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Minutes from Union Executive Committee Meeting

Present – Michael Abraham, Dennis Cecere, Peggy Codding, Peter Cokkinias, Marti Epstein, Danny Harrington, Margaret McAllister, Jeff PerryWendy Rolfe, Tom Stein, Jackson Schultz, David Scott, and Jeri Sykes.

 

  1. Danny made a motion to accept the minutes from the previous meeting. Peter seconded and the vote was unanimous to accept the minutes.
     
  2. Jackson mentioned the most recent notification that went out regarding schedules and faculty checking with their chairs ASAP. We discussed faculty schedules in specific departments and issues going forward: FT faculty first, 3-Year contract next, then PT faculty.
     
  3. Meeting with HR today regarding a faculty member against whom there are allegations.
     
  4. We discussed the CORI check process at the college. Peggy, Dennis, and Tom will be looking further into this.
     
  5. Bathroom signs were discussed. Multi-use bathrooms that don't lock may be an issue.
     
  6. Liberal Arts Department meetings are being segregated into PT and FT and this not good practice.
     
  7. We would like to set up a meeting with the Board of Trustees this fall or early next spring at the latest.
     
  8. We are looking at scheduling the BoCo faculty to discuss and possibly ratify the contract.
     
  9. Fees of the 403b plans were discussed.
     
  10. Faculty evaluation of chairs will be discussed this fall.