Fall 2014 Part-Time Faculty Workshop
Attend the Fall 2014 Part-Time Faculty Workshop scheduled for Thursday, August 14 at 6pm. Information, location and times are attached.
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Minimum wage is not a living wage
Published in the July 24, 2014 Santa Maria Times. The minimum wage in California increased from $8 to $9 per hour on July 1, and will go to $10 on Jan. 1, 2016. The federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 per hour. A bill to increase it to $10.10 was defeated in April due to […]
Read More →PFA Office Hours
The PFA office will be closed to observe the Independence Day holiday on Friday, July 4. It will also be closed from Thursday July 10 through Monday July 14 due to the American Federation of Teachers Convention in Los Angeles. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 15. Also, the next Executive Board meeting, which would […]
Read More →PFA Honored With Membership Growth Award
As was reported in a brief bulletin sent on June 13, the Part-Time Faculty Association has been honored with a Membership Growth Award by the California Federation of Teachers. These awards are given to locals who have significantly increased their membership in a given year. Since increasing membership is something every local wants to do, […]
Read More →Dave Yundt: Teacher, Military Man, and Humanitarian
By Mark James Miller, PFA President Dave Yundt always wanted to teach, because for him teaching is a way into something else he has always wanted to do, and that is helping people. Teaching at Hancock, which he has done since 1990, enables him to help many different people in many different ways. Dave loves […]
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