A quick bargaining update and a follow-up to the General Membership Meetings from last week.
Coming Soon: KN95 Masks for Employees!
Good News! The College has recently ordered KN95 masks and will make them available to all classified employees who request one. They will be distributed through Public Safety in the same way that the other masks are distributed.
We’ll send out another message once they’ve arrived and are available for distribution (the order was just completed today).
Wondering about the difference between N95 and KN95?
Waiting Week Payment Update
Good News! Despite hearing that the Work Share “waiting week” payments may be delayed until the end of December, many members are seeing their funds now.
Oregon’s “Two-Week Freeze”
Kate Brown recently announced a “Two-Week Freeze” for Oregon (a partial lock-down from November 18 to December 2) to help slow the spread of COVID-19. In anticipation of questions regarding College operations and essential College employees still working on campus, we wanted to share what we know at this time.
Local Election Results
Hi All,Well, Election Day is well past, and while we try to all keep breathing while the vote-by-mail count goes on for President of the United States and Senate/House membership, I just wanted to fill you in on races where LCCEF or the AFL-CIO Labor Cha ...
Volunteer Opportunity – Get Out The Vote Phone Bank
LCCEF has been approached to join the Get Out The Vote phone bank for Peter DeFazio's campaign. LCCEF has joined AFT-Oregon in endorsing Peter, but he's got a very close race this time. It's fun and easy, and there is no need to "talk candidates"; at ...
LCCEF Endorsements
The COPE (Committee On Political Education) has reviewed some local and state candidates on the ballot. We have looked for those who are Labor-friendly, support public higher education, and will be helpful in their elected roles to our membership, our co ...
“Us Too” Grievance Success – Sept 2020
Good news! On Sept 8, 2020, we received results of the “Us Too” Grievance arbitration against LCC. LCCEF is awarded step increases for all .5 FTE step eligible employees with retroactive payment back to July 1, 2019. Arbitrator Henry sustained the grievance, finding that LCC violated the plain terms of Paragraph 15 of the CBA’s “Us Too” provision by not providing a step increase to the LCCEF members after it provided a step increase to LCCEA.
Petition – Principles for Safe Re-Opening
There has been growing pressure lately to reopen schools and have our members resume their work in person. We want to ensure any return to work occurs only under conditions that protect workers, students, and the health of the community.
To meet these objectives, the Lane County Labor Chapter Education Caucus (representing educational workers in K-12, community college, and university settings) has developed a set of ten principles for the safe re-opening of educational institutions in our area.
LCCEF endorses these principles and urges our members to pledge their support and sign the associated petition (please share with friends and family as well). They reflect our shared commitment to ensuring safe working and learning conditions for all!
Early Vacation Sell Back MOA
Good news, we have reached an agreement with the College to allow early sell-back of vacation hours this year. Every Fall Term, our contract allows classified employees to sell-back up to 16 hours of accrued vacation time at their current rate of pay, and this MOA has adjusted the dates for this year to allow that sell-back process to begin now (it will continue to be available to employees until 12/31/20).
Please see the full post for more information.