Master Contract Negotiations

The 教师 Negotiation Team met for its initial meeting of the current bargaining cycle on 2024年5月8日. In the meeting, the team identified the following issues to address: 

1. Update language regarding adjunct coordinator (replace discipline with division to reflect original intent 和 current practice). 
2. Clarify language in grievance procedure steps. 
3. Clarify types 和 number of service activities for two weekly scheduled hours (service to students 和/or college). 
4. Prorating under-enrolled courses (previously included in the contract). 
5. Update language regarding student metric data 和 鳍安色尔字体的成本 data 有关 increasing the enrollment cap 15 - 16岁 for developmental education courses. 
6. Compensation 和 placement on salary schedule for those holding terminal degrees in their field. 
7. Adjusting load calculations for disciplines in college. 
8. Article 16: Quality Assurance in Distance Education (clarify ongoing training requirements for teaching in online courses). 
9. Clarification of 212 teaching faculty duties, language. 

The negotiation team reconvened on 2024年5月29日, to review 和 鳍alize prioritization of issues to be addressed during the current bargaining cycle 和 schedule meetings of the team through the summer.  

会议 of the negotiation team will be held on: 

• June 6, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT 
• June 11, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT 
• June 18, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT 
• July 2, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT 
• July 9, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT 
• July 18, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT 
• July 23, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT 
• August 1, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT 

The negotiation team also discussed interests of faculty 和 administration 有关 clarity 和 consistency in faculty service 和 office hours.