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18
Apr

PAC Updates

FA-PAC WINTER QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS The Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) [FA-PAC – FAFHDA] and the FA-PACInternship Program have a number of accomplishments to celebrate this quarter. Patrick Ahrens Wins Primary Election! Patrick Ahrens secured...
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29
Feb

FA-PAC Endorsements for March 5 Primary Election

Everyone eligible to vote should have received their ballot. Our focus this primary election is on regional Assembly and State Senate seats, starting first and foremost with Patrick Ahrens who is running to replace Evan...
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30
Jan

January 2024 FA-PAC Update

In Winter 2024, the FA-PAC and the FA-PAC Internship Program remain committed to supporting faculty and student interests in several crucial areas across the District. Our work to support the arts at De Anza continues...
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06
Jan

Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) Fall Briefing

The FA-PAC met three times in fall. Here are the highlights: Rallying for Part-Time healthcare at Evergreen (October) Adopting a PAC/PAC Internship Program budget for 2023-2024 Interviewing two Board of Trustee Candidates for November 2024...
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06
Jan

FA-PAC Update Fall 2023

Rally to Win Healthcare for Part-Time Faculty: Friday, October 13th, at the San Jose Evergreen Community College District Office FA-PAC Intern Coordinator Isabel Caballero Teixeira, faculty mentors Danny Solomon and Laura Chin and some of...
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15
Mar

Get Ready for PAA

The Professional Achievement Award (PAA) is for those full-time faculty who are on Step 13 of the salary schedule.
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01
Mar

Particularly for Part-timers

Faculty who will not be teaching in spring quarter are eligible to receive unemployment benefits. Unemployment claims are filed with the California Employment Development Department (EDD). There is an excellent resource produced by John Govsky,...
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30
Jan

In Memory of Richard Hansen

In Memory of Rich Hansen, an FA News Eulogy by Tim Shively As most of you by now know, Rich Hansen, De Anza Mathematics Instructor and former Faculty Association President passed away recently.  His loss...
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03
May

BSness As Usual

President’s Report  •  Tim Shively  •  FA President In his infamous essay and now best-selling book On Bullshit, Princeton Philosophy Professor Emeritus Harry Frankfurt questions why the titular phenomena is so prevalent in our society...
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07
Apr

What Past Practices Are and How They Work

One of the functions of a union is to negotiate matters related to compensation and working conditions for all unit members. The FA unit members are all faculty working in the district and the outcomes...
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