CAMPUS POLICIES
CFA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (CBA)
CBA protections for lecturer faculty are complex, multilayered issues. Sometimes arbitration, established past practices, and "spirit" of the article mean more than the actual wording. It is vitally important that you consult someone who specializes in lecturer representation and do not just take the word of someone who is giving you their uninformed interpretation of the CBA.
On our campus, many department chairs (and former department chairs) fancy themselves experts on CBA lecturer issues, but keep in mind, that the majority of these chairs were not trained by the CFA or official CFA lecturer rights specialists. They were largely trained by campus administration. Take their advice cautiously. We recommend getting your advice from a trained lecturer specialist.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
- The FAM (Faculty Administrative Manual) is the document that contains policies agreed upon by our Faculty Senate and campus administration. It's good to be familiar with the various sections that relate to our work because we can face discipline if we are not in compliance with them:
- Lecturer Evaluation (FAM 652.2)
- Range Elevations (FAM 653.43)
- Recruitment of Lecturer Faculty (FAM 642.76)
- Rules for scheduling faculty courses (FAM 665.7)
- Attendance Policy (FAM 818.9) *includes attendance policies for student athletes
- Course Syllabus Policy (FAM 820.9)
CFA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (CBA)
- While the FAM dictates campus policies, the CBA from our Union supersedes any campus policy. The most important articles of the CBA that you should be familiar with are:
- Article 12 - this article dictates entitlements and which order lecturer faculty are supposed to be assigned work
- Article 15 - this article outlines evaluation policies for faculty. Articles 15.23-15.30 cover lecturer evals
- Article 21 - summer employment (which has very different rules than reg year employment)
CBA protections for lecturer faculty are complex, multilayered issues. Sometimes arbitration, established past practices, and "spirit" of the article mean more than the actual wording. It is vitally important that you consult someone who specializes in lecturer representation and do not just take the word of someone who is giving you their uninformed interpretation of the CBA.
On our campus, many department chairs (and former department chairs) fancy themselves experts on CBA lecturer issues, but keep in mind, that the majority of these chairs were not trained by the CFA or official CFA lecturer rights specialists. They were largely trained by campus administration. Take their advice cautiously. We recommend getting your advice from a trained lecturer specialist.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
- HEERA Laws: The Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) defines the employer-employee conditions for unionized faculty in the State of California.
- PERB: The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) is the regulatory agency that oversees the enforcement of HEERA laws. If a HEERA law is violated, you can file an unfair labor charge with PERB. We recommend discussing your issue with an elected CFA lecturer rep first, but since that is not always possible on our campus, PERB is there to help you resolve issues that the campus or the CFA won't.