Our phone blitz is happening now! We are asking all members and supporters of AFTMD UAMD-FCC, the Frederick Community College Full-Time Faculty Union, to blitz the office of the FCC President on Thursday, August 1st, between 1 and 3PM in order to exert public pressure around our solution to the latest attack on shared governance. Please call and email (301) 846-2440 and acheek@frederick.edu with the following message:

Phone script:

My name is [name] and I am calling to leave a message with President Cheek. As a [community member, faculty member, student, etc] of Frederick Community College, I am deeply concerned to hear that the chairs position will be restructured, and that the college continues to refuse to commit to codifying shared governance into the union contract. We know that our students are best advocated for when the faculty who are in the classrooms with them every day have a real voice in all decisions regarding the education they provide. [You are welcomed to add a personal narrative here about why you support faculty, chairs, and/or shared governance]. I support the FCC Full-Time Faculty Union, and ask the administration to preserve the role of Department Chairs and codify the role of faculty shared governance into the union contract.

Email script:

Dear President Cheek,

My name is [name] and I am a [community member, faculty member, student, etc] of Frederick Community College. I am writing with concern regarding the news that the chairs position will be restructured, and to the ongoing refusal on the college’s part to commit to shared governance in the union contract. We know that our students are best advocated for when the faculty who are in the classrooms with them every day have a real voice in all decisions regarding the education they provide. We fear for the future of public education when an ever growing portion of our tax dollars go to administrators who are unwilling to put into writing that they will listen to faculty’s recommendations.

I support the FCC Full-Time Faculty Union, and ask the administration to meet our demands of:

1. Ongoing, meaningful faculty participation in departmental and college wide shared governance codified into the CBA
2. Preservation of the faculty chairs position and program manager position or equivalent
3. Reasonable allocation of time and/or compensation for shared governance duties

Thank you for reading,

[name]

Thank you for your solidarity! We look forward to continuing to stand together for our students.