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Olympic College Association for Higher Education Washington Education Association
Legislative Forum
November 1, 2007Campus Equity Week
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OC’s adjunctfaculty “Annualized” salary = $24,943
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OC’s adjunct faculty “Annualized” salary = $24,943 (if adjuncts could work full-time)
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But “Actual” salary = $17,657
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1969 - Ph.D at the maximum step (Column 8) = $77,8742005 - Ph.D at the maximum step (Column 8) = $52,432
From Olympic College all-faculty AHE meeting of December 2, 2005:
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Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time faculty:
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Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time faculty:
• 50% of pay rate
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Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time faculty:
• 50% of pay rate• Minimal capital and operational costs
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Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time faculty:
• 50% of pay rate• Minimal capital and operational costs • For most, no health care or retirement
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Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time faculty:
• 50% of pay rate• Minimal capital and operational costs • For most, no health care or retirement• Flexibility—can be laid off any time
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Adjuncts are one-third the cost of full-time faculty:
• 50% of pay rate• Minimal capital and operational costs • For most, no health care or retirement• Flexibility—can be laid off any time
(unlike tenured faculty)
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One Solution:
Same Salary Schedule (as in British Columbia).
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Adjuncts aren’t “contracted” to perform: •Student advising•Office hours•Curriculum development•Committees/meetings•Administrative duties•Professional development •Non-teaching days
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Is 76% equity?
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If it walks like a duck…
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•Same tuition•Same grades•Same credits
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House Bill 1875 (FACE)
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House Bill 1875 (FACE)• Increase number of full-time faculty positions
§ 1 (2) (a).
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House Bill 1875 (FACE)1. Increase number of full-time faculty positions. § 1 (2) (a)
2. Improve salaries:
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House Bill 1875 (FACE)1. Increase number of full-time faculty positions. § 1 (2) (a)
2. Improve salaries:1. Full-time: 16th percentile of “global challenged”
states by 2013 § 1 (2) (b)
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House Bill 1875 (FACE)1. Increase number of full-time faculty positions. § 1 (2) (a)
2. Improve salaries:a. Full-time: 16th percentile of “global challenged”
states by 2013 § 1 (2) (b)
b. Part-time: subject to collective bargaining, “each institution … should determine a salary standard for adjunct faculty members [that] constitutes a pro rata salary compared to the salaries of full-time tenured faculty … doing comparable work.” § 1 (2) (b)
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House Bill 1875 (FACE) – Continued.3. Subject to collective bargaining, each institution
shall create a plan to fill “new full-time tenure-track appointments by creating opportunities for adjunct faculty” and “not by eliminating positions … ” § 1 (4) (a)
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House Bill 1875 (FACE)3. Subject to collective bargaining, each institution shall
create a plan to fill “new full-time tenure-track appointments by creating opportunities for adjunct faculty” and “not by eliminating positions … ” § 1 (4) (a)
4. Probationary period for adjuncts (also subject to collective bargaining); once completed, “right of first refusal for eligible classes or continuing contract with due process rights.” § 1 (7) (a)
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FACE Legislation (HB 1875) will succeed if implemented with a spirit of equity.
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Recognizing all faculty have equal value.