WZRD News: 4/26/2024

AFSCME Local 3506 is negotiating a new contract for Adult Education teachers at the City Colleges of Chicago.

AFSCME Local 3506 is negotiating a new contract for Adult Education (AE) teachers at the City Colleges of Chicago. The teachers’ contract expired in June 2023.

The Alliance for Community Services and AFSCME Local 3506 asks Chicagoans to call upon the C.C.C. Board of Trustees and Administration to address these and other issues.

Expand the availability of adult education classes and strengthen the program's capacity to serve students.

Create full-time Adult Educators and Coordinators positions. Streamline the registration process to address current issues stemming from administrative mismanagement.

Increase outreach, recruitment, and retention programs for Black and other marginalized students

Reinstate Adult Education classes at Harold Washington College. Administrative practices that exclude minority students and working people from downtown are racist and against the mission of C.C.C.

Provide better learning conditions that benefit students: smaller class sizes, adequate classroom resources, and educational materials.

Provide accessible support services for adult education students, such as counseling, tutoring, and career services, that are convenient for the students, not just for the administration.

A teacher-designed and student-centered curriculum that includes a broader range of perspectives, especially those that highlight the histories, cultures, and contributions of Black/Latinx minority and working people.

Place eligible students in free Adult Education programs and stop their unnecessary placement in tuition and fees-based programs.

Enforce Illinois Community College Board ICCB regulations that allow students to repeat classes more than four times when appropriate.

CCC arbitrary and discriminatory administrative restrictions that exclude and discourage students are against the mission of the C.C.C.

Mandate cultural competency, training in disability awareness, and anti-racism training for all faculty and staff.

Return to a pay system that recognizes years of hard work by reinstating seniority and steps, remuneration of hours worked outside the classroom, and salaries commensurate with credit faculty.

For more information and to send a letter supporting AFSCME Local 3506’s negotiations with City Colleges of Chicago for a new contract on behalf of Adult Education faculty, please visit actionnetwork.org and go to Support Students and Teachers at Chicago City Colleges.

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