Summary of Changes in Main Contract and Memoranda of Agreements

-- Faculty Bargaining Team, June 2000

Art.	Description	Changes
0*	Preamble	Incorporates Labor Relations Principles Agreement
1	Authority	Updated definition of faculty bargaining unit descriptions Expanded definitions of contracted and part-time faculty Expanded scope in defining employment on an "annual basis" Explicit requirement to bargain over clauses deemed unlawful
2	Effective Dates & Implementation	Length of contract is 6 years: July 1, '99, to June 30, '05 Re-openers every two years on economic issues.
3	Alteration of Agreement	Agreement to meet for altering Agreement, though mutual consent required for any changes
4	College Functions	Clarification, definition of scope, and affirmation of College's managerial and operational responsibility Provision of College and Association to discuss the decision of any contracting out, and affirmation of bargaining the impact of any decision before implementation
5	Strikes/Lockouts	Accommodation to faculty scheduled to work for LCC through or within other institutions during a strike at those institutions
6	Funding	Provision of College and Association to meet and discuss solutions and responses to certain situations having financial impact (This includes bargaining over the use of money designated by any state agency to address the over-use and under-compensation of part-time positions.)
7	Nondiscrimination	Inclusion of sexual orientation in nondiscrimination language Framework for viewing affirmative action for redressing ethnic and gender discrimination Provision for active participation of Association in formulating and carrying out affirmative action policies Commitment to a working environment supporting a diverse faculty taking collective responsibility for the student learning environment
8	Conformance	Clarification
9	Calendar	Guaranteed time during inservice for class preparation Individual faculty participation in discussion regarding scheduling and planning of extra inservice days Conditions specified for scheduling additional days outside the work year, including flex days Participation of Faculty Professional Development Committee and Strategic Learning Initiative Leadership Team in inservice schedule preparation Flexibility in part-time inservice Clarification of Christmas holiday Common times for meetings established beginning fall 2001 (In policy: There will be administrative advocacy for a administrative policy not to begin the school year on Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashanah)
10	Retrenchment	Clarification of bumping rights of temporary contracted faculty Contracted positions maintained and not divided into part-time positions Clarification of language throughout Article
11	Association Matters	Additional provision of names of members in summer term Provision of Association office, phone, email, and internet connection, with only minimal phone service fees Substitute replacements provided if required for grievance processing Release time provided, in addition, to negotiations and grievance chairs upon request and payment by Association Conditional release time provided for other Association work upon request and payment by Association Release time provided for joint Association-Administration efforts Provision for re-assignment time for part-time faculty Non-discrimination for faculty participation in Association work Association access to a wide range of communication resources Association right to schedule meetings generally and during fall inservice Association right to information
12	Opening of Positions	Clarified interview rights of faculty temporarily filling contracted positions Expanded interview rights of part-time faculty applicants Notification requirement and right of faculty to apply for non-standard teaching positions
13	Evaluations	Radical restructuring of faculty evaluations: Elimination of Annual Evaluation, and investigative type of Comprehensive Evaluation; institution of two kinds of substantive evaluations, a Developmental Evaluation and a Corrective Evaluation (See Article 38) Evaluation initiation processes Evaluation purposes Evaluation principles Definition, elaboration, and processes of the Developmental Evaluation Separation of Developmental and Corrective Evaluations Frequency of evaluations Conditions for use of peer evaluation and teaching/professional development portfolios Conditions for use of the regular student evaluation Recommendation for non-retention of probationary faculty requiring use of Corrective Evaluations after first year Contents and updating process of Evaluation Handbook
14	Personnel Files	Limits on use and maintenance of old derogatory material in personnel file
15	Professional Rights	Expansion of explicit professional rights outside classroom
16	Personal Rights	Expansion of personal rights regarding privacy
17	Professional Activities	Voluntary nature of professional activities not specified in collectively bargained agreements or workgroup charters
18	Patents, Inventions, Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights	Clarification of condition of complete ownership of creations Agreement to timely bargain allowed use of college facilities, pending consultation with attorneys Restructuring of article for clarity only
19	Tuition Waiver	Added flexibility for use of tuition waivers by part-time faculty Expanded family tuition waiver Severance tuition waiver established Emeritus tuition waiver established
20	Leaves Without Pay	Expansion of appeal rights Clarification of language Expansion of parental leave options Leave for care for parents established
21	Leaves With Pay	Advanced sick leave credit for new employees established Explicit recognition of use of sick leave for emergency emotional incapacity More flexibility in incremental use of personal leave Commitment to establishment of sick leave bank Clarification of language
22	Jury Duty	x
23	Professional Development and Academic Scholarship	Extension of Article scope to explicitly include support of academic scholarship Expansion of definition of professional development Increased funding and increased responsibilities Allowance for more recurring terms for Coordinator Increased FTE for Coordinator position allowed Explicit recognition of possibility of appeals for increased paid sabbatical funding Explicit recognition of responsibility for funding support for discipline contact with current thinking about teaching Responsibility for orientation program for new faculty developed through SLI Commitment of support for Developmental Evaluation process Responsibility for supporting structures of faculty scholarship as agreed to by College and Association Responsibility for funding and supporting faculty academic journal Clarification of language
24	School Closure	Clarification of language
25	Employment Status	Clarification and explicit flexibility in definitions of contracted and part-time faculty Process for dealing with unapproved temporary contracts Association representatives at all meetings to discuss terms of extension of probationary period Explicit establishment of probationary periods for Student Health Nurses and Athletic Trainers Non-renewal for performance after first year of probation requires Corrective Evaluation (Explicit statement of Board role regarding Board discussion in executive session of non-renewal of faculty pending Board discussion) Process for dealing with unwritten complaints regarding faculty Affirmative obligation of College to inform faculty of their right to Association representative prior to any meeting which may lead to discipline, and accommodation in scheduling such meetings
26	Salary	First year: New top step structured into contracted faculty salary schedule Step increases, with half step from previous top step to new top step Cost of living increase throughout pay schedule of 1.7% Second year: Eliminate bottom steps (0 and 1) Cost of living increase throughout pay schedule of 2.7% Step increases, except on contracted faculty schedule Open on additional increases for second year
27	Contracted Faculty Salary Placement and Advancement	Higher level placement of arts faculty with Masters of Fine Arts Degree
28	Contracted Faculty Level Advancement	Immediate advancement upon receiving doctorate in field applicable to individual's employment Modification of structure and selection of committee to hear appeals for level changes Modification of structure and selection of Faculty Level Change Committee
29	Contracted Faculty Step Placement and Advancement	Elimination of Level 1, Step 0 Expansion of placement correction limit to one calendar year
30	Part-time Faculty Placement and Advancement	Expansion of placement correction limit to one calendar year
31	Fair Share	Fee for part-time faculty more based on term-by-term levels of employment
32	Pay Procedures and Special Implementation of Salary Schedule	Explicit description of pay calculation for employees beginning on other than the start of the academic year Explicit pay and notification procedures regarding positions in the category of Faculty Academic Support Positions Affirmative obligation to bargain regarding compensation (including release time), principles and criteria applying to Faculty Academic Support Positions Clarification of obligation to pay part-time faculty for ancillary work and for notification of the Association Process and compensation for substitutes Process and compensation for temporary replacements
33	Insurance Benefits (See also Insurance MOA)	Clarification/simplification of eligibility and ability to maintain part-time faculty for insurance Expansion of part-time insurance to include dental insurance
34	Special Conditions Affecting Part-time Personnel	Retention of bargaining unit seniority during periods of absence for College approved professional development opportunity Same or equivalent recognition of part-time faculty as full-time faculty for longevity of service and other contributions to the success of the college Timely notice to part-time faculty of assignments Consideration of other employment and obligations of part-time faculty in scheduling Establishment of a process of qualification, accrual, and assignment by seniority for part-time faculty Process for altering teaching schedules if last-minute modification is necessary Exceptions to use of part-time seniority Maintenance of part-time hiring pools, and process for addition and removal from pool Explicit obligation of faculty in the pool to maintain contact with the college Part-time seniority of retiring contracted faculty Accrual of part-time seniority by faculty in temporary contracted positions Option of selection for temporary contracted positions by part-time seniority Notice to employee and Association of cancelled, including through bumping, classes and level of compensation for cancelled classes
35	Workload	Explicit definition of time at which Social Science student count is made The voluntary nature of non-teaching work in the workload of teaching contracted faculty Definitions and limits on non-teaching workload
36	Grievance Procedure	Explicit elaboration of grievance time limits and processes for their extension Right of faculty to Association representation at all levels of the grievance process Inclusion of the mediation option within the grievance process and definition and conditions of this process
37**	Corrective Evaluations	Establishment of a Corrective Evaluation as part of the radical reforming of the substantive evaluation process Corrective Evaluation outcome options Corrective Evaluation principles Corrective Evaluation procedures
38*	Faculty Administrative Support Positions	Definition of the Faculty Administrative Support Position (FASP) category Establishing and Maintaining FASPs Conditions of the FASP assignment Evaluation process Resignation, removal, and reassignment processes
39*	Faculty Council	Faculty Council establishment Faculty Council purpose and responsibilities Referendum capability of Council Rules and memberships decided by faculty Relation of other bodies to the Faculty Council
40*	Charters	Definition, purpose and scope of charters Initiation and establishment of charters in workgroups (divisions, departments, programs, etc.) Support from Work Relations Council Dispute resolution concerning charters Charters as binding agreements Annual review of charters to ensure effectiveness of this Article
MOA*	Workload Advisory Committee	Establishment of the committee to facilitate resolution of workload issues
MOA*	Distance Learning	Establishment of the committee to facilitate resolution of distance learning issues Principles concerning distance learning compensation, workload, support and process involving packaged courses Agreement to bargain over intellectual property rights and revenue sharing for jointly developed distance learning efforts
MOA*	Unpaid Sabbatical Leaves	Establishment of unpaid sabbatical leave program supporting sabbaticals with health insurance, seniority, and, pending feasibility, an income deferral program (This program is separate from, independent of, and in addition to the paid sabbatical program.)
MOA*	Moving to a Substantially Full-time Faculty	General agreement on addressing over-use of part-time positions in particular disciplines and moving toward a substantially full-time faculty
MOA*	Moving to Uniform 11-week Terms	Agreement to update/renew the current agreement to bargain in good faith on moving to an 11-11-11 week schedule.
MOA	SLI extended to 2003	Extension of current Strategic Learning Initiative Agreement
MOA	SLI comp.	(Ongoing with SLI)
MOA	Renewal to 2005 of Work Roles and Relations Agreements	Renewed agreement with longer term
MOA	Insurance	Addition of G/CEA plan options Setting of College contribution for G/CEA plans at the level of A/CEA plans (Agreement outside contract: Vote on selection of prescription card for A/CEA and G/CEA plans) (Agreement outside contract: Additional open window to move to G/CEA plans in June 2000)
MOA*	Section 125 option	Pending verification of feasibility, College and Association agree to timely set up a Section 125 option, which would provide for the before taxes set aside of salary for uses such as health care and child care.
MOA	Early Retirement	(not open)
MOA*	Diversity	Agreement to form a joint group to address recruitment and retention of under-represented faculty, to implement selection of Faculty Hiring Guides and charter them as a group to help update hiring training and procedures, and to bargain compensation and selection processes for faculty involved in programs such as mentoring potential faculty under-represented at Lane or under-represented Lane students.
MOA*	Faculty Academic Journal	Establishment of a faculty academic journal
MOA*	Joint Bargaining Unit Agreement	Agreement on compensation for employees in both the faculty and classified bargaining unit (separate agreement)
MOA*	Sick Leave Bank	(To be jointly negotiated with classified and manager groups)
MOA*	Family Tuition Waiver	(To be jointly negotiated with classified and manager groups)
MOA	PERS Pick-up	(not open)
MOA*	Payroll Deduction and Fair Share (long term, "evergreen" agreement)	Long term agreement to maintain current payroll deduction and fair share processes
MOA*	Investigation/Resolution of Questions on Flight Tech. Level definition and downtown parking	The College and Association agree to investigate and address issues raised about the Flight Tech. level definition, and to address the question of parking for faculty working downtown.
*	Evaluations Handbook	(Final editing over summer)

*new Article or Agreement

**new Article with subject of old Article 37 merged into Article 25