The 2007-2010 contract period ended June 30th without a signed contract. Al Harrison, now the acting college president, has the opportunity to complete the job past president Fran White failed to accomplish. Board of Trustees you need to end the attack on the Faculty Union and negotiate a fair contract now!

United Professors of Marin seeks a highly enthusiastic individual to help oversee efforts to recruit, mobilize for possible work-stoppage, organize, and build solidarity among union members and other unions. UPM has received funding from the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) to pay for a part-time Faculty Mobilizer position. Interested people inside and outside of the College community are invited to apply immediately.                           [View Flyer] 

United Professors of Marin has represented teachers, counselors, librarians and other non-administrative certificated employees at the College of Marin. for more than 30 years. Unit members include both full time and part time employees who serve students at the Kentfield and Indian Valley Campuses in Marin County, California.

Part time instructors are eligible for unemployment benefits according to California State courts. Although they only receive paychecks during the semester, the only source of annual income for many part time faculty comes from their teaching salaries.  The courts have determined that, as temporary employees who could possibly lose their positions because of low enrollment and class cancellation, these part timers do not have a reasonable assurance of reemployment and are therefore eligible for California unemployment benefits. More information can be found at http://www.cpfa.org/bezemek.html