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March 2009, Volume 23, Issue 1 - Know Your Own History |
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Originally published in the Advocate in October 1992.
California CC Part-time Faculty: Chronology of Events
1974: Peralta lawsuit filed in Superior Court for equal pay and tenure for a group of part-time faculty in the Peralta CC District.
1975: Rodda Act passed, providing collective bargaining for all community college faculty.
1976: Nine suits filed on behalf of part-time faculty on classifications and pay, including Santa Monica College.
1978: Peralta Presumption established by PERB, providing that a bargaining unit would be presumed to include both full and part-time faculty unless special circumstances mandated the division of the faculty into two units.
1979: Most collective bargaining unit elections utilize the Peralta presumption. PERB certifies one part-time bargaining unit (Coast CCD).
1979: California Supreme Court decides Peralta lawsuit in favor of 26 part-time faculty hired before November, 1967; all other part-time faculty hired after that date would not be able to make claim for equal pay and tenure.
1981: California appeals court upholds PERB decision that the SMC District was guilty of an unfair labor practice during 1976 negotiations with the SMC United Faculty Association. Back pay is awarded to nearly 500 part-time and over-load faculty.
1982: Rooney v. San Diego CCD establishes test for measure of pro rata under ―time actually served.‖ For example, 40% first semester + 80% second semester = 120/2 and therefore is not more than 60%.
1984: Napa CCD suit settled with back pay. Some take full-time positions in lieu of back pay. Days before trial, Monterey offers similar settlement.
1985: Legislature establishes cap on use of part-time faculty in CC districts, but without an enforcement provision.
1987: Rio Hondo part-time faculty member awarded back pay after twelve year battle.
1987/90: Long Beach and Butte part-time faculty form separate bargaining units.
1988: State Chancellor’s office issues opinion supporting rights of unions to negotiate seniority provisions for part-time faculty; such rights do not interfere with Title V affirmative action regulations.
1988: Passage of AB 1725 mandates 75% to 25% ratio of full- to part-time faculty teaching hours in CCs — with minimal enforcement pro-visions.
1989: SMC hourly faculty Jim Prickett elected President of SMCFA. First part-timer in the state to be elected President of a bargaining unit whose members are predominately full-time.
1990: Settlement of Los Rios CCD suit gives $400,000 in back pay for several part-timers.
1990: CFT, CTA, and CCCI establish an annual statewide meeting for part-time faculty.
1991: Governor Pete Wilson vetoes fairness legislation aimed at part-timers in STRS. Governor Deukmejian had already vetoed it twice.
1992: Governor Wilson vetoes part-time health insurance bill for second time.
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