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Diligence Pays Off at CCC
Central Community College Units Have First Contracts
Good things come to those who wait. Good things also come to those who work hard.
Waiting and working is exactly what the members of two new education support professional bargaining units at Central Community College have been doing for nearly three years. Patience and diligence have paid off: the two units have a first contract in place and are now engaged in negotiations for a second contract, said NSEA UniServ Director Jerry Hoffman, who helped organize the units.
The two units are spread across the Grand Island, Hastings and Columbus campuses of Central Community College, plus satellite campuses in Kearney and Holdrege. Memberships in the two units include:
- The Central Community College Staff Association (Salaried Unit), with 30 members. Unit members are trainers, instructional support staff and counselors.
- The Central Community College Staff Association (Hourly Unit), with 125 members. Unit members include administrative assistants, custodians, maintenance workers, technology staff, financial aid technicians and others.
The two units were independent of each other in organizing, elections and settlements, said Hoffman. Staff at the college approached NSEA about organizing in early 2007. The successful organizing election and the ensuing certification of the bargaining units by the Commission of Industrial Relations came in late 2008.
Both units began bargaining with college administration soon after. And though both bargaining efforts had to go to mediation, contracts for the 2009-10 Association year were signed this past summer. Hourly unit members received an increase of 3.25 percent of current average annual salary added to the base of each employee. Salaried unit members received a 3.5 percent of current salary lump sum payment, but no base salary increase.
Both contracts established how future negotiations will be conducted. The contracts also allowed for payroll deduction of dues.
