Cody Clemons In an effort to decrease its $6 million budget deficit, Seattle Central College has reduced course offerings, with significant cuts to required first-year courses. Central’s two employee unions—the American Federation of Teachers Local 1789 (AFT) and the Washington Federation of State Employees Local 304 (WFSE)—argue that these course cuts will result in lower enrollment and…
Mo Dulitz | The Seattle Collegian On Tuesday, Apr. 11, community and technical college faculty across Washington state staged a walkout to protest low funding. Seattle Central College (SCC) faculty and students joined the state-wide movement, displaying passion and solidarity in the fight to earn a thriving wage. Wearing blue t-shirts, bandanas, and pins inscribed with the words “Reinvest In Washington,…
Mo Dulitz | The Seattle Collegian In an anonymous letter from a Seattle Colleges tenured faculty member, included in the opening wage proposal by the American Federation of Teachers Seattle Local 1789 (AFT) to the Seattle Colleges District (SCD) in March, 2022, the teacher explains the trials they have endured due to ongoing contract negotiations that have left teachers at Seattle…