Organization

AFA is a local, independent, collective bargaining agent representing all Unit A faculty members in contract negotiations and conciliation/grievance matters. We are the only faculty group with the right to negotiate your salaries, benefits, and working conditions. Since negotiating the first AFA/District contract in September 1990, we have accomplished significant gains for both regular and associate faculty, while continuing to enjoy good working relations with the District. AFA continues to clarify language, extend protections for faculty, enlarge the scope of the contract, and address inequities.

AFA Documents

Organization and Structure of AFA

AFA Executive Council

Composition:

• The Council is composed of 19 faculty members, 11 of whom are regular faculty, and 8 are associate faculty, effective Fall 2012. All members have equal standing with respect to voting and bringing issues to the Council.
• Link to the current Executive Council

Elections:

• Elections for vacant seats (approximately half of the Council) occur each Spring semester.
• Term of office is 2 years.
• Any faculty member who is currently an active, dues-paying AFA member and has been for the past five months is eligible to run.
• All dues-paying Members of AFA are eligible to vote in AFA representative elections.
• Contract faculty Members elect contract faculty representatives; associate faculty Members elect associate faculty representatives.
• Read more about elections...

Meetings:

• The Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday afternoon of each month during the Fall and Spring semesters.
• A special meeting of the Council may be called by the President, by a Vice-President, or by three Councilors.
• There is at least one General Meeting each semester.