Know Your Rights Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Read about your rights as an applicant or an employee with a disability under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.
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CFT Spring Part-Timer Newsletter (featuring PFA President Mark James Miller)
Read the spring edition of the California Federation of Teachers Part-Timer newsletter that contains the following features: Mark James Miller: Meet one of the hardest working organizers of part-timers How does your pay rate compare to others? Ancillary pay programs: New strategies for part-timer inclusion on campus
Read More →United We Stand—Lessons From Aesop’s Fables
Union Gives Strength An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. He ordered his servants to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son: “Break it.” The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break […]
Read More →Spring 2014 Membership Meeting
On April 10 the PFA hosted its annual Spring Membership Meeting, once again in our “new” office at 426 E. Barcellus Avenue, Suite 103, in Santa Maria. (June 1 will mark our 1 year anniversary here. Time does fly when you’re busy!) As always the good food and the good company made it an enjoyable […]
Read More →Math Instructor Nahid Loghmani’s Long Journey From Tehran to Santa Maria
By Mark James Miller, PFA President Nahid Loghmani has come a long way. 7,523 miles, to be exact—the distance from Tehran, Iran, to Santa Maria, California. Nahid, however, is not complaining. While she is quick to point out that she loves her native country, she also loves her life in her adopted country. That includes […]
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