ACCJC must butt out of the bargaining process
From the October 2017 issue of the CCA/CTA/NEA Advocate:
Important Information from CCA about Salaries, Budget, and ACCJC
by Alan Haffa Dear Colleagues, Several of us attended a CCA conference recently and learned some important information about our salaries, budget and ACCJC that is relevant to bargaining. The first document is a statewide comparison of personnel costs. You can see how much MPC spends on Academic Salaries, Classified Salaries, Benefits, and Total Personnel…
MPCTA Board Presentation, Oct 25, 2017
Dr. Alan Haffa’s presentation to the MPCTA Board of Trustees on October 25, 2017, is reprinted here.
Earmarks for Hiring Full-time Community College Faculty in 2015-16 Budget
According to an article entitled “California Community Colleges to Receive More Funding Under New Budget” from May, 2015, the 2015-16 state budget was supposed to “direct $75 million to increase full-time faculty hiring.” The article goes on to say, “The distribution of full-time faculty is not even across all community colleges, so the budget requires…
KION: MPC teachers want state negotiator to bring up low salary
Frustrated educators from a college in Monterey are taking their complaints about low salaries to the state. Full Story
Monterey County Herald: MPC teachers want mediator to help them reach contract
Monterey County Weekly: MPC administration and faculty union at an impasse in contract negotiations
From Monterey County Weekly: In October 2016, Monterey Peninsula College administrators and faculty union representatives sat down across a table from each other with the hopes of reaching a contract agreement. Full Story
MPCTA Press Release: MPCTA Seeks State Mediator to Resolve Contract Issues After 4 Years of Frustrating Negotiations With College District
Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?
Excellent article from The Nation on why college professors are paid so little.
Campus Culture and Trust
MPCTA Board of Trustees presentation by Lauren Handley