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Mad Hatter

A Douglas College Newsletter.
Special Edition January 6, 1988

 

To: The College Community

From: Bill Day

Re: Information on Faculty negotiations

I is not my usual practice
to comment on negotiations.
However, several public
documents on the current
negotiations with faculty
have caused some con-
fusion in the College com-
munity. | want to set the
record straight.

| will not go into details on
the last College proposal
tabled December 22nd.
However, | would like to
point out several of the high-
lights.

- 1. The College offered a
3.75 per cent retroactive
increase in the first year
to regular faculty. It
tabled a 3.75 per cent in-
crease in the second
year. This would place
the faculty wage scale in
the mid range of college
faculty rates in British

Columbia. We also
tabled a $250 signing
bonus.

- 2. The College offered a
one per cent increase to
contract faculty in the first

 

year. A $100 signing
bonus was also put on
the table. Eligible con-
tract faculty in the
second year would
receive, upon applica-
tion, prorated health and
welfare benefits.
Benefits such as Group
Life and Dental, MSP
and EHB would be avail-
able.

- 3. Other benefits include
an increase to 25 cents
per kilometre from 19.9
cents and 100 per cent
dental coverage. The
offer included improve-
ments in the funding for
professional develop-
ment.

- 4. The College proposal
on management rights
and the selection of con-
tract faculty met with
agreement by the faculty
bargaining committee.

The College has made a
sincere effort to bargain in
good faith. We take pride in
our faculty and staff.

 

We have sought increases
in productivity for the benefit
of greater funding. We
have also acknowledged
that faculty, staff and ad-
ministrators have made our
college more productive.

During a very difficult finan-
cial time, not one regular
faculty lost his or her job.
Pay rates for regular faculty
during this time have
remained comparable with
other institutions our size.
Contract faculty on the other
hand, are now among the
top paid in the province.

In conclusion, | want to
stress that this letter is not to
undermine the position of
the faculty association. It is a
response to documents cir-
culated in the College. The
faculty association has a
right to its own views. |
hope this clarifies the
College’s position.