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ARTICLE 1- AUTHORITY
1.1 Bargaining Unit
Composition. Under the provisions of the Oregon
PECBA, the Lane Community College Education Association,
affiliated with the Oregon Education Association and the
National Education Association, has been recognized as
the exclusive representative of faculty who work more
than twenty percent (20%) of a full-time equivalent
departmental workload(s) in a single term or who work or
are projected to work twenty percent (20%) or more of an
annual full-time equivalent departmental workload(s).
1.1.1 Faculty Unit
Defined. The term "faculty" shall include all
librarians, counselors, employees in faculty
administrative support positions, lead
faculty, student health nurses, athletic
trainers, and instructors, including instructors in
Flight Technology, Adult Basic and Secondary
Education, High School Completion,
and English as a Second Language
programs.
1.1.2 Faculty Unit
Exclusions. Specifically excluded from this
bargaining unit are all supervisors, confidential
employees, and instructors who teach only community or
adult education classes.
1.1.3 Under the authorities stated
above, the parties have negotiated and agreed upon the
provisions of this contract.
1.1.4 For the purposes of
definition, the terms "instructor," "employee," or
"member" when used in this Agreement shall refer to
all employees in the bargaining unit as defined above.
All pronouns shall include both male and female
persons.
1.1.5 Faculty Contracted
Defined. Unless otherwise provided in this
Agreement or properly executed Memoranda of
Agreement, Tthe term
"contracted" shall include all bargaining unit members
employed more than half time on an annual basis. (More
than half time shall apply only to contracted persons
hired after June 30, 1993.)
1.1.6 Faculty Part-time
Defined. Unless otherwise provided in this
Agreement or properly executed Memoranda of
Agreement, Tthe term
"part-time" shall include all bargaining unit members
employed half time or less on an annual basis.
1.1.7 Annual
Basis. The term "annual basis" refers to
the three terms excluding summer term. With the
agreement of the College and Association "annual
basis" may refer to any three of four consecutive
terms for contracted faculty, case by case.
1.2 Contract Precedence. In
the event that any provision of this contract is contrary
to any policies adopted by the employer prior to the
effective date of this contract, then the provisions of
this contract shall apply.
1.3 Savings Clause. In the event
that any provision of this Agreement shall at any time be
declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction
such decisions shall not invalidate the entire Agreement,
it being the expressed intention of the parties hereto
that all other provisions not declared invalid shall
remain in full force and effect, and negotiations
shall immediately begin over issues dealt with in clauses
declared invalid.
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