Part-Time Faculty Healthcare Bargaining Toolkit
The tools you need to win healthcare!
About our Part-Time Faculty Healthcare Campaign
During Phase 1, member action secured $200 million in ongoing annual state budget funds to finance healthcare for part-time faculty. CFT also conducted a comprehensive survey of part-time faculty in California, which called out the daily struggles that part-time faculty experience when it comes to healthcare.
Now in Phase 2, through “coordinated collective bargaining,” local unions are working to negotiate these funds for part-time faculty healthcare into contracts up and down the state. As part of this effort, local unions are organizing member actions to support negotiations and building CATs — Contract Action Teams.
On October 31, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office released its initial guidance memo, signaling to districts that it’s time to start negotiating healthcare benefits for part-time faculty.
BARGAINING TOOLS
Find the essential union tools to help your local to win healthcare at the bargaining table. Union leaders may request access to more resources (such as contract proposals) by emailing Campaign Coordinator Chase Golding.
FAQ | Bargaining Part-Time Healthcare in the Community Colleges
About the state budget monies and what you need to know to win the money for part-time faculty healthcare at your bargaining table
Sample Request to Bargain Letter
Template letter to district administrators requesting that bargaining for part-time faculty healthcare commence
Checklist | Preparing for Negotiations
Contract Action Team Sign-Up Form
Template form to solicit volunteers and organize your Contract Action Team — CAT — in support of bargaining efforts
Petition in Support of Healthcare for Part-Time Faculty
Template Google form to distribute and build overall support for healthcare in the campus community
Tips for Speaking to Your Board of Trustees
Helpful structure to follow including how to tell personal stories and present key facts
