Dear Colleague:
Welcome to Citrus College! You may have received a copy of the collective bargaining agreement (also known as "the contract") when you were hired, but if not, it's easily accessible here online. If you have any questions about the contract, or if you would like a hard copy of it, please reach out to your area rep, executive board, or bargaining team member and we can help you.
The Citrus College Faculty Association (CCFA) is the exclusive representative for all tenured and probationary faculty and negotiates on behalf of faculty in areas related to compensation, benefits and working conditions. We help faculty file grievances against the district if the contract has been violated, provide education related to retirement options, health benefits, leaves, and evaluation procedures, and provide guidance and support if the district is investigating you for alleged wrong-doing related to your employment at Citrus College.
All faculty, as a condition of continued employment, must either become a dues-paying member of the Association or pay the Association a service fee. However, the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Janus v. AFSCME Council 32, has invalidated that requirement. From now on, there are only two possible statuses for Citrus faculty:
1. Members. Members receive all the privileges of membership, including the right to vote and hold union office. Most faculty are members. Very few , if any, of your colleagues have chosen to refrain from joining the Association. To become a member, you must fill out a membership form. If you do not fill out a membership form you become an agency fee payer by default.
2. Non-members. You cannot vote in any Faculty Association elections or represent your department in the Representative Council. Effectively, your ability to fully participate in shaping and determining your working conditions is reduced. Additionally, by not becoming a member, you are placing all the expense and effort for safeguarding your working conditions and negotiating for contract improvements onto your colleagues. One never knows when the support of the Faculty Association will be needed - a student complaint, a change unilaterally imposed change in working hours, help in navigating the sick leave provisions if a family member falls ill. Think of any benefit that you value through your employment at Citrus: the Faculty Association is directly responsible for that benefit.
If you are a new faculty member and have not already signed up as a Faculty Association member, please join your colleagues in supporting the work the Faculty Association does on your behalf. Membership gives you a say in contract ratification, selection of officers, and the right to hold office. We urge you to become a member and to become active in letting us know how best to meet your needs.
If you have questions, please contact any of us.
Yours sincerely,
CCFA Executive Board
Welcome to Citrus College! You may have received a copy of the collective bargaining agreement (also known as "the contract") when you were hired, but if not, it's easily accessible here online. If you have any questions about the contract, or if you would like a hard copy of it, please reach out to your area rep, executive board, or bargaining team member and we can help you.
The Citrus College Faculty Association (CCFA) is the exclusive representative for all tenured and probationary faculty and negotiates on behalf of faculty in areas related to compensation, benefits and working conditions. We help faculty file grievances against the district if the contract has been violated, provide education related to retirement options, health benefits, leaves, and evaluation procedures, and provide guidance and support if the district is investigating you for alleged wrong-doing related to your employment at Citrus College.
All faculty, as a condition of continued employment, must either become a dues-paying member of the Association or pay the Association a service fee. However, the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Janus v. AFSCME Council 32, has invalidated that requirement. From now on, there are only two possible statuses for Citrus faculty:
1. Members. Members receive all the privileges of membership, including the right to vote and hold union office. Most faculty are members. Very few , if any, of your colleagues have chosen to refrain from joining the Association. To become a member, you must fill out a membership form. If you do not fill out a membership form you become an agency fee payer by default.
2. Non-members. You cannot vote in any Faculty Association elections or represent your department in the Representative Council. Effectively, your ability to fully participate in shaping and determining your working conditions is reduced. Additionally, by not becoming a member, you are placing all the expense and effort for safeguarding your working conditions and negotiating for contract improvements onto your colleagues. One never knows when the support of the Faculty Association will be needed - a student complaint, a change unilaterally imposed change in working hours, help in navigating the sick leave provisions if a family member falls ill. Think of any benefit that you value through your employment at Citrus: the Faculty Association is directly responsible for that benefit.
If you are a new faculty member and have not already signed up as a Faculty Association member, please join your colleagues in supporting the work the Faculty Association does on your behalf. Membership gives you a say in contract ratification, selection of officers, and the right to hold office. We urge you to become a member and to become active in letting us know how best to meet your needs.
If you have questions, please contact any of us.
Yours sincerely,
CCFA Executive Board