Community College Coalition Bargaining Team September 1,2

CCC Bargaining Update

Washington Federation of State Employees • AFSCME Council 28 • AFL-CIO www.wfse.org

Schedule of
negotiations: More articles TA’d, but obstacles remain
Wed/Thu Sep 1-2
Wed/Thu Sep 15-16 WHERE WE AGREE OPINIONS ON OBSTACLES

CC Coalition At our September 1and 2 sessions we TA’d “This culture of using state employees as a
Bargaining Team: (reached tentative agreement) on five ad- revenue stream is obscene.”
Rodolfo Franco, BlvuCC ditional articles:
Kurt Spiegel, Lead Negotiator
Beverly Snow, CentC • Article 3 - Workplace Behavior
Wendy Irish, CCSpok
Freeze parking fees. Plain and simple.
• Article 8 - Overtime Everyone is aware that revenue is down.
Marlene Cortez, CCSpok
Rick Halverson, CCSpok • Article 9 - Training and Employee But don’t freeze employee wages and
Max Phipps, EVCC Development benefits and then look toward these same
Todd Henderson, GRCC • Article 10 - Holidays employees to boost revenue. Some higher
Rick Getchman, GRCC • Article 11 - Vacation
Vicki Echerd, LCC education institutions charge their employ-
Craig Gentile, PC We succeeded in strengthening Workplace ees for parking; some do not. So it’s not a
Betsy McConnell- Behavior (Article 3) for all employees; and matter of legality - it’s a matter of choice.
Gutierriz, SeaCC Holidays (Article 10) for alternative work Charging employees for parking fees as
Milton Smith, SeaCC schedule employees. if they are the customer carriers its own
Matthew Davenhall, SeaCC
Sam Bess, ShorelineCC The team also prevented takeaways in level of wrong - but sprinkle on increases
Merrie Raymond- Articles 8, 9 and 11. in parking fees - fees that are not reimburs-
Haskey, SPSCC able - and that’s just obscene.
Chris Rea, SPSCC We return to the table on Wednesday,
September 15 for 2 days of negotiations. It’s a matter of trust.
Angie Simpson, TCC
Laurie Harmon, TCC trust (noun) - trust is the belief that you can depend
Amy Weaver, WCC “I hope that manage- upon each other to achieve a common goal.
Rosemary Sterling, WCC ment will follow their Negotiation, by its very definition, hinges
respective mission on trust, and if that trust is broken, it be-
Lead Negotiator: statements and respect comes almost impossible for both parties
Kurt Spiegel the views of classified
kurts@wfse.org to achieve a mutual understanding that is
staff and their union; the
beneficial to both parties.
classified staff are not
Contact the team:
asking for the moon, just Our contract is a product of both staff and
info@wfse.org management coming to the table with the
a little respect.”
Please put “Message highest degree of trust, integrity and honor
for the CCC Bargaining - Matt Davenhall, CCC Bargaining Team member
- knowing the contract we develop will af-
Team” in the subject line.
“The going is tough; fect the lives of thousands of state employ-
Online at: we are working hard ees and their family.
www.wfse.org > to better the language,
If management compromises that trust it
Bargaining Center > bit by bit, to help our
members. It feels like
undermines our hope to achieve an agree-
Community College
Coalition Bargaining management only wants ment that will foster loyalty, good working
Team News & Info to take away from our conditions and equitable pay.
contract. We have witnessed an act recently that
“At best, we are holding current language casts a doubt on these negotiations. We,
and management acts as if they are giving us the people that labor for our state, say it’s
something.” a matter of trust. If we cannot trust our
- Rick Getchman, CCC Bargaining Team member employer, who can we trust?
CCC Bargaining Update
Community colleges ‘mission, strategic plans, visions and values’ excerpts
North Seattle CC -
Our Values: In promoting continuous
learning and growth, we practice ....
Caring - We care and support our stu-
dents, employees and community
South Seattle CC -
College Community Responsibilities:
We at South Seattle Community Col-
lege believe that each of us shall treat
each other with courtesy and respect.
SPSCC -
Values: Operates in an atmosphere of
accountability and respect – We work
cooperatively in taking on challenges,
making good decisions, helping each
other be successful, and promoting
respectful, open, and safe communica-
tion.
Fosters inclusiveness at our campuses
– We honor diversity and encourage
compassion for individual expression.
We promote inclusiveness and equity
on our campus and in the community.
TCC Mission -
TCC creates meaningful and relevant
learning, inspires greater equity, and
celebrates success in our lives and our
communities. Engage Community ...
Attract, support and retain exceptional
and diverse faculty and staff ...
Everett CC - Initiative Two:
The College will increase institutional
effectiveness by attracting and retain-
ing well-qualified, high-performing
employees with multi-cultural experi-
ences and diverse backgrounds
LCC -
Our Vision is to be a powerful force
for improving the quality of life in our
community
Peninsula College -
Strategic Vision: Support the profes-
sional development of faculty and
staff.
Guiding Principles-
The college community is guided by
the following principles:
Members of the campus community
will treat each other with mutual re-
spect and dignity.
Spokane CC -
Values: We value an atmosphere of
open communication where there is
honesty, integrity, and mutual respect.
We value an environment that recog-
nizes and promotes accountability, a
strong work ethic, and quality.
Bellevue College -
We value our different backgrounds at
Bellevue College, and students, fac-
ulty, staff members, and administrators
are to treat one another with dignity
and respect.
Green River CC -
Values: We, the staff, faculty, admin-
istration and Board of Trustees em-
brace the following values and beliefs:
Fostering individual growth and devel-
opment ... Respecting the worth and
dignity of the individual ...
Shoreline CC -
Mission: We are dedicated to serving
the educational, workforce and cul-
tural needs of our diverse community.
Engagement, equity and excellence
characterize all our efforts toward the
goals outlined in the Plan.
engagement (noun): The act of sharing in the activi-
ties of a group. A mutual pact, contract, or agree-
ment. Synonyms: participation, involvement.