Amplify Your Voice

Understanding the 40 Hour Workweek Apr 05, 2022

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!

Release Time Mar 09, 2022

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.

Calculating Faculty Load Feb 16, 2022

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.

Interview with ASCCC Vice-President Ginni May Nov 02, 2021

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.

Vaccine Mandate Updates Oct 15, 2021

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.

Amplify Your Voice - Keeping up with Fall Oct 08, 2021

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

SBCCDTA Elections Tentative Agreement May 19, 2021

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.

SBCCDTA Elections Voting and Executive Board May 19, 2021

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.

Mental Health Awareness - March 8th, 2021 Mar 09, 2021

This month we focus on mental health and resources that are available to instructors who are dealing with increased stress, burnout, or addiction. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Call 800-999-7222 or visit anthemEAP.com and enter SISC when prompted for the Company Code. For Valley Instructors: Care Solace Please reach out to Janae Jacobyn(jjacoby@sbccd.edu) for more assistance or if you are concerned about a co-worker.

Union 101 - February 4th, 2021 Feb 04, 2021

This months episode focuses on upcoming positions for the union eboard, negotiations, new members of the Union eboard, part-time benefits, and upcoming conferences

Union 101 | March 9th, 2020 Mar 09, 2020

This month's episode focuses on commonly asked questions about the pay and contract process as well as general updates. If you have a question on this month's topics, please feel free to email it in or submit it through the contact form on the website, SBCCDTA.org.

Grievance and Tenure Review - February 13, 2020 Feb 13, 2020

This month's episode focuses on commonly asked questions about the grievance process and the tenure review process. Our goal is to help make sure our members understand their rights in both processes and hopefully relieve some of the apprehension associated with them. With that said, if you have a question we did not address please feel free to email it in or submit it through the contact form on the website, SBCCDTA.org.

Union 101 - November 27, 2019 Nov 27, 2019

This month's show includes updates on maternity leave, negotiations, CalSTRS calculations, holiday parades that the union will be participating in, and general contract information, like what is "sunshining" and what do the many appendices of the contract mean, especially what are MOUs and what happens when they expire.

Union 101 - Oct 25, 2019 Oct 28, 2019

This month's show includes updates on the negotiations, union giveaways, the new contract, maternity leave, and a short spiel about union engagement.

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Union 101 - August 23, 2019 Aug 23, 2019

This month's show includes updates on the negotiations, important reminders regarding changes to the contract that were ratified last semester, and plans for the coming year. Check out our new website design at SBCCDTA.org, our new Twitter @sbccdta, and our new Instragram SBCCDTA.

Union 101 - April 23, 2019 Apr 24, 2019

This months show includes updates on negotiations, the ratification vote, the general meeting, and plans for Fall.

Union 101 - March 12, 2019 Mar 12, 2019

This month's show includes updates on negotiations, the call to action, the upcoming board meeting, Oracle, and our latest board member to visit our e-board, Dr. Stephanie Houston.

Before we start our usual episode we want to mention our call to action at Crafton Hills College Parking Lot F on March 22 from 9 - 11 am. This is to give everyone on negotiations a visual of faculty support. We are encouraging everyone faculty, students, friends, family, and members of the community to wear red and come to parking lot F to show their support. If you can, please RSVP through our website SBCCDTA.org. This is just to give us an estimate of the amount of food to bring.

Union 101 - February 20, 2019 Feb 21, 2019

This months show includes updates on negotiations, Oracle, Board communications, and conferences.

Union 101 - Sept 18, 2018 Sep 18, 2018

This months show includes updates on the upcoming November elections for board, negotiations, adjunct office hours, and the adjunct seniority list.

Union 101 - Aug 8, 2018 Aug 08, 2018

This is the first episode of the podcast. It contains an introduction to the show and updates and highlights from President - Meridyth McLaren.