LCC Faculty Colleagues –

We had a productive bargaining session with the College and reached three new agreements.

1. Insurance –

Moda Plan 1, Delta Dental 1, and Opal Vision will continue to be the “base plan” for College contributions. If these plans are no longer available in the future, the most comprehensive option available will become the base plan. Current insurance language protections for all faculty remain intact, including expansion of part-time faculty family insurance that had been agreed upon in the SB 551 and HB2611 MOAs. In addition, HSAs will be an option faculty may choose with College contributions to the HSA plan. We did ultimately accept the College’s proposal to remove reference to the Student (medical) Health Clinic, which is a permissive topic of bargaining, meaning we couldn’t refuse to accept the article contingent upon the inclusion of that sentence. Removal of this language has no bearing on the future viability of the clinic. To clarify, this is unrelated to the Mental Health and Wellness Center, which is a separate entity. (See Art. 33 attached.)

2. Budget Exigency – 

We agreed to exceedingly strong protections for faculty that limit reopening the contract in the event of budget exigency, which could only occur if state funding and property tax revenue combined drop 5% or more. The new Art. 6 would limit negotiations in this case to unpaid furlough days for contracted faculty and reduced inservice hours for part-time faculty only. No other economic terms, including insurance, could be included in the negotiation. (See Art. 6 attached.)

3. Transition to Canvas as the new LMS – 

Migrated course shells will be available in Canvas for faculty by April 29, and faculty will have up to 6 hours during Spring Conference for training and/or class prep with Canvas. Faculty will have 12 hours during Fall inservice for training and/or class prep with Canvas. For the Spring and Fall inservice time dedicated to Canvas training/ class prep, contracted faculty will be compensated as per normal pay for the days, and part-time faculty may use inservice hours for compensation. Both Canvas and Moodle will be available for faculty use in Summer 2026. Canvas will go into effect as the college-supported Learning Management System for all courses in Fall 2026. Faculty serving on the “Migration Committee” will be paid for 12 hours at their regular hourly rate. (See LMS MOA attached.)

We are heartened by the extraordinary response of union members; 91+% (and counting) have signed strike pledges, which did make an impact on our progress in negotiations today. 

While we have numerous critical faculty needs yet to address, including job security, workload, class sizes, compensation, and more, we are optimistic as we move forward into mediation, which is scheduled to begin next Thursday, February 19th.

Thank you to all for your engagement in strike schools, info pickets, rallies, and to the many faculty who came to observe bargaining today and to the Action Team, Department Reps, and student supporters!

Your LCCEA Bargaining Team Leads,

Adrienne Mitchell

April Myler

Gerry Meenaghan

Michael Marchman

Peggy Oberstaller

Russell Shitabata