The Faculty Association (FA) is not
budging with the District over contract
negotiations and continues to hold out
for a new offer, according to a union
official.
"We are hoping to get back to the
table either next week or the week after,
but I do not know when the district will
be ready," said Julie Kiotas, PCC Faculty Association Director and Grievance
Counselor, in an e-mail.
The Board shut down negotiations on
Nov. 5, 2012 and the FA insists that the
District has refused to return to the table
despite repeated requests, according to
the Pasadena City College Faculty Association website.
No date date has been set for negotiations to commence.
The last time the District released
any information about negotiations was
in February, when officials refused to
consider reinstating the Winter Interses-
sion. Robert Miller, the current Sr. Vice
President and Assistant Superintendent,
could not be reached for comment on
this story.
The FA's main concerns regarding the
contract remain salary increases, receiving
full cost of living adjustments and fair
compensation for work duties.
"We are hopeful that the role of the
faculty in this stellar institution will be
valued again," said Kiotas.
The District has made no changes in
their contract proposals since Proposition 30 was passed in 2012, according to
Kiotis. The last contract proposal to the
FA included a Supplemental Early Retirement Plan (SERP), which the FA rejected
while noting that returning to the former
calendar (reinstating Winter Session) was
more important to them.
