January 18, 2024
Last week the teams traded economic proposals and you can see a summary of where things stand in our Economic Issues Tracker. The two sides are currently $29 million apart.
That sounds like a lot. And it is. But here is some perspective:
- FFAP’s economic package covers a 2-year period. The PCC general fund budget for that same period is $612 million. So we’re fighting over less than 5% of the PCC budget.
- Assuming no cuts, PCC will spend more than $80 million on manager pay and benefits over the next two years. The number of managers has increased by 43% in the last ten years, a period in which student enrollment declined and we lost 39 full time faculty positions.
- Our members are struggling to get their basic needs met. 13% have experienced homelessness while working at PCC. 21% of our part-time faculty rely on public assistance like food stamps and TANF. Meanwhile, the average manager salary is more than $100,000.
Our economic proposal represents a first step toward redirecting PCC resources to where they belong – our hardworking faculty and APs. We cannot accept a situation where our members cannot afford housing, food, medical care, transportation, and other necessities, while our leaders treat themselves to six-figure salaries.
The administration has yet to respond to our proposal on shared governance. Unsurprisingly, they seem to like things just the way they are. It’s time to right this ship!