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City College Faculty Arrested In Labor Protest

By Patrick Fitzgerald and Audrey Garces Amid giant skyscrapers, hundreds of protesters’ chants echoed off the office of Jeff Sloan, the chief attorney for negotiations on March 11, calling demands for fair faculty wages and stronger support of higher education for both cultural enrichment classes and careers-oriented classes. “We are

Vexed Teachers May Strike For Higher Wages

By Audrey Garces Hoping to deliver a “wake-up call” to the district, the president of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 2121 announced on March 10 that union members voted 92 percent in favor of the union executive board’s call for a strike. “Today we stand united for a

Jury Finds No Wrongdoing In Nieto Case

By Marco Siler-Gonzales The Nieto family will see no reparation, monetary or otherwise, from the City of San Francisco for their son’s killing at the hands of San Francisco police officers. City College student Alex Nieto was shot and killed in Bernal Heights Park on March 21, 2014 by

March 23 - April 13, 2016 Campus Briefs

Batmale Gets Makeover Construction began Saturday, March 19, on Batmale Hall at Ocean Campus to fix energy consumption, temperature and air-flow problems. The seven-story, 129-room building will be brought into compliance with the 2013 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, mandated by the California Energy Commission. “They’re going to be working

City College Faculty Arrested at Protest March Sit-in

By Bridgid Skiba Dozen of educators seeking a long overdue labor contract for City College faculty were arrested on Mar. 11 following a sit-in at the downtown office of Jeff Sloan, the college's lead negotiator. Among the arrestees were American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 2121 President Timothy

Faculty Union Announces Strike Authorization

By Audrey Garces With the hope of providing a ‘wake-up call’ to the San Francisco Community College District, the president of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 2121 announced on March 10 union members voted 92 percent in favor of authorizing the union’s executive board to call for a strike.

Verdict: Officers Justified in Shooting of City College Student

By Marco Siler-Gonzales The Nieto family will see no reparation, monetary or otherwise, from the City of San Francisco for their son’s killing at the hands of San Francisco police officers. City College student Alex Nieto was shot and killed in Bernal Heights Park on March 21, 2014 by