Being a Chief Negotiator for the past several years, I recognize that negotiating a contract takes hard work, dedication, and many sleepless nights. With every contract negotiation, our contract becomes more mature, and my thanks go to all the previous Chief Negotiators, Negotiating Team members, Negotiating Council members, and all faculty members who have supported their work. 2008 marks the 30th anniversary of our collective bargaining agreement.....more>>
Proposition 92, the Community College Initiative, failed and failed miserably in the February 5 election, going down 58% opposed to 42% in favor. It did slightly better in Los Angeles County, going down 53/47, and even won in the Bay Area, but it still lost by over a million votes statewide. Given that this was a proposition that had been originally presented by its backers as one that only had to qualify in order to win...more>>
Under the new GASB 45 standards, state and local government employers are required to measure and disclose an amount for the expected annual cost of OPEB's -- Other Post Employment Benefits -- on the accrual basis of accounting. OPEB's are retirement benefits other than pensions...more>>
In Fall 2007, the Faculty Association became aware of a payroll problem that impacted full-time faculty teaching overload classes over eight week sessions, and part-time faculty teaching eight week non-load factor one classes. This error resulted in affected faculty being paid for less...more>>
Over wintersession, five wonderful CSEA operations employees helped the Faculty Association move hundreds of pounds of archival files to an upstairs room in the Liberal Arts building....more>>
