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Administration has made a proposal to AFT 2121: Freeze our wages for at least six months and help stave off further class cuts. This would be a freeze, not a wage reduction. All step, column, and contractual raises would be postponed until January 1. But we do not know all the implications or details of the proposal yet.
THIS IS NOT DECIDED. We need more information, and we need input from faculty.
Administration had already cut the fall class schedule to 1,200 FTE before the pandemic. That already meant layoffs. Dianna Gonzales says agreeing to a wage freeze will help fend off further cuts, but she does not guarantee no further cuts.
We need to know:
- What level of cuts and layoffs is administration contemplating, with this proposal and without it? How many people will lose medical benefits?
- Will other employee groups take a freeze as well, or would it be just faculty?
- If we negotiate around this, what could we win in exchange?
We’re in the middle of a budget crunch. Our college and our state are facing a real budget crisis. As far as we can tell, they are not hiding money. Our labor and community allies outside the college are suffering as well, losing jobs and medical benefits. When we go to the City asking for money, we need allies on our side, so we’re not fighting for scarce resources. It might help our credibility with those allies if we’re willing to share the burden.
Yet we live in a rich city in a rich state, in a nation richer than any in world history. Even in this crisis, there is money for education if our society decides to make education enough of a priority.
We are scheduled to meet with administration on May 12th and May 20th to discuss their proposal.
Please plan to join our upcoming regular and emergency meetings we have called for AFT 2121 members:
- Tues. 5/12, 1:30pm: May COPE Meeting.
We will be making an endorsement in District 7. Click this link and then enter the password COPE to view candidate statements.
To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/ycymltbw OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 852 7149 2437 and Password: 297984
- Tues. 5/12, 3pm: Our regularly scheduled Delegate Assembly.
We already had a full agenda before this proposal was made, so we will not spend much time on it. But we will share what we know.
Agenda
Minutes from April meeting
To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/ycymltbw OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 852 7149 2437 and Password: 297984
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- Mon. 5/18, 4pm: Special Emergency General Membership Meeting.
We will discuss administration’s proposal.
Agenda:
1. Rationale for the special meeting to discuss wage freeze proposal and defending against additional class cuts
2. Discussion to identify major concerns and potential solutions
3. Next steps
To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/y7dzouzz OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 865 4280 0962 and Password: 496487
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- 5/22, 10am: Special Emergency Delegate Assembly.
We will discuss and vote on administration’s proposal. Look for an agenda for that meeting going out ASAP.
To attend go to https://tinyurl.com/y72yzfun OR call 1-669-900-6833 and follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID: 815 4745 4591 and Password: 432208
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