GCC faculty looks for additional raises, though administration is reluctant
Students at Glendale Community College.
Instructors at Glendale Community College are hoping to receive additional raises in the next two years, and they have been rallying before school officials to make their case heard.
More than 100 faculty members attended the college trustees’ meeting last month, where a few spoke publicly about their desire to receive pay hikes.
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Instructors are planning to double their efforts at the trustees’ upcoming meeting on Tuesday, said Zohara Kaye, president of the Glendale College Guild.
Earlier this year, trustees approved a one-time 2.75% pay raise for faculty, which they want extended into the 2016-17 fiscal year, beginning on July 1.
“If they don’t come back with 2.75%, that’s going to be a net reduction on our July 1 paychecks. That’s the bottom line here. What we’re asking for is a reasonable step forward. Something that is fair and affordable,” Kaye said.
The college currently employs about 900 faculty members and roughly 680 of them are adjunct employees.
While full-time faculty members can be paid anywhere from $60,000 to about $110,000 annually, adjunct employees are paid anywhere from about $50 to more than $70 per hour.
In recent years, instructors went without raises or were asked to take slight pay cuts during the recession.
In response to the faculty’s efforts, college officials say they are reluctant to enter into a salary agreement with employees until they know the level of funding the college will receive next year, said Ron Nakasone, executive vice president of administrative services.
College officials won’t be certain about the state budget until it’s signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, most likely in June, he added.
“Since the guild had put a salary proposal on the table at negotiations, the college was required to present a counter proposal,” Nakasone said. “The college has continued to negotiate salary with the guild, but most likely, [a] settlement will not be reached until after the state budget is signed.”
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Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com
Twitter: @kellymcorrigan
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