Proposed Pay Raise for the Chancellor
This is obscene: the college is proposing a raise for Interim Chancellor Vurdien. Faculty just made a huge sacrifice so that our college would remain open and accessible for our students.
No chancellor who has an ethical bone in his body would accept such a raise.
No ethical elected leader or college employee would accept a chancellor who did so.
Our Board of Trustees will vote on this on Thursday 5/20. You can find the agenda here: https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/ccsf/Board.nsf/Public
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About those Numbers…
On May 11th, the District put out a press release attempting to explain the one-year agreement we just signed. Unfortunately, this memo caused a lot of confusion. We’re hoping this message can clear it up.
When we began bargaining, the District claimed they were facing a $35 million shortfall. Through extensive budget analysis, we were able to show the number was considerably less. We agreed at the bargaining table to negotiate based on an expected shortfall of about $22 million. These figures are all projections of what we expect to happen next year, so exact reporting is impossible.
Finances are normally divided between employee groups, each group taking a “proportionate share.” Faculty’s share has generally been 59%. So of the $22 million, the faculty proportion is about $13 million. The agreement we crafted did not address the shares of other employee groups, only our own $13 million.
Of that $13 million, a large piece has already been absorbed by faculty retirements. What remains is about $9 million, which our agreement achieves.
This balances part of the budget – the share that is faculty’s responsibility. It does not deepen our shortfall. It protects our reserves. It does not create any danger from accreditors or auditors.
What happens to our pay
— This agreement applies to all faculty, FT and PT
— The cut applies AFTER step increases. All faculty who are due a step increase get that increase first, then the cut is applied.
— The cut is 4-11%
— The first 30,000 of your income is not exempted. Part-timers who make $30,000 or less will still experience a cut. The confusion around this comes from the method used to make this a progressive cut. You will see other numbers in the agreement itself because we had to spell out the formula. The overall effect is a 4-11% cut, nothing exempted.
What happens next
However, this is a one-year agreement. It plugs an immediate hole, but there will still be a need for ongoing funding so that CCSF can continue to serve students and provide the kinds of educational opportunities that San Franciscans deserve.
We expect that the shortfall will be further mitigated below the $22M. We expect additional revenue on the horizon, including state COLA and local sales tax. Our agreement commits the union and the District to go back to the table to confer over that money.
All of this starts with San Francisco’s leaders recognizing that City College is a local treasure. There will continue to be a serious gap between what the state is willing to provide and what San Francisco’s residents need. From accessible programs in Registered Nursing & Computer Networking to ESL & Dance, San Franciscans count on City College, and City College needs local support to meet this local demand.
— Call and write Mayor London Breed and San Francisco’s Supervisors to let them know why you think they should expand WERF to support CCSF. Find contact information and further background here: http://bit.ly/SAVECCSF
— Tell California’s leaders to invest in community colleges. Write a letter here.
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