Have you responded to the
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Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
We are worth it.
Our students are worth it.
Our bargaining team has been working diligently over the past several years to bring salaries and benefits into alignment and equity with Mendocino College’s full-time faculty positions.
Of course we did not get everything we asked for in Spring 2022 – but we did receive a reasonable offer that gives us the time and space to continue to grow our membership numbers and activity.
It is not enough, though, to accept this CBA and think we are done.
WE DESERVE BETTER
WE DESERVE BENEFITS
WE DESERVE SALARY EQUITY
It’s time for all of us to step up!
The best way to show the district your support for our bargaining team is to be a paid & active member of MPFA.
We cannot do this without YOUR help.
At least 60% of us need to be members in order for the district to take us seriously.
*Please join MPFA TODAY!
*Already an MPFA member?
Consider submitting your name to serve on the Executive Board
or accept a non-elected position like Grievance Committee or Membership & Communication
https://join.cta.org/
Where do your dues go?
Here's a note from our Treasurer, Marilyn Simpson.
$35.15 monthly, 8 months per year (Oct-Dec & Feb-May)
NEA and CTA/CCA use their money (in my estimation) for lobbying, including TV ads, conferences, all the benefits for their members and administrative costs — salaries for staff, etc.
NOTE: CTA (State) dues include a $20 Voluntary Dues Contribution to support CTA advocacy and the CTA Foundation for Teaching and Learning. Members not wishing to contribute may request a refund but you have to contact CTA directly. Neither the college nor MPFA can make this request for you.
MPFA (local) pays stipends to the negotiating team out of our funds that derive from our dues; that was $2400 over the last year, and considering how much time the negotiators put in, this puts them well below the hourly minimum wage (a huge bargain, in my humble opinion, considering the gains that the new contract gives us!). The president of MPFA is paid by the college. All board members are volunteers, but this spring we got another grant to help with stipends; and we got a matching grant for the prizes and expenses at the spring meeting. I am sure we will be able to apply for more grants int he coming year.
Other costs include: a yearly cost for secure, approved elections ($334); and the web site/domain address also have yearly fees.
Yours, Marilyn Simpson
$35.15 monthly, 8 months per year (Oct-Dec & Feb-May)
- MPFA (Local) receives $68.20
- CTA/CCA (State) receives $144.30
- NEA receives $68.50
- (See this helpful document.)
NEA and CTA/CCA use their money (in my estimation) for lobbying, including TV ads, conferences, all the benefits for their members and administrative costs — salaries for staff, etc.
NOTE: CTA (State) dues include a $20 Voluntary Dues Contribution to support CTA advocacy and the CTA Foundation for Teaching and Learning. Members not wishing to contribute may request a refund but you have to contact CTA directly. Neither the college nor MPFA can make this request for you.
MPFA (local) pays stipends to the negotiating team out of our funds that derive from our dues; that was $2400 over the last year, and considering how much time the negotiators put in, this puts them well below the hourly minimum wage (a huge bargain, in my humble opinion, considering the gains that the new contract gives us!). The president of MPFA is paid by the college. All board members are volunteers, but this spring we got another grant to help with stipends; and we got a matching grant for the prizes and expenses at the spring meeting. I am sure we will be able to apply for more grants int he coming year.
Other costs include: a yearly cost for secure, approved elections ($334); and the web site/domain address also have yearly fees.
Yours, Marilyn Simpson
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