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What's Really Happening - 2002/08/18

Posted On: 8/18/2002


What's Really Happening

Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of August 18, 2002

WHAT MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING MEAN

Our Negotiating Team has reached tentative agreement on a wide range of issues, including significant portions of grievance and disciplinary procedures. The Team has not been able to reach agreements regarding workload and compensation (including various benefits). In an effort to resolve the remaining issues, CSEA has filed for mediation. The College has agreed that this is a mutually beneficial step at this point.

The negotiating teams will continue discussions until mediation begins. Then both teams will meet with a mediator at the beginning of next month to attempt to resolve outstanding issues. If this fails, the issues will be submitted to a fact-finder agreed to by both CSEA and the College. Each side will present to this fact-finder documentation supporting its position on the issues (probably near the end of September). Within two weeks the panel will issue a report to settle the issues.

The fact-finder's report will be considered acceptable unless a majority of the College's Board of Trustees or a majority of Association members votes to reject it. And only members of the Association will vote to accept or reject the report. So it makes sense to renew your CSEA membership (or file your initial application) today. Look for your renewal/enrollment notice in the mail.

TWO IMPORTANT UPCOMING SETS OF MEETINGS

  1. MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

    There will be meetings of CSEA members this coming Wednesday and Thursday, August 20 and 21, from 3-5 p.m. each day in the Media Room on the second floor of the Ohio Education Association, 225 E. Broad Street (corner of 5th Street), less than a five-minute drive from campus. In an effort to accommodate your schedule, we will present the same material both days. We hope you will be able to attend either of these important gatherings to discuss the issues, ask questions, and share the collegiality of a unified faculty. This will also be an opportunity to pay your dues for the upcoming academic year, so don't hesitate to bring your checkbook.

    There are (and will be) plenty of rumors about what's going to happen Autumn Quarter. Plan to come to OEA and get the facts along with informed perspectives on the possibilities. There's meter parking on the street and a parking garage immediately behind the OEA building, but it makes sense to carpool with a friend.

  2. ALL-FACULTY MEETINGS

    Regardless of how any individual faculty member voted in the representation election last November, the CSEA is now the faculty's recognized representative at the College. Its members will make decisions for all faculty, and it's important for every faculty member to understand that, regardless of educational or training background, we are all college faculty, with traditions to maintain and responsibilities to accept. Our primary identification cannot be any occupation other than teacher.

    We want all faculty to gather to discuss the negotiations, the implications of our proposals, the long-term goals of the Association, and the interests we share with the College as well as the specialized interests we have as teachers in a community college.

    Since we will have been in mediation sessions during the preceding two weeks, we anticipate that you will have many questions and that we will have important information to share with you. Please join us for one of:

    OPEN BARGAINING UNIT MEETINGS (all faculty, union members or not) on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10 and 11, from 3-5 p.m. in the Media Room on the second floor of the Ohio Education Association building. It's less than a five-minute drive from campus, at 225 East Broad Street (corner of 5th Street). We have scheduled two days in hope that your schedule can accommodate one of these days (the same material will be available at both meetings). There's meter parking on the street and a parking garage immediately behind the OEA building, but it makes sense to carpool with a friend, especially if it's someone you've shared your questions and concerns with.

You will also be able to pay your 2002-2003 dues at his meeting if you choose. Remember that only union members will have a voice in the ratification vote on the contract. You will receive a membership enrollment form in the mail if you have not received one already.

We want all faculty to fully understand what has been happening and what may happen as we all move toward a decision on a proposed contract. We understand that the information circulated by managers is frequently either partially inaccurate or intentionally misleading, and we want you to be able to make informed decisions about what is best for you as a faculty member and for all of us as a union of professionals. Please plan to attend. If you have questions, contact Steve Abbott at x5096.


What's Really Happening is produced by the Communications Committee of the Columbus State Education Association. We welcome your comments, news, and insights.

Steve Abbott, President / x5096
Karl Rieppel, Vice President / x2500
Amy Brubaker, Secretary and Association Representative / x5068
Greg Goodhart, Treasurer / x5431
Darrell Minor, Parliamentarian / x5310
Bill Mundy, Association Representative / x5176
Dr. Jane McDowell, Association Representative / x2656 
Dave Busch, Association Representative / x5079
Dr. Charlie Gallucci, Association Representative / x5499
Leslie Smith, Association Representative / x5302
Dr. Wendy McCullen-Vermillion, Association Representative / x2693
Lisa Schneider, Association Representative / x5124


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