At the bargaining session on March 21, the administration presented four new counterproposals, and a rewritten counterproposal on Discharge and Discipline. By the end of the session, three Tentative Agreements were signed:
The two remaining counterproposals on union access to campus and grievance procedures contain many thorny issues. The two sides agreed to let the access proposal rest while other issues are negotiated. The administration counterproposal on grievance procedures was long and dense. The CCA union bargaining team was glad to receive a formal response from the administration to one of the core issues in the contract, but needed more time to analyze and respond to it. We will be formulating a response to this proposal in the period leading up to the next bargaining session on April 8.
- Bargaining Unit Information (information the administration will provide the union each semester for the purposes of organizing and contract management)
- Discharge and Discipline (the conditions under which the college may or may not discipline or discharge unranked faculty).
- Leave for Union Business (terms under which unranked faculty may take leave of absence for temporary employment with the union)
The two remaining counterproposals on union access to campus and grievance procedures contain many thorny issues. The two sides agreed to let the access proposal rest while other issues are negotiated. The administration counterproposal on grievance procedures was long and dense. The CCA union bargaining team was glad to receive a formal response from the administration to one of the core issues in the contract, but needed more time to analyze and respond to it. We will be formulating a response to this proposal in the period leading up to the next bargaining session on April 8.