Have you ever wished that someone would explain something to you using a bunch of numbers, acronyms, and arithmetic in a podcast! Well then, welcome to your dream come true. In this third episode of our series "The Contract Says What?" Meridyth and I will now attempt to explain how a 40-hour workweek is calculated for all full-time faculty from 4 lecture classes to non-instructional without student contact and everything in between. Enjoy!

In this episode, we take on the job of deconstructing and explaining release time and reassign time: what they mean, how they work, what the difference is, and what a 0.2 actually means for your job.

What is one unit of lecture worth in load? What about lab? This episode focuses on calculating faculty load. Our hosts will break down table 1 in the CBA to explain how faculty load is calculated. 

Please see the contract for more information, or if all else fails, or maybe as a first step, use this handy-dandy calculator. 

This very special episode of Amplify Your Voice is our very first interview. YES! Like real podcasters. It was crazy exciting. Meridyth and I were able to sit down with ASCCC Vice-President Ginni May. So many thanks to Ginni for giving us time in her very busy schedule and for being so awesomely prepared for the interview. Our interview covers what skills are most applicable for statewide work, the relationship between ASCCC and the local senates, and how faculty can pivot on ASCCC resources to amplify their voices.

We hope for this to be the first in a series of podcasts that focus on making the many governance roles and entities on our campuses, in our district, and throughout the state more understandable and accessible.

Welcome to this between episodes episode to give you a quick update on what's happening with the vaccine mandate. For those of you who don't know the SBCCD Board of Trustees passed a mandate at the beginning of September requiring that all students faculty staff and administration of SBCCD become vaccinated by January 2021. This podcast is sponsored by You. As our members, you support your union and this podcast by staying informed and engaged. Please take some time to reach out to us sbccdta.org.  

This episode discusses all the changes this fall, new committees, new branding, and new executive board members.

This episode discusses current elections: the tentative agreement and budget. We have a separate podcast to discuss how to vote and who is running for e-board.

Remember to review the voting page and 2021 TA and use your SBCCDTA email to vote. If you cannot log in, please contact Josh Robles.

This episode discusses current elections: how to vote and who is running for e-board. We will have a separate podcast to discuss the tentative agreement. 

Remember to review the voting page and use your SBCCDTA email to vote. If you cannot log in, please contact Josh Robles.