COCAL-CA Annual Convention--May 7, 2005

Organizing Committee

Program

Sponsors

Organizing Committee

  Beverly Cope

Craig Flanery

Mary Ellen Goodwin

Roy Latas

David Milroy

Robert Samuels

Michelle Squitieri

Program

9:30                         Registration

10:00-10:15           Opening Remarks

                        Craig Flanery (CFA); Mary Ellen Goodwin (COCAL-CA); Bob Samuels (UC-AFT)

10:15-11:30           Effective Higher Ed Coalition Work

                        Review of COCAL Activities

                        Review of Coalitions Activities

                        Planning Student and Faculty Activism

                        A National Strategy for Higher Education

                        Facilitaor:                        Mary Ellen Goodwin (COCAL-CA)

                        Panelists:                         Craig Flanery (CFA); Marcus Harvey (AAUP); Judith Mandel (CCA);                                       Christine Maitland (NEA); Suren Moodliar (NAFFE); Bob Samuels (UC-AFT)

11:35-12:50           The Future of Contingent Faculty

                        Improving the Pay, Security, and Benefits of Part-Time, Non-Tenured Faculty

                        The Need for Full-Time Faculty Career Paths

                        Local vs. State-Wide Unions

                        Bargaining Strategies

                        60% Law

                        Facilitator: David Milroy (CPFA/CCA/CFT)

                        Panelists:                        Sandy Baringer (UC-AFT); Beverly Cope (CFT);

                                Elizabeth Hoffman(CFA); Lantz Simpson (SMFA/CCCI); Dee Wood (CCA)

12:50-1:50             Lunch  (on your own)

2:00-3:30               Political Action Concerning Higher Education in California

                        What Happened to the Master Plan?

                        Defeating the Governors Budget and Initiatives

                        Fighting for Better Student learning Conditions

                        Defending the UC Labor Centers

                        Diversity and Access

                        Facilitator:                        Michelle Squitieri (UC-AFT)

                        Panelists:                        Karen Bass, Assembly Member, 47th District; Marty Hittelman (CFT);                         Carolyn Inmon (CCA); Susan Meisenhelder (CFA); Kent Wong (UC Labor Center)

3:45-5:00               Strategy Breakout Sessions

                        Campus Equity Week / Fair Employment Week

                        COCAL VII

                        Bargaining Strategies

                        Political Strategies        

                        Future COCAL Activities

                        Regional Discussions

Sponsors of COCAL-CA Annual Convention 2005

Many Thanks to Our Sponsors

California Community College Independents (CCCI)

California Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

California Faculty Association (CFA)

California Part-Time Faculty Association (CPFA)

Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor - California (COCAL-CA)

Community College Association (CCA)

Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC)

National Education Association (NEA)

Part Time Faculty United - AFT

North American Alliance for Fair Employment (NAFFE)

Santa Monica College Faculty Association (SMCFA)

UAW Local 2865

UCLA Labor Center

University of California-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT)

University of California Student Association

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