2025 Negotiations: Bargaining Progress
On February 14, 2025, the Federation and District bargaining teams met to begin negotiations for the successor agreement to our current collective bargaining agreement, which expires on June 30, 2025. In the months prior to this meeting, the Federation and the District opened (sunshined) the articles that appear below for bargaining.
Federation: 3, 8 10, 17, 23, 25, C1-3, D1-5, N (see full text here)
District: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 (see full text here)
Below, you can find the progress on each of the Articles, including most recent proposals from each party (“Federation” and “District” links) and tentative agreements for the 2025 successor contract negotiations. For more details about bargaining sessions, please see our 2025 bargaining update page.
Open Articles (tentative agreements are at the bottom)
Article 3 (Rights of the Federation)
Article 4 (Intercollegiate Relations)
Article 5 (Academic Freedom and Responsibility)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Article 6 (Classification of Faculty Members)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Article 8 (Hours and Working Conditions)
Article 9 (Winter/Summer Assignments)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Article 10 (Compensation)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Articles 11-13 (Paid Leaves, Unpaid Leaves, and Sabbatical)
Article 17 (Insurance Benefits)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Article 20 (Procedures for Faculty Evaluations)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Article 22 (Grievances)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Article 25 (Agreement Conditions and Duration)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Appendix C (FT Faculty Salary Schedules)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Appendix D (PT Faculty Salary Schedules, Stipends, and Special Rates of Pay)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Appendix N (Course Cap Size Application)
Parties have not yet started bargaining on this article.
Tentative Agreements For This Contract
The District and Federation have tentatively agreed upon the following articles. Tentative agreements do not go into effect until the contract is signed. Any bold/underlined language in these tentative agreements represents modified contract language.
Ground Rules (in effect only for February 14, 2025)
Updated and improved numbering system for our contract.
Updated specific articles with new numbering system.
Updated a holiday name.
Article 18 (Pre-Retirement Program)
Updated language to comply with current CalSTRS and PERS statutes.
Article 21 (General Provisions)
Updated language for TB tests.
We have eliminated legacy language that truncated our labor rights beyond what current laws require. The article is now consistent with work stoppage articles at community colleges across the state and current legal limitations.
Article 24 (Instructional Technology)
Updated language to reflect current course structure and practices.