Negotiations Update (September 30, 2024)
On August 29, 2024, the Faculty and Staff Federation responded to the College’s April 18, 2024 counteroffer. On September 12, 2024, the College presented new comprehensive counteroffers for each of the three bargaining units. Highlights include:
All units
- The following wage increases for all full-time faculty, all classified employees, and all credit-teaching adjuncts and visiting lecturers:
- Effective year one: 5%
- Effective year two: 4%
- Effective year three: 4%
- No change to the College’s best-in-class benefits with current premium contributions and deductibles. This includes maintaining the Keystone Medical Plan, CVS Prescription Plan, and Dental Plan as free for all full-time employees and the Personal Choice Plan as free for all full-time classified employees earning less than $50,000 per year.
Classified unit
- Wage increases described above, including 15%+ increase for lowest-paid employees in year one.
- Increasing minimum hourly wage to $19 per hour in year one, $20 per hour in year two, and $21 per hour in year three.
- New $1 differential between grades and creation of grades 9 and 10.
- All employees will be moved to new grade as recommended by compensation study and will receive at least the minimum of any new grade.
- Increasing shift differential and overtime allowances.
Part-time Visiting Lecturer unit
- Wage increases that keep CCP part-time instructors at highest rate of pay in Pennsylvania while also being the only part-time instructors who receive medical benefits.
- Credit instructors receive wage increases described above.
- Increases of 3.5%, 3% and 3% for part-time hourly and credit-free instruction.
- Merit increases including adjusted rates and titles for eligible adjunct instructors.
- New $400 course cancellation prep fee.
Full-time Faculty unit
- Wage increases described above
- Average full-time teaching faculty salary (at 30 credits, excluding overloads) will move from $85,639 to $89,921 in year one.
- Total compensation for the same faculty (including salary, insurance and benefits) will move from $167,457 to $175,830 in year one.
- Merit increases
- Larger increases for associate and full professor promotions.
- Larger increase for receiving doctorate.
- Move extra step upon receiving tenure in revised tenure process.
- Remove subtraction table from initial salary step schedule.
At the negotiation session on September 27, 2024, the Federation did not present counterproposals to the College’s offers. Also, after the College responded to questions about Federation priorities and indicated it was working on a counterproposal related to class size, the Federation walked out of the active negotiation session.
The College remains committed to negotiating in good faith with the Federation and to reaching a fair deal.
Read the College's presented counteroffers for each of the three bargaining units:
Part-time Faculty/Visiting Lecturers
Negotiations Update (July 18, 2024)
The College began meeting with the Federation on Jan. 26, 2024, and presented initial proposals on that date. On April 18, the College presented updated Memorandums of Agreement (“MOAs”) to the Federation for the Full-time Faculty, Classified, and Part-time Faculty/Visiting Lecturers. The College believes these proposed agreements build on our shared commitment with the Federation to support and enhance student success, while also recognizing the dedicated faculty and staff who are integral to this work. The Federation has yet to provide comprehensive counterproposals to these MOAs.
Read the Full-time Faculty, Classified, and Part-time Faculty/Visiting Lecturers MOAs in their entirety:
The College eagerly awaits a comprehensive response from the Federation, including responses to the College’s wage proposals. The College wants to reach a fair and equitable agreement before the contract expires on Aug. 31, 2024.