California: Teachers going to head of the class

by E Wayne Ross on June 9, 2006

Santa Monica Daily Press: Teachers going to head of the class

SMC ó The lesson of the day is union organization, as professors plan to hold the first of a series of rallies today aimed at drawing attention to a contentious contract dispute between faculty and administrators.

Professors plan to march from the main campus to the collegeís administrative headquarters each day until the board of trusteesí next meeting, scheduled for Monday, May 5, said Mitra Moassessi, a math professor at SMC and chief negotiator for the Santa Monica College Faculty Association.