Happy New Year! And welcome back! 

Please save the dates!

With bargaining heating up and quickly heading toward mediation on February 12, these dates will be key for LCCEA union members. 

Winter Union meeting for all LCCEA members

Friday, January 23, 1:30 – 3:30, Location TBD

Topics will include bargaining and next steps, the recent Faculty Views survey results, and more.

Strike-Ready Schools*

Strike schools are 90-minute informational/ training sessions for LCCEA members covering the basics of what it would mean for LCC faculty to go on strike. All LCCEA members are asked to attend one of the following Strike-Ready Schools. RSVP at: https://bit.ly/LCCEAStrikeSchool

Board of Ed & Faculty Solidarity Actions

TOMORROW: Wednesday, January 7, Meet at 4:30 for Informational Picketing before 6 p.m. Board meeting. RSVP here: bit.ly/4RSVPJan7

Wednesday, February 4, Board of Ed meeting, more info TBA

Thursday, February 12, mediation, more info TBA

Wednesday, March 4, Board of Ed meeting, more info TBA

If you are not sure of your union membership status or would like to join, please contact Membership Chair, Aryn Bartley.)

Strike-ready schools? What is this all about?

Get all your questions answered. Find out what is at stake and what support is available, including OEA’s robust crisis fund for union members and unemployment benefits for striking workers. Right now, the LCC Administration is proposing cutting $1 Million out of the investment in faculty through workload increases and mass cuts to part-time faculty. At the same time an independent researcher Daniel Morris reports in the “LCC Review– Invest in People for a Stronger Lane Community College,” that LCC is in better financial shape than it has been in years but is increasing spending on management at five times the rate of faculty.