This is an important update on the contract bargaining session that took place this past Friday.

Following the session, CFA's Bargaining Team issued the following statement:

"The CFA bargaining team met with the Chancellor's representatives in Sacramento. This session came after 18 months of bargaining.

After we asked if management had any new proposals that were responsive to ours or that modified their take-backs, they provided a proposal that added yet another take-back -- removal of any limits on increased costs for faculty parking. They also rejected CFA's academic freedom proposal and further indicated that they had no movement to make in response to our proposals on salary, workload, appointment, extension/summer session, benefits, or any other issue.

After a caucus, our team informed management that we were convinced the Chancellor was not interested in reaching an agreement at the bargaining table. The bargaining team announced that CFA was declaring impasse immediately and thereby moving us to the next stage in the statutory process, mediation."

Steps in the statutory collective bargaining process
The statutory collective bargaining process is set out in the California Higher Education Employment Relations Act (HEERA). You can review the steps in this statutory process in CFA's "Insider's Guide to Collective Bargaining" at this link:
http://www.calfac.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/insidersguide2011_final.pdf

Review of the outstanding issues in bargaining
An overview of some of the outstanding issues in bargaining can be found at this link:
http://www.calfac.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/fightpackagefinal.pdf

We will be sure to provide updates to you on efforts to secure our new faculty contract.