Minutes from Union Executive Committee Meeting

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Present – Rick Applin, Charles Cassara, Beth Denisch, Marti Epstein, Rich Grudzinski, Danny Harrington, Jonathan Holland, Jeff Perry, Diane Richardson, Wendy Rolfe, Jackson Schultz, Mike Scott, Will Silvio.  

  1. Wendy made a motion to accept the minutes from the previous meeting as amended and update the website. Danny seconded and the vote was unanimous to accept the minutes.
     
  2. Mike met with management regarding two faculty members and their positions at the college. There will be further meetings to discuss their situations. We discussed their cases at length, confidentially.
     
  3. Rick presented a wage comparison by rank, gender, and years of service. If we are going to pursue this, how are we going to handle it? What about a consultant, a third party, not a faculty member to crunch the numbers. There are a lot of variables to look at that can factor into our conclusions. 
     
  4. Let’s continue this gender discussion in two weeks.
     
  5. Next week John Eldert, Phil Lima, and Judy Heaton will be coming to discuss benefits.

Minutes from Union Executive Committee Meeting

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Present – Rick Applin, Charles Cassara, Peggy Codding, Peter Cokkinias, Beth Denisch, Marti Epstein, Rich Grudzinski, Danny Harrington, Michael Heyman, Jonathan Holland, Jeff Perry, Diane Richardson, Wendy Rolfe, Jackson Schultz, Mike Scott, Will Silvio.  

  1. Danny made a motion to accept the minutes from the previous meeting as amended and update the website. Peter seconded and the vote was unanimous to accept the minutes.
     
  2. April elections, we will hire AAA once again to oversee the ballot box, etc. Tom McGah will oversee the nomination process and contact AAA as well. We will be mailing everything to faculty homes, and the actual election will take place in the lobby of the BPC.
     
  3. Union/Management committee to study gender issues? We will discuss at length at the next meeting.
     
  4. Travel arrangements for the AFT Higher Ed conference, Will and Mike will put a few options together for us to look at.
     
  5. CPA Michael Bijan presentation, an accountant that is interested in a bookkeeper position, we would still have a treasurer overseeing the finances. We discussed the possible position and bookkeeper’s general responsibilities. Michael introduced himself and discussed his experience.

Union notes from Union / Management Meeting

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Present – Prince Charles Alexander, Rick Applin, Charles Cassara, Peggy Codding, Beth Denisch, Marti Epstein, Danny Harrington, Jeff Perry, Wendy Rolfe, Jackson Schultz, Mike Scott, Will Silvio.  

Management – Larry Simpson, Jay Kennedy, Kari Juusela, Phil Lima, Matt Marvuglio, John Eldert, Darla Hanley

  1. Larry opened the meeting.  We have a lot to get through today, so let’s get to it.
     
  2. Health Insurance Options – Phil Lima, we currently have two PPO options, one has 27 people, we will be shutting that one down. There will be two options for those 27 individuals, either stay with a PPO with better coverage for the same price or switch to the HMO for a cheaper price. PPO I is no longer a standard plan for BCBS, the real meaningful choice is PPO vs. HMO, there are only 27 people enrolled, and the coverage is better for PPO II. There will be extra time for people to choose HMO or PPO (4 full weeks) and we will have counseling available for those 27 individuals (Thorbahn).
     
  3. Wage Renegotiation Process, Mike covered the new process. Every three years, no more than, promotion within the three years will be an additional opportunity, then the three year cycle will begin again. Letter or e-mail to the chair by March 15, the chair is the designee, the chair and dean will sit together, then the SVP of AA will meet with the Deans.
     
  4. Student Evaluations (Mike), the numbers are lower than when we did hard copy versions. What can we do to increase the response? Jay – we are thinking of options, maybe even going back to hard copy. There is no prefect way to do this, we are working on options, we want a higher rate of return. Larry, let’s put a small group together to look at this issue, with recommendations.
     
  5. Snow closings (Larry) – this is a tough call, we have already missed 2.5 days early in the semester. There is no requirement for faculty to make these classes up, but you can make them up – we are looking to make more class space available 8-10 pm and on the weekends. 
     
  6. Next time, Faculty Office Space and On-line Course Development and Delivery.