Published in the August 27, 2015 Santa Maria Times. In a recent commentary, I noted that a pending U.S. Supreme Court case, Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association, posed a significant threat to public employee unions both locally and nationwide. If the court decides in favor of the plaintiffs, what is known as the agency or […]

On September 7 the Part-Time Faculty Association, working in collaboration with the United Domestic Workers Local 3930, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770, Laborers Local 220, the Tri Counties Central Labor Council and the Service Employees International Union Local 721, will be hosting the Second Annual Santa Maria Valley Union Picnic. The event […]

Published in the July 24, 2015 Santa Maria Times. An old adage says, be careful what you wish for. On June 30 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association case. For teachers, firefighters, police, nurses and all other public employee union members across the country — including those in […]

Greetings everyone! June is here and summer officially begins on Sunday, June 21, (which also happens to be Father’s Day this year). If you are teaching summer classes they will be starting up on the 15th. If you aren’t teaching, then I hope you are enjoying your time off. Employment Up For Our Bargaining Unit […]

President’s Letter May 2015 Hello everyone! I hope your Spring Semester has gone well. Summer is coming fast. If you’re teaching or otherwise working this summer, I wish you a great session. If not, don’t forget that you are eligible for unemployment! This has been an excellent term for the PFA. I want to bring […]