"We've been negotiating for a year & a half... We are trying to draw attention to the fact that the administration has ceased to be meaningfully involved in the negotiation process since the summer."
The Council on Postsecondary Education sent the following statement:
"The Council on Postsecondary Education, CCRI, and the full-time faculty union’s negotiating teams have negotiated for more than 18 months for a new contract for this bargaining unit. During this process, the Council’s and the college’s negotiating team and the union’s negotiating team agreed to two tentative agreements, each of which were voted down by the union’s membership. The negotiation of this contract is now in the statutory mediation process, which is ongoing."
"The Council and CCRI have tremendous respect for the faculty and the role they play in providing excellent teaching and learning to our students. The Council and CCRI will continue to negotiate in good faith and remain hopeful the matter can be resolved quickly and fairly for all involved through the current mediation process."
The Council on Postsecondary Education sent the following statement:
"The Council on Postsecondary Education, CCRI, and the full-time faculty union’s negotiating teams have negotiated for more than 18 months for a new contract for this bargaining unit. During this process, the Council’s and the college’s negotiating team and the union’s negotiating team agreed to two tentative agreements, each of which were voted down by the union’s membership. The negotiation of this contract is now in the statutory mediation process, which is ongoing."
"The Council and CCRI have tremendous respect for the faculty and the role they play in providing excellent teaching and learning to our students. The Council and CCRI will continue to negotiate in good faith and remain hopeful the matter can be resolved quickly and fairly for all involved through the current mediation process."