District President for Part-time Faculty, Annette Stofer has created this helpful guide to contract language that specifically affects part-time faculty.

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Information on maintaining health care benefits -

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As a part-time instructor in the community and technical colleges, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits between teaching periods. Unemployment benefits are a legal right, particularly if your college does not offer you a reasonable assurance of continued employment. For more information, check out our Question-and-Answer section.

 

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AFT Washington worked very hard during the 2006 legislative session to achieve an important advance for part-time faculty with regard to the maintenance of health care benefits throughout the year, including summer quarter.  The law went into effect June 8, 2006.  By clicking on the title above, you can read more details, including a handy FAQ that answers the most commonly-asked questions.

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A state task force report on the “2005 Best Employment Practices for Part-time Faculty Taskforce Report and Recommendations," makes several recommendations to improve salary and employment practices for part-time faculty at public community and technical colleges. Seventy-five percent (75%) of faculty in our colleges are part-time faculty.

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Information on college funding as of 2001-2003

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Prepared by the AFT Higher Education Program and Policy Council Task Force on Part-time Faculty

Unemployment Law for Part-time Faculty, updated May 2006, including 9-month/12-month college designations for unemployment calculations. (as updated 12/12/06)

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Find out about the claims process which began September 1st.

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Increasingly our higher education institutions are relying on part-time or adjunct faculty resulting in fewer full-time tenured faculty. AFT Washington is dedicated to lobbying for and developing strategies to improve the working conditions and equity for part-time, adjunct faculty.

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Many part-time faculty members teach at more than one college in order to earn a decent living. When a preson signs up for union membership at one college, it can seem unnecessary to sign up at another. There are a few facts that can help you decide whether dual membership is right for you.

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Explanation of how the report card rated the part-time faculty employment practices of community and technical colleges.

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AFT WA rated community and technical colleges based on salary, number of classes taught by part-timers, percentage of part-timers with pension and health benefits.

Part-time Bargaining Issues

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