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In 2016, FARSCCD membership voted to move from being an independent union to joining the California Teachers Association (CTA) which is part of the National Education Association (NEA). Because FARSCCD represents college faculty we have added support of the Community College Association (CCA), which is the higher education arm of CTA. These state and national organizations offer FARSCCD enhanced support and benefits, visibility and voice not only within the district but also with our sister unions and legislative bodies as well.
National Education Association (NEA)
3 million members
California Teachers Association (CTA)
310,000 members
Community College Association (CCA)
11,000 members
Faculty Association
RSCCD (FARSCCD)
400+ members
How We Work
FARSCCD Structure
Educators who are well balanced in their mind, body, and life have the creative capacity to provide the best community college opportunities, lessons, and student support. Every full-time credit and noncredit and part-time faculty member makes up FARSCCD. As FARSCCD we center public education when we do our daily work. Every day that we show up as educators is proof that we support the growth of every member of our society, that we want every member of our society to be informed, and that we want a thriving democratic society. Collective power is the strongest power!
The FARSCCD structural leadership is proud to support each and every unit member, our students, and our community. We train and work hard to empower our membership to build power and use our united voice to fight for better working conditions, an environment that supports the work we do. We provide the best student learning conditions when we are healthy, have financial stability, utilize fair & equitable processes, and when we are not experiencing burn out.
Elections
Organizing
Membership
Grievances
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Communications
Bargaining
Finance
Rep Council
Governance
Executive Board
Rep Council
Rep Council is a representative body of all unit members. Rep Council structure is similar to our college division structure and the number of Site Reps is based on the number of active members in each area. Site Reps are the bridge between the Membership and Executive Board. The Rep Council is the policy making body of FARSCCD. Site Reps are elected for 2-year terms.
Executive Board
Elected officers lead and organize FARSCCD during their 3-year term and consists of the Officers (four Directors and the Rep Council Chair).
Membership
Responsible for overall membership experience & importance of membership. Actively recruits new members, retains existing members, engages, shares member benefits, and maintains the membership list.
Organizing
Mobilize faculty to become actively involved in the union, educating faculty, identify concerns & priorities, building grassroots support, organizing actions & campaigns, develop collective leadership skills, rally to collectively advocate for better contracts & policies & holds 1:1 conversation. Documents action/participation in order to evaluate efforts and develop strategies.
Communications
Amplifies our union voice. Strategizes ways to share initiatives, events, updates and wins. Promote advocacy efforts by utilizing the website, texting, email, newsletters, social media, etc. Creates marketing plans, branding kits and campaign support.
Bargaining
FARSCCD reps collect and analyze data in order to address priorities identified by the membership. Leads faculty workgroups to develop contract language and bargaining strategies to address the priorities. Negotiate with district on behalf of the membership. Reach a mutual agreement (CBA). Reps may change if needed.
Political Action Committee
Provide campaign funding and local support for initiatives and candidates that impact RSCCD. Focus on helping to build local political power to create the public education all students deserve. Create local political action plan, coordinate candidate recruitment & interview, voter outreach work, and manage the political action fund.
Elections
Runs elections for board members as well as contract SLA and MOU ratification utilizing independent software system. Adheres to fair campaign & election practices utilizing the CTA and service center election manuals as a guide.
Grievances & Investigations
Support faculty with investigations and grievances when there are contract violations. Investigate complaints, requests support from CTA legal when appropriate, attend investigation interviews with faculty and escalates grievances. Every grievance filed helps to further define the contract language.
Finance
Provides focused financial oversight, review, and accountability between the Board and Rep Council ensuring that all financial activity has been thoroughly vetted and approved.
Governance
The FARSCCD Governance Committee provides focused oversight and review of the Bylaws, Standing Rules and other Governance documents. The Governance Committee ensures that all governance documents have been thoroughly reviewed, vetted, and questioned before being presented to the full Executive Board and Rep Council for ratification.
Members
- Unit Members include both paying and non-paying members and are all represented by the union and covered under the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
- Active Members are those fulltime credit and noncredit and part-time credit faculty who are dues paying members of FARSCCD. Active members are encouraged to participate in union committees, Rep Council and to run for office as both the local, state and national level.
- When you join our local union FARSCCD, you also become an active member of the: Community College Association (CCA), California Teachers Association (CTA), National Education Association (NEA). Membership provides numerous benefits and opportunities.
