Category: News

Hi everyone, First, I wanted to let you know the time and place of our next MPCTA General Meeting: Friday, May 13, in HU 101, from 1-3. Second, I wanted to update you on today’s negotiations. To do so, I first have to remind you about the slow-paced Interest Based Bargaining method. In this method,…

If you think budgets are boring, you haven’t been looking at MPC’s budget! You can see below that we found several items with excessively high budget amounts in the 2015-16 MPC budget. Why this kind of budgeting is problematic: Most of these costs are predictable, and there is no chance they will cost as much…

Apr 20, 2016 – Communication from the President: Hi everyone! I promised in my last email an update on negotiations, so I thought I’d summarize what we did in that meeting for those interested. Those around me in my hall certainly ask me personally – but I want to let others with less immediate access…

From Paola: Hi all, I wanted to update you sooner, but there’s been nothing of substance changed since my last update to you. I do want to note a couple of things. One, our next MPCTA General Meeting will be Friday, April 29, from 1:00 – 3:00. Mark your calendar for that day and time.…

Hi all, Just a quick note. As you probably know the CSU’s were set to strike in a week, but the strike has been averted! They have reached a tentative agreement, with a 10.85% raise! Wow. I’m so happy for those faculty. See here an article on this: CSU, faculty reach deal on pay raises,…

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that the next MPCTA General Meeting is Friday, March 25, from 1-3. It will be in HU 102. Agenda Committee Report – Grievance Negotiations Update Salary Adjustment Update Committee Report – Finance Bylaws and Rep Council Snacks and chat. There is lots to talk about, and MPCTA needs your input.…

Hi all, I wanted to let you know when the next MPCTA General Meeting is, and that’s Friday, March 25, from 1-3. I also wanted to update you all. Updates A) SLO Assessment Pay By now, you’ve read about the temporary agreement the District and Association negotiated (see attached). Here’s a couple of comments on…

Hello all, As I fear we will not have time to hear all of the stories people are preparing for the next Senate meeting, here is one that is occurring in real time. No solution yet, just another blow to actual education. Please pass this on to any senators I might have missed. Thank you,…

Hi all, I have a couple of reminders: 1) Our next MPCTA meeting will be Friday, March 4, at 1 p.m. This will be an important one for a few reasons. More on that in a moment. Meanwhile, mark your calendar. Also, mark your calendars for the April meetings – April 8 and April 29…