Once again, administration came to bargaining unprepared. They did show us some budget numbers this time, but they were unable to respond to our analysis or our proposals. We still hope to have a TA this week and vote on it over the weekend.
Next opening bargaining sessions:
- Thursday 5/6, 11:00
- Friday 5/7, 11:00
- Register for open bargaining here
Friday 5/7, 9:00 am: Please join an emergency member meeting where your bargaining team will explain our proposals and any tentative agreement we have won: RSVP here: http://bit.ly/May7Meeting
Budget
The District has been claiming they have a $35 million shortfall. According to our budget analysis and projections, the shortfall is actually around $12 million. That’s still significant but worlds away from what the District claims.
Our priority must be to save jobs and save classes and programs for our students.
Saving Jobs: Salary Proposal
AFT 2121 has proposed a salary package. This is an initial proposal and we expect some change based on further negotiation. Here is the proposal as it stands:
- A one-year deal, for the 21-22 school year only.
- Save PT and FT jobs. Rescind the FT layoffs and guarantee the same level of FTEF in 21-22 as we had in 20-21. The only exception is that the college would not be required to replace retirees.
- Keep 86% PT pro-rata unchanged
- Implement our step increase before any wage concessions. Step increases are a progressive measure, generally more valuable to those at the bottom of the scale.
- After step increases, make a progressive cut to wages, from around 1.8% at the low end of the scale to 2.2% at the high end.
- Retirement incentive through CalSTRS in the 21-22 school year.
- Any new money that comes in reduces concessions.
Read the proposal here (Salary proposals are in sections 8, 9, and 10).
See our Impacts Bargaining Page for more details about this and other proposals, and how we’re organizing to win.
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