LECTURER RANGE ELEVATION WORKSHOP

EVERY CSU CAMPUS HAS LECTURER REPS WHO ARE HERE FOR YOU! Your CFA Lecturer Reps: Lynda Radican Lradican@calfac.org Ted Scott-Femenella professorscottfemenella@yahoo.com Activists and Senate Reps: De-Laine Cyrenne de-laine.Cyrenne@csus.edu Lois Boulgarides lboulgarides@calfac.org Nicki Mehta nmehta@calfac.org Robert Biegler bieglerlaw@gmail.com

The CFA is your union! Visit the website: www.calfac.org Download the contract (collective bargaining agreement, or CBA) Specifically articles 10, 12, 15, 31 & 32 Click on lecturers link: http://www.calfac.org/lecturers-council Download the Lecturers’ Handbook (2014-2017) Download the Supplements to the HB: 1) course assignments & Preference for Work, 2) Pension & Benefits, and 3) Unemployment Rights

Lecturer improvements in 2014-2017 CBA We eliminated the lowest Lecturer salary range (L) All Lecturer L’s moved to A w/minimum 5% raise All Lecturers w/ terminal degrees moved to B with minimum 5% raise Units above 15 will now be paid (i.e., 16th unit) All 3-year Lecturers eligible for 3% SRA raise All Lecturers now eligible for all RSCA awards (Research, Scholarly, Creative Activities)

Lecturer Improvements in 2014-2018 CBA We won the Fight for 5! After coming w/in 4 days of a 23-campus, 5-day strike in April 2016, we bargained a great settlement: 5% GSI on 6/30/16 2% GSI the next day: 7/1/16 -7.1% compounded 3.5% GSI on 7/1/17 2.65% SSI in 17-18 on anniversary date of initial hire following at least 24 units in the same department. 10.8% for all (after compounding) Additional 2.65% for those qualified for SSI

Lecturer improvements in 2014-2018 CBA We extended the CBA to 6/30/18 We will now bargain salary increases BEFORE the CSU makes its budget request! We begin successor bargaining in June 2017 We won our fight to separate Lecturer range elevation from SSI max requirement. F’17 implementation date for new policy.

Lecturer Appointments are made in the following ranges: SALARY SCHEDULE Lecturer Appointments are made in the following ranges: A: those who lack a terminal degree B: same salary range as Assistant Professor C: same salary range as Associate Professor D: same salary range as Full Professor (Note: Lecturer salary ranges are now currently contractually mandated. Lecturer range L was eliminated in 2014-2017 CBA) See Pages 10, 11, 17-20, 49 and 50 in the Lecturer Handbook

Salary Schedule (Includes 7 Salary Schedule (Includes 7.1% GSI) As Full-time Equivalent Monthly Salary

Salary Raises (Art. 31) General Salary increases (GSIs) - Have to be bargained; automatic on date bargained 1.6% increase, retroactive to 7/1/14 5% on 6/30/16 2% on 7/1/16 3.5% on 7/1/17 Service Salary Increases (SSIs) -Have to be bargained; 2.65% increase automatic on anniversary date of initial hire, after teaching 24 semester units or 36 quarter units in a single dept. 3% Salary Recovery Adjustment (SRA) for all 3-year Lecturers, retroactive to 7/1/14 (acts like a giant SSI) 2.65% in 17-18 on anniversary date of initial hire

SSIs: move one up the salary range Generally awarded in term following accumulation of necessary units Paid on anniversary date of initial hire after 24 units of service in a department. SSIs are tied to a department! Along with entitlement, this is one of the reasons why it is advantageous to teach as many units as possible in a single department. Pages 17-19 in the Lecturer Handbook

Historic Range Elevation (still in effect) Range elevation represents a minimum 5% increase in salary and movement from one range to the next. To be eligible for a range elevation you must be at or above the SSI max for your current range and have been in that range for at least 5 years. SSIs required to get to SSI max Pages 19-20 in the Lecturer Handbook

New Lecturer Range Elevation Agreement. What does this mean? It means that lecturers will finally be able to move through the Salary Schedule and get salary increases they deserve.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: AMENDMENTS TO THE RANGE ELEVATION PROCEDURE 2016 A Lecturer can become eligible to apply for range elevation using either the old criteria or the new!

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: AMENDMENTS TO THE RANGE ELEVATION PROCEDURE 2016 Those Lecturers and temporary librarian faculty unit employees who have served at least five years in the current range and met their SSI Max shall be considered for range elevation regardless of whether they have received prior Faculty Merit Increases (FMIs). 15

PROVISIONS OF RANGE ELEVATION AGREEMENT Full-time adjusted service (FTAS) shall be established as of the beginning of the 2017/18 academic year. For each academic or fiscal year, FTAS is defined as the average FTE over the academic or fiscal year, divided by 0.8 up to a maximum of 1.0 for the year. Range elevation shall be accompanied by a salary increase of a least 5% or whatever percentage increase is required to reach at least the minimum of the next range, whichever is greater.

How do I calculate Full-Time Adjusted Service (FTAS)? Step 1: Calculate the average time base for an academic year by adding the time base for the fall semester to the time base for the Spring Semester (This is for each department the faculty member is employed in). Step 2: Divide the average time base by 0.8. Step 3: If the answer to Step 2 is less than 1, then that is the FTAS. If the answer to Step 2 is greater than 1, then the FTAS for the year is 1 CFA has created a Range Elevation Estimator that can help lecturer faculty and temporary librarians calculate their FTAS. The Range Elevation Estimator can be found online at http://www.calfac.org/range-elevation-estimator

WTUs/Time Base Semester/Quarter Time Base 3 WTUs 0.20 6 WTUs 0.40 0.60 12 WTUs 0.80 15 WTUs 1.0 (full time)

Examples of different FTAS Configurations

DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY Lecturers and temporary librarian faculty unit employees with at least 6 years FTAS in the current range as of the start of the Fall 2017 term shall be eligible to apply for range elevation according to the following schedule: In 2017/18, individuals with 12 years or more FTAS In 2018/19, individuals with 9 years or more FTAS In 2019/20, individuals with 6 years or more FTAS

Example: Hypothetical Lecturer in a Single Department This Lecturer would have 6.25 FTAS after 7 years and would be eligible to apply for range elevation in 2019/20 *Remember that FTAS cannot exceed 1.0 for any academic year

EFFECTIVE DATE FOR INCREASES Range elevation, as well as applicable salary increases, shall take effect at the beginning of the first appointment in the academic year following review.

Range Elevation Provisions (General) Eligible lecturers must be notified at least 30 days prior to due date for materials (Art. 12.18) Criteria for range elevation shall be appropriate to lecturer work assignments (Art. 12.19) SLO arbitration win clarified: neither research nor terminal degree required for range elevation (if not part of assignment) Denials shall be subject to appeal before a 3-member faculty committee, whose decision is final (Art. 12.20)

Range Elevation (cont.) Contact your Lecturer Rep. for guidance in putting together your range elevation dossier Be able to put your hands on all student evaluations and periodic evaluations Range elevation is not a promotion; it entails no change in status, rights, responsibilities, or job security; all it means is that you won’t end your academic career stuck at the same place on the salary schedule!

Know your eligibility Don’t assume that the university has up to date data. Verify your eligibility. Review your contracts. (You can request copies from HR and/or your Dean’s office). They should be in your PAF and it’s a good idea to keep copies for yourself. Visit your employee center on MySacState and peruse your compensation history.

Why all faculty, but especially Lecturers, should be CFA members Everything that we have is because of the CFA Lecturers are completely integrated into the fabric and leadership of the CFA Organizing, lecturer networks, and lecturer solidarity protect our jobs, salaries and occupation. CFA Headlines and Faculty Magazine keep you informed See Pages 34-39 in the Lecturer Handbook

See the Lecturer Handbook, pages 39-40 HOW YOU CAN BECOME MORE ACTIVE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE UNION PROTECTS YOU: See the Lecturer Handbook, pages 39-40 Go to the Lecturers page on the CFA website (http://www.calfac.org/lecturers-council) Contact your local CFA representatives Lynda Radican Lradican@calfac.org/ 916.899.0230 Nicki Mehta nmehta@calfac.org / 916.622.6968 Lois Boulgarides Lboulgarides@calfac.org 530.400.2589

How can we protect all that we’ve gained for Lecturers? Read the Lecturer Handbook! Read the CBA (especially Articles 12 & 15)! Know your rights! Get to know your fellow Lecturers in your department! Help recruit new Lecturer members to CFA Join or form a Lecturers Council on your campus! Become a department representative or join a CFA Committee

How can we protect all that we’ve gained for Lecturers? Subscribe to the CFA Headlines that are emailed every Wed. by going to the website Read CFA emails that come from both your chapter and statewide CFA to stay informed Come out to rallies on campus when they’re called as part of a bargaining campaign Be willing to stand with your colleagues if we have to fight for a fair contract for all faculty We’re all in this together, and together we are strong!

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