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 […]

Published in the March 27, 2015 Noozhawk. More than 600 delegates, staff and guests. Fifty-four different union locals represented, from one end of California to the other. Speakers as diverse as state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson; State Controller Betty Yee; Assemblyman Jose Medina, R-Riverside, chairman of the Assembly Higher Education Committee; and educator/motivational […]

Published in the February 13, 2015 Noozhawk On Feb. 3, the Part-Time Faculty Association of Allan Hancock College, California Federation of Teachers Local 6185 and representatives of the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District signed a three-year collective bargaining agreement. The new agreement is a testament to the hard work both sides did over the […]

Published in the November 28, 2014 Santa Maria Times. One describes counseling “as the job of a lifetime.” Another says, “You can feel the positive impact you have on a student’s life,” and with that comes the knowledge that this impact can last a lifetime. If counselors at Allan Hancock College have one thing in […]