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May 2005, Volume 15, Issue 5 - CCCI Spring Conference PDF Print E-mail
By Dennis Frisch

April 15 and 16, CCCI (California Community College Independents) held its Spring, 2005 conference in Sacramento. Santa Monica College is a founding member of CCCI, and, for this conference, sent four delegates: Lantz Simpson, President of the SMC Faculty Association, Ken Mason, Vice-President of SMCFA, Mitra Moassessi, Chief Negotiator at SMCFA, and Dennis Frisch, Executive Secretary of CCCI. The first day was devoted to reports from each member.

Several interesting patterns emerged from the reports. Several colleges, Contra Costa and West Valley/Mission in particular, are having very serious negotiation problems. Contra Costa recently reached table agreement on a contract that will result in a 6.9% cut in faculty salaries. At College of the Redwoods, 50% law issues are becoming serious, something we have had experience with at SMC. The Faculty Association at Alan Hancock College (in Santa Maria) is going through many difficult internal problems, with which CCCI will be offering assistance. At other colleges, notably Foothill/DeAnza and Santa Barbara, relations with their administrations seem open, cordial, and productive.

CCCI took several important positions on state-level issues. Most significant was a decision to become part of the Coalition Opposing the Retirement Privatization. CCCI also went on record as supporting SB55, the State Senate bill on votes of no confidence, and opposing SB5, the Student's Bill of Rights.

From the perspective of SMCFA leadership, this meeting of CCCI was encouraging because the efforts two years ago to begin to reorient and expand the activities of CCCI to give CCCI a larger role in and voice on important state-level issues is slowly producing results. It is also noteworthy that CCCI representatives have been regularly attending and participating in discussion at the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges, and at the Council of Faculty Organizations and Consultation Council. These activities are creating a second, effective voice for community college faculty.
  		 

 

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