Who is a member of GCFA?

All full-time and some part-time (see recognition clause) faculty are members of GCFA.  However, no one is required to be an Asssociation member. If you are included in the PERB recognized definition as a GCFA Unit Member and choose not to join the Association, you must nevertheless pay the organization a service fee equal to the membership dues; this is a condition of employment in the Gavilan Joint Community College District.  As a GCFA Member, you are automatically also a member of CCA and eligible for all the benefits of CTA and NEA.

How are annual dues calculated?

The Executive Board sets the annual dues.  See GCFA Bylaws.

What are the annual dues?

For full-time faculty, the total annual dues amount to $1018.00, deducted monthly through Payroll for ten payments in acccordance with provisions of the Education Code Section 87833.   For part-time faculty, total annual dues amount to $193.60, deducted monthly through Payroll for eight payments.

Here is the breakdown: