SAVE THE DATE! All members are encouraged to vote to ratify the contract on May 31. The vote will take place on campus and the time frame and location will be announced soon. An email will be sent the week of May 21 with the full contract and an abbreviated version for you to look […]

At the union negotiations meeting yesterday, which President Pelton attended, management submitted numerous counter proposals, including compensation, benefits, parental leave, and performance evaluation. The union accepted the proposals, which means we have tentatively agreed on our first contract! The union negotiations team would like to thank our fellow members for all of the support you’ve […]

May the 4th be with you! The union held a rally outside of Ansin on May 1, at which President Pelton was in attendance. After multiple speeches, the union presented Pelton with our online petition, which has more than 1,000 signatures. Pelton has accepted the union’s invitation to attend the May 10 negotiations meeting. The […]

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the coffee break action before negotiations yesterday! We had a productive meeting; we reached a tentative agreement (TA’d) on Credit for Past Service, which is an article that allows former temporary workers who join the union to get credit for the hours they worked as temps and also […]

Here’s your weekly union update: Our next negotiations meeting is April 26 and we’re planning on discussing compensation (pay), benefits, job review (as in a structured review of job duties), and performance evaluations. Various groups are working on proposals to present at that meeting. Also, since publishing our February newsletter, we’ve TA’d on the sick […]

Hello, members! As negotiations speed up, we’re going to start doing short weekly updates in the private Facebook group and this website. If you’re not already a member of the Facebook group, email Estelle at eticktin@gmail.com to get added. So on to the news: we had a negotiations meeting with the College on April 11 […]