Membership

All full-time and part-time faculty . All full-time and part-time faculty are eligible to become members of GCFA. While no one is required to be a GCFA member, we work hard to make the benefits well worth the costs. As a GCFA member, you are automatically also a member of CCA and eligible for all the benefits of CTA and NEA. A good place to begin exploring in more depth is the Community College Association website.

Do we have your personal email address and cell phone number? Do you receive texts and emails from us? If not, please take a quick moment to update your information. At the same time, you can let us know ways you can actively participate: Personal Contact Information.

Our full-time faculty salaries rank in the top third of California Community College faculty salaries. We've made improvements to how Family Leave works. We've been negotiating raises despite recession conditions in the state. We have recently helped our coaches with a provision to flex their stipends. We recently wrote a supportive evaluation process into the contract for part-time faculty. We also won conference funds for part-time faculty. We invoked state law to ensure sick leave pay for part-time faculty. We have worked hard to set up a seniority/rehire system that recognizes and rewards good teachers who stay at Gavilan. We won bereavement, family, and jury duty leaves. And we have recently achieved a boost to our part-time salary schedule.

We respond to small problems and big ones encountered by our members. Our grievance team and Executive Board work with members in many ways to make their time at Gavilan safe, productive, and enjoyable.

Yes. The terms and conditions of faculty employment including salary, benefits and other compensation are governed by contractual provisions negotiated by local faculty members and representatives of the Board of Trustees. All unit members have the right to vote on and ratify the the Contract.

No-Cost Benefits

• NEA Dues-Tab Life Insurance as part of continuous NEA membership

• Professional Liabiltiy Insurance

• CTA Death and Dismemberment Benefit Plan: death benefit up to $2,000 to your beneficiary

• Participation in a financially sound credit unions, established by and for CTA members

• Competitive scholarships of up to $2,000 are available for CCA members and their dependents annually

• Grants of $500 and no-interest loans up to $1,000 are available to members in need of disaster relief due to fire, flood, earthquake or other disasters

• Local social and professional events, and benefits workshops

• Grievance services and one hour free legal aid in specified situations

Reduced Cost Services and Programs

• CTA Group Life Insurance

• CTA Group Salary Protection Insurance

• A+ Auto and Homeowners Insurance (Cal Casualty)

• Personal, Real Estate, Auto and No-Interest Strike Loan

• No fee, low-rate CTA WorldPoint Rewards Credit Card

• Saving and investments