RUMOR CONTROL

Earlier today, a member contacted me and asked, "What do you mean that you guys turned down a 3% raise?" Let me assure the membership that the PJCFA negotiating team did no such thing.

At last Thursday's session, the College proposed only replacing the guaranteed 2% annual faculty raise (Article 15.01C of the current CBA) which states “to the extent possible within the budget model” with a “not less than 3% recurring increase,” dependent on “stable fundable enrollment” and “stable CCPF (Community College Program Fund) funding.”

When PJFA Chief Negotiator Paige Anderson asked the College's chief negotiator if this implied a 3% raise for this year, the answer was no.

In essence, the College, which has refused to honor its current 2% commitment to faculty, proposed to change that to a 3% commitment, which it also declined to honor for this year.

After being told no to a raise for this year, PJCFA Chief Negotiator Anderson crossed through the portion of the College's offer stating that the not less than 3% recurring increase was contigent upon stable funding enrollment and stable CCPF. She handed that counter offer to the College's Chief Negotiator who once again said no. At that pointed, impasse was declared.

The session was taped and is a matter of public record for those who would like to hear the session for themselves.