January 2004
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MINUTES OF THE YC-AFT EXECUTIVE BOARD,
January 17, 2004
1. The meeting of the executive board Yuba College-American Federation of Teachers, Local 4952 was called to order on January 17 in Woodland, California at 12:15 PM.
2. Those present were Jim Kitchen, Dave Althausen, Charles Johnson, Tom Marquette, Doug Harris, Dan Salamone and Suzanne Wakim.
3. The minutes of November 15, 2003 and December 10, 2002 were approved as submitted
4. Jim Kitchen presented the financial report . As of the end of November we have 43,200 total.
A. MSP - The budget for legal expenses was increased from 3000 to 8000.
B. Dan Salamone provided the board with copies of the completed internal audit. The main change that will occur is that there will be 2 signatures on each check, and expenditures will be reviewed by 2 board members. This was discussed at previous meetings.
5. President’s report
A. Jim Kitchen reported on information he gathered at the orientation for Butte College.
I. Butte maintains complete records of the seniority of the adjuncts. The most senior adjunct instructor are offered classes first, and the class offerings proceed to the most junior adjunct, until there are no more classes available. Yuba currently does not currently maintain such records, claiming that it is administratively too difficult.
II. Recent confusion with the contract was resolved amicably at Butte. The term "may" was in place – however the contract’s intent was "shall". A short discussion with those present at the bargaining table resulted in a change to the contract that upheld the original intent. Yuba’s new personnel department is unilaterally reinterpreting the terms "site" and "general studies" in the contract, and does not seem to be willing to discuss the original intent with those involved in writing the contract. This reinterpretation will greatly weaken return rights of adjuncts.
III. It was discovered in discussion with faculty at Butte that the Yuba district is considering changes the pay procedures. We have not been informed of these considerations.
B. Jim Kitchen is currently trying to discuss office hours and a preparation area for adjuncts. These discussions were part of the agreement to extend the contract. Currently, the district is not discussing these issues with us.
C. The parity money from the state will roll into the general fund. The contract states that if this happens, the union will negotiate with the district about the spending of this money. Jim Kitchen will by discussing this with the district.
D. Discussions at orientation. It was decided that Union representatives will discuss the following at orientation: the district’s reinterpreting of the contract, weakening of return rites, and issues that need to be negotiated with the district at the present time.
6. Return rights
At the time of our last meeting, the district had agreed to offer classes to an adjunct member who had unfairly lost his return rights. Since that time the district has failed to carry out the terms of this informal agreement and had failed to notify the union or the instructor. When we discussed this with the district, they refused to offer the instructor any classes. We will continue to fight for the instructor’s return rights.
7. Site council reports
A. Dan Salamone reported on the Marysville site council. The Marysville site council is currently discussing parking policy, smoking policy, and evening access to the mail room.
B. Doug Harris reported on the Clearlake site council. The Lake site council is currently discussing techniques for making the campus presence more known in the community. Lake campus is in a time of transition. The governing board agreed to not change the name from "Clearlake campus" to "Clearlake center" because they agree that this would give us a lesser image in the eyes of the community.
8. Actions
A. We are currently filing a grievance and an unfair labor practice suite that should resolve current return rights disputes.
B. The district may be retroactively billing adjunct members unfairly. This will be investigated.
C. We will attempt to discuss the possible changes in pay procedures with the districts.
D. We will negotiate the following with the district: the parity fund, paid office hours, and revisions of contract.
E. Proposed contracts will be reviewed by an attorney in the future to ensure that the intent cannot be reinterpreted.
F. Maps and dates of board meetings will be posted on our web site. http://www.aftyuba.org All members are encouraged to attend.
G. Adjournment
I. Meeting was adjourned at 2:30 PM
II. Next Meeting is scheduled for February 14, 2004 at 12 PM in Clearlake, CA
III. Subsequent meetings:
a. March 20, 2004 at 12 PM in Williams, CA.
b. April 17, 2004 at 9 AM in Marysville, CA
c. May 15, 2004 at 12 PM in Woodland, CA
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Wakim
YC-AFT Secretary