Eleven locals win grants as Member Organizing Committee gets underway
As part of our commitment to actively support both the strategic development and capacity building work of its member unions, the CFT has established the Member Organizing Committee (MOC) grant program...
View ArticlePasadena City College Classified workers join CFT
“We are so excited to become part of the CFT!” This was the message from Alice Araiza, a 36-year employee of Pasadena City College, when the members of her union, the Instructional Support Services...
View ArticleAFT 2121 Moves Campaign to Save City College of San Francisco
The largest provider of higher education in the state, City College of San Francisco (CCSF), AFT Local 2121, is being threatened, and the CFT is rallying to help. The community of San Francisco was...
View ArticleExtensive Member Training Program Advanced at CFT Summer School
By all accounts the annual CFT Union Summer School held from August 13-17, 2012 at the University of California, Los Angeles was a smashing success. Over one hundred members participated in this week...
View ArticleFirst Combined PLUCC / Member Organizing Committee Training Generates Enthusiasm
Why do we organize? How do we organize? These were the central questions that dozens of local leaders grappled with when they met together on September 14-15 for the 2012 Orientation to the CFT’s...
View ArticleYES on Prop 30/NO on Prop 32 Campaign Moving Strongly
The CFT’s electoral program to pass Proposition 30 and defeat Proposition 32 is well under way. Our union’s strength in politics depends on member involvement. As we did in 2010 with our work on...
View ArticleComprehensive CFT field campaign contributes to election victories
The fall of 2012 proved to be an exciting time for CFT as our organizing focus turned towards the November 6th election. All members, leaders and staff joined together to mobilize our membership around...
View ArticlePhase one of MOC a resounding success
The first phase of the Member Organizing Committee (MOC) has been completed. The results are in and the grant program was a huge success. Over 250 new members were recruited, dozens of new site reps...
View ArticleCFT, CTA and the Courage Campaign bring progressive groups together to...
Riding a political high following November’s election, upwards of 100 people representing dozens of organizations came together in Los Angeles earlier this month at California’s Progressive Convening....
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