Open Enrollment Is Upon Us! (And your Fringe Benefits Update)
by dara Open Enrollment Is Here It’s open enrollment season, and if you haven’t read Carolyn Sneary’s recent emails (especially from...
FA Budget Update
by Jeanine Sepulveda This year has been met by many challenges… FA Council has been busy over the past year addressing the needs of our...
Corrective Action vs. Discipline
Last year, the FA negotiated a new, comprehensive article in our contract, Article L.3.0: Investigations, Due Process, and Discipline....
Positive Changes for Fringe Benefits
This year, Mary Gross, Scott Fallstrom, and I represented full time faculty on the District’s Fringe Benefits Committee (FBC). Before I...
Overview of 2021 Negotiations
On July 1, 2021 our current, full time faculty contract will expire as we reach the end of its 3-year length. The FA is currently...
Negotiations on Contract Re-openers
When a full contract is approved, all subjects in the agreement are frozen for the length of the contract. The only exceptions to this...
Faculty Stories From the Homefront
In efforts to help FA members connect with one another during the 2020 pandemic, we have asked folks to share individual takeaways from...
It's Hiring Season Again!
Did you know that there are 20 full-time faculty hiring committees for 21 positions this Spring? This is the highest number of faculty...
Dear Scotty, Help Me Understand Workload Factors
Dear Scotty, Looking over contracts and working conditions manuals is a hobby of mine. I noticed that the Full-time Faculty contract has...
The 2019 FSA Spending Deadline Is Upon Us!
It’s that time of year to be sure you’ve spent any remaining 2019 FSA funds and turn in all 2019 receipts! If you participated in the...
