Membership

Become a Member!
There are many benefits to becoming a full member such as voting privileges, financial services, travel and entertainment and major purchase discounts.  Your dues provide $1 million in Educators Employment Liability Insurance, and additional life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.    To become a member please download and print the Membership Enrollment Form.  Complete the requested information and sign.  Leave the dues amounts blank as those will vary depending upon your employment status.  Feel free to fill in voluntary contribution amounts, however.  

Submit the form by any of the following methods:   

• Mail to SOCCCDFA, PO Box 4800, Mission Viejo, CA 92690
  
  
• Use Campus Mail to send to Jenny Langrell, Membership Chair, at LRC 322, Saddleback College
  
  
• Hand Deliver to Jenny Langrell or leave in LRC 322 at Saddleback College.

You can also join online: https://join.cta.org/ 

Questions about the form?  Contact Jenny Langrell (jlangrell@saddleback.edu), Membership Chair. (Please put SOCCCDFA Membership in subject line) or 949-562.4453.

TOP TEN REASONS TO JOIN THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FACULTY ASSOCIATION

1. Strength in numbers! The larger the membership, the stronger we are at the
   negotiations table!
   
2. Becoming a member gives you a vote in all of the below.
3. SOCCCDFA negotiates your compensation and working conditions.
4. SOCCCDFA directly assists all faculty in filing contract related grievances.
5. SOCCCDFA represents faculty interests in election campaigns for the Board of Trustees. Election
   outcomes have a direct effect on overall work environment, compensation, priorities, culture and
   morale in the District.
6. SOCCCDFA is affiliated with NEA, the largest educational organization in the world, plus CTA & CCA.
7. NEA & CTA membership includes $1 Million Educators Employment Liability Insurance.  It also entitles you to legal counsel and representation in work-related matters.
8. NEA & CTA memberships each include limited life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
9. NEA & CTA membership includes travel, entertainment and major purchase discounts as well as optional financial services.
10. NEA (National Education Association), CTA (California Teacher’s Association) & CCA (Community College Association), actively pursue legislation to promote fair practices for faculty in public educational institutions.