CFT Workshops Dec. 16: Unemployment and underemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Are you losing your job (or losing hours) as a result of the current pandemic? Is someone in your household unemployed or underemployed? In many cases, you may be eligible for benefits you’re not aware of. The expansion of unemployment benefits under the CARES Act and other recent laws are set to expire at the end of 2020.
All CFT members are welcome at this workshop, where CFT trainers will explain the benefits that have been available this year, and the changes coming in 2021 once current enhancements expire.
This workshop will also demystify the process of applying for unemployment benefits. Learn about requirements of the Employment Development Department (EDD) and the step-by-step process when applying for benefits. This workshop will benefit anyone facing reduced, canceled, or unscheduled work in the present and near future, and those whose households include people experiencing loss of work.
Register here:
December 16: 12:00–1:30 p.m.
December 16: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Join fellow California union members to phone bank for the Georgia Senate runoff elections on December 17
CFT members who would like to reach out to Georgia voters for the Senate runoff elections are encouraged to join an education union phone bank with our union siblings at CSEA, CTA, and CFT, hosted by the California Labor Federation next Thursday, December 17 at 3:00 p.m. Register here for the phone bank.
Additional phone banks are held throughout the week by AFT and The New Georgia Project Action Fund. For dates and times and to register,
click here.
CFT President Jeff Freitas discusses reopening schools and the COVID-19 vaccine in his weekly Up Front broadcast
This week CFT President Jeff Freitas discusses legislation introduced this week on reopening K-12 schools in March, and the coming COVID-19 vaccine on his weekly Up Front broadcast. To tune in to the broadcast, go to the CFT Facebook page or the CFT YouTube page.
In his broadcast, Jeff refers to a video of a recent town hall sponsored by AFT, AFSCME, and SEIU on the coming COVID-19 vaccine. You can
watch the town hall here.
