The union representing teachers, counselors and librarians at Cape Cod Community College is sharply criticizing the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for seeking to tie part of the union’s pay increase to factors such as graduation rates at community colleges statewide. read more … [Read more...]
BCC faculty union employs job action to press for contract settlement, Dec. 5, 2015, Jim Therrien
Casual conversations and presidential debates reinforce the important work we accomplish at community colleges. Yet, the message coming from the state Board of Higher Education and campus administration in Massachusetts is quite different. read more … [Read more...]
Dec. 2015 Newsletter
Day Contract Activism Heats Up DCE Faculty Raises on Schedule Who Are Our MCCC Adjuncts? WTR Hurts Everyone Yet State’s Disrespectful Behavior Persists Members Join to Demand A Fair Contract MCCC Nominations Now Open CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS ORP Conversion Process Slowed … [Read more...]
Letter: Community college faculty, staff make reasonable demands, Dec. 1, 2015, Liz Recko-Morrison, Berkshire Eagle
Members of the Massachusetts Community College Council (MCCC), the union representing faculty and professional staff at the 15 community colleges across Massachusetts, are engaged in contract negotiations which have dragged on now for months. As the director representing BCC on the union's statewide board, I feel it's important to share our concerns with the broader community Read Letter … [Read more...]
Contract Tips: Professional Staff Off-Campus Days
The day after Thanksgiving - Article 12.04C6 A professional staff should request 3 off-campus days per fiscal year (beginning ) for participation in off-campus activities are outside those assigned as part of the regular professional staff workload. These free days for professional staff to be off campus. There is no reporting requirement. One days shall be the day after Thanksgiving. Professional staff should not be using compensation or personal leave time for the day after Thanksgiving. The … [Read more...]