apr 30, 2020

Fact of the Week 4/30/20 - Trying to Cross the Finish Line: Athletics, Health and Kinesiology

Misleading Narrative: The Athletics Department is an expensive program that has been deficit spending for years. Facts: The Athletics...

Apr 26, 2020

Negotiations Update

In order to do our due diligence in negotiations we need reliable data and analysis of the data. We are dedicated to working with the...

Apr 23, 2020

Fact of the Week 4/23/20: Sabbaticals Enrich Palomar Students’ Education

As You Know: Sabbaticals have been a topic of conversation at recent Governing Board meetings. This is not surprising given our shared...

Apr 16, 2020

Fact of the Week 4/16/2020: The Fiscal Monitor is Watching

As You Know: Due to past mismanagement of the College's budget, Palomar College now has a fiscal monitor looking over our shoulder. ...

Apr 13, 2020

Negotiations Update, Governing Board Meeting, eBoard Election Results, and More

Governing Board Meeting Attendance PFF is so appreciate of the amazing faculty turnout we've had at the Governing Board meetings this...

Apr 9, 2020

Fact of the Week: 4/9/20 - Welcome to Zoom University

As You Know: Working from home presents all sorts of challenges, and teaching from home presents yet another level of challenges! This...

Apr 2, 2020

Fact of the Week: 4/2/20 - Working People Standing Together

Whew, we have almost made it through the first week of completely remote teaching! Did You Know: PFF and our parent Union, CFT, have been...

Mar 20, 2020

COVID19 MOU

Dear Faculty Colleagues, What a week! After several iterations, we finalized an MOU that covers this singular time of COVID19. The...

Mar 19, 2020

Fact of the Week for 3/19/20: Teaching in the Time of COVID-19

Getting information and help going remote: We know you have been inundated with emails regarding going remote during the COVID-19...

Mar 16, 2020

Letter from your Union Co-Presidents

Dear PFF Members, We understand that these are difficult and confusing times. But your Union - PFF - is working to support you. We are...

Mar 12, 2020

Fact of the Week for 3/11/20: COVID-19 - Keep Calm and Teach On

Contingency Planning in the Face of Uncertainty: Just to make things more interesting around here, we are now trying to forecast how ...

Mar 5, 2020

Fact of the Week for 3/5/20: At the Table or On the Menu?

Did you Know? The law limits the items that the Union can negotiate. Many areas of faculty concern are not negotiable, but the Union can...

Feb 27, 2020

Fact of the Week for 2/27/20: Best Wishes - The Outcome of the Retirement Early Notification Pa...

Outcome: The District and the PFF negotiated an early retirement notification payout of $3000 for faculty and staff to submit their...

Feb 20, 2020

Fact of the Week for 02/20/20 - Reduction in Force: Survival Guide

Understanding Reduction in Force (RIF): At the Community College level, RIFs are extremely rare and are always the last resort. In the...

Feb 13, 2020

Fact of the Week for 2/13/20: Evaluations - The Administration Edition

Did you know? When administrators are evaluated, faculty are supposed to provide input for those evaluations. Facts: Faculty evaluation...

Feb 6, 2020

Fact of the Week for 2/6/2020 - Is There a SRP?

Hot off the Press: After careful study of the proposal and data the District gave to the PFF and CCE regarding a potential Supplemental...