Your bargaining team has now submitted more than 30 proposals, and management has yet to provide a single proposal or counter proposal. We started bargaining at the end of May. They continue to cling to the “budget crisis” narrative, which is perhaps an indication of how things will go for the next few sessions. You can read more about each of our proposals on our issue tracker.
Here are some highlights:
- COLA: We proposed a COLA equivalent to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index Urban consumers (CPI-U) plus 2% in each of the next 2 years, equivalent to 4.8% in 2025-26 (link to proposal)
- Health Insurance Caps: Using a baseline of an employee who selects Moda 2, Moda Quartz vision, and Delta/Moda Dental 5, we proposed caps that cover 100% of premiums for employee only, and 90% for folks who are covering family members.
- Employee only: $837 (currently $785)
- Employee + Spouse: $1,644. (currently $1,416)
- Employee + Children: $1,447 (currently $1,315)
- Employee + Family: $2,342 (currently $1,953)
For PT faculty and PT APs, we proposed caps be pro-rated against the member’s FTE from the previous Fall, Winter, and Spring. (link to proposal)
- Trupp Study/AP classification: FFAP proposed a joint workgroup including equal representation from FFAP, FCE, and management. The workgroup would be convened after the re-opener, with the intention of crafting a proposal to be bargained during the 2027 contract negotiation. This would not prevent us from agreeing to changes supported by the Trupp study, such as advanced degree pay, bilingual pay, or other FFAP priorities. We also stipulated that no changes would be made outside of the formal bargaining process. (link to proposal)
- FFAP proposed modifying PCC’s approach to budgeting for courses taught by PT faculty. We are concerned that the current budget model, which employs a fixed rather than flexible budget line for PT faculty, is preventing the college from adding new sections of classes when existing sections and waiting lists are already full. This does not benefit our staff, our students, or the college! (link to proposal)
- The College rejected our request to add contract language protecting our jobs and work from AI, saying it is not an economic issue. If they continue to refuse, we will need to be vigilant about filing grievances and demanding to bargain over AI-related changes until the full contract is opened in 2027.