After over a year of difficult negotiations with the State and the State College/University presidents, the Council of New Jersey State College Locals reached a tentative agreement late Friday, January 25. This agreement provides for a per credit hour base salary increase of 8.33% for more than four thousand adjunct faculty over the life of the Agreement. The State’s initial proposal was a 0% increase for the duration of the agreement as well as other onerous demands in their proposals. The State also firmly rejected most of the proposed contract improvements the Council proposed but the Council’s negotiating team tenaciously worked hard for the agreement that was ultimately reached. This tentative agreement is subject to member ratification.
A contract ratification vote will take place in March-April, 2013. Ballots will be mailed on March 28, 2013 to full dues paying members who have worked in the Fall 2012 semester and/or Spring 2013 semester. Ballots must be received in the Council office by 3 PM April 18, 2013 and will be counted on April 19, 2013. Any ballot not received by April 18, 2013 will not be counted.
For an entire listing of the items agreed to and the exact language, go here.
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