Tips for Teaching and Thriving as a CSUEB Lecturer

Back to the Bay, 2008

The document that unites all 23000 faculty in the CSU is the Collective Bargaining Agreement or Contract:

http://www.calfac.org/contract.html

• Read through the names of the 41 Articles listed in the Table of Contents.

Contract table of contentsARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS ARTICLE 3 EFFECT OF AGREEMENT ARTICLE 4 SAVINGS CLAUSE ARTICLE 5 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ARTICLE 6 CFA'S RIGHTS ARTICLE 7 CFA SECURITY ARTICLE 8 FACULTY PARTICIPATION ARTICLE 9 CONCERTED ACTIVITIES ARTICLE 10 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES ARTICLE 11 PERSONNEL FILES ARTICLE 12 APPOINTMENT ARTICLE 13 PROBATION AND TENURE ARTICLE 14 PROMOTION ARTICLE 15 EVALUATION ARTICLE 16 NON-DISCRIMINATION ARTICLE 17 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION ARTICLE 18 REPRIMANDS ARTICLE 19 DISCIPLINARY ACTION PROCEDURE ARTICLE 20 WORKLOAD ARTICLE 21 SUMMER TERM EMPLOYMENT

ARTICLE 22 LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY ARTICLE 23 LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY ARTICLE 24 SICK LEAVE ARTICLE 25 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARTICLE 26 FEE WAIVER ARTICLE 27 SABBATICAL LEAVES ARTICLE 28 DIFFERENCE IN PAY LEAVES ARTICLE 29 FACULTY EARLY RETIREMENT

PROGRAM ARTICLE 30 PRE-RETIREMENT REDUCTION IN TIME

BASE ARTICLE 31 SALARY ARTICLE 32 BENEFITS ARTICLE 33 HOLIDAYS ARTICLE 34 VACATION ARTICLE 35 OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT ARTICLE 36 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT ARTICLE 37 SAFETY ARTICLE 38 LAYOFF ARTICLE 39 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARTICLE 40 EXTENSION FOR-CREDIT

EMPLOYMENT ARTICLE 41 DURATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

For an introduction to the contract, see the CFA Lecturers’ Handbook:http://www.calfac.org/handbook.html

• See especially the Quick Guide

on Page 9.

Lecturers’ Handbook2007-2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS1. The Work Environment………………..……………Pg. 3

About the CSU CFA: the Faculty’s Union - a Brief History Lecturers in the CSU

2. The Collective Bargaining Agreement…...……….Pg. 7 Quick Guide to Lecturer Provisions in CFA- CSU Collective Bargaining Agreement

3. Employment………………………………………... Pg. 10Your Employment RecordsAppointment LetterPersonnel FilesEvaluationReappointment and Careful ConsiderationJob Security: One-Year and Three-YearAppointments

4. Compensation………………………………………. Pg. 15SalaryRange ElevationBenefitsCSU Fee Waiver ProgramRetirementUnemployment BenefitsSample Unemployment Insurance -Appeal Letter

5. Leaves……………………………….………………. Pg. 25Paid LeaveUnpaid Leave

6. Grievances and Other Problems……………….…..Pg. 27GrievancesPossible Disciplinary Action

Sexual Harassment and the Right to -Non-DiscriminationProblems with Students

7. Organizing…………………………......…………….... Pg. 31Building Lecturer NetworksParticipating in Your CFA ChapterRight to Participate in CFA ActivitiesAcademic Senates and LecturersCFA’s Affiliation with the AAUP

8. Toward Better Conditions for Teachingand Learning…………………………..………... Pg. 35CFA Resolution: Professional WorkEnvironment for LecturersGuidelines for Good Practices

9. CFA Membership……………………………………... Pg. 37Membership Application Form

10. The CFA Lecturers’ Council………………………... Pg. 39Appendix A. CFA Bylaw Provisions ………………….... Pg. 41(1) CFA Mission Statement and Purpose(2) Lecturer Representation and Role in CFAGovernanceAppendix B. Salary Schedule……………………..……. Pg. 44(1) CSU Salary Schedule for Lecturer –Academic Year(2) Chart of the Lecturer Salary ScheduleAppendix C. Glossary……………………………………. Pg. 46

Quick Guide to Lecturer Provisions in CFA/CSU CollectiveBargaining Agreement (CBA) 2006-2010

This quick guide refers you to CBA articles with provisions that are particularly relevant to lecturers (faculty on full- or part-time temporary appointments). The CBA is available at CFA’s web site: http://www.calfac.org

For further information, refer to the Lecturers’ Handbook or contact CFA.

Getting and Keeping the Work12.2 Appointment letters12.3 One-year appointment rights and entitlement rights (see also chart in Appendix

F)12.5 Pay for classes canceled prior to third class meeting/subsequent cancellations

require full pay12.5, 12.6 Full-time non-contingent appointment rights12.7 Careful consideration12.9 Similar assignment and salary placement12.12 Three-year appointments, including zero-time-base to protect entitlement

(12.12.f)12.12.h Recall rights (see also Article 38.48)12.13 Presumption of subsequent three-year appointments12.29 Preference for available work (order of assignment) up to and including a 1.0

time base12.31-12.33 Restrictions on Teaching Associate employment12.34 Restrictions on Visiting Faculty employment15.1-15.27 Evaluation procedures (including student evaluations of teaching)15.14 Classroom visits require notification and consultation15.26 Periodic evaluation required only once during 3-year term for lecturers with 3-

year appointments21.23-21.24 Contractual procedures and hiring order for summer term22.1-22.27 Leave of absence without pay (Lecturer entitlements protected in 22.2)23.4-23.5 Paid maternity/paternity leave (Article 23 covers additional paid leaves)24.1-24.23 Paid sick leave, disability leave, and catastrophic leave38.11 Order of layoff (see also recall rights in 38.48)11.1 Personnel files as basis for personnel actions10.2 Lecturers have full access to grievance procedures: both contract and statutory

tracks.10.28 Expedited umpire arbitration procedure for lecturer appointment cases

Getting a Fair Salary:31.1-31.6 Lecturers on same salary schedule as tenure-line faculty (except Range A

only for Lecturers)31.7-31.11 Lecturers receive same percent General Salary Increase as tenure-line

faculty.31.13-31.16 Lecturers in D range eligible for Post Promotion Increases (PPI)31.19- 31.26 Lecturers receive same percent Service Salary Increases (SSIs) as

tenure-line faculty.12.9 Re-appointment in same department or unit requires same or higher salary

placement.12.10 Lecturer SSI eligibility 24 WTUs at semester campus or 36 WTUs at quarter

campus12.16-12.20 Range elevation to allow advancement on salary schedule (with appeal

rights)12.18 Notification of range elevation eligibility required12.35 Dedicated department funding

Getting Benefits32.2 Full health benefits (medical, vision, dental, disability) for lecturers and coaches

with at least 6 units (a 0.4 time base) per term and appointment for at least one semester or two consecutive quarters.

32.13 Flex cash payments for benefits-eligible faculty who waive benefits.21.28 Lecturer benefits stipend in summer term32.19 PST Retirement Plan for lecturers not eligible for CalPERS retirement planLecturers with at least 7.5 WTUs enrolled in CalPERS and social security (with

employee and employer contributions) at beginning of third semester or fourth quarter of consecutive employment

26.1-26.14 Lecturers and coaches eligible for fee waiver (see restrictions in 26.1)

Equal Access/Recognition as a Faculty Member in the System2.13 Part-time and full-time faculty on temporary appointments are faculty unit

employees in Unit 3 covered by all references in the CBA to “faculty” unless specifically excluded.

10.8-10.10 In statutory grievance process, all lecturers can vote in faculty panel elections, and full-time lecturers can serve on panels and committees. (Service by lecturers is voluntary.)

24.9 Right to notification of total accrued sick leave31.31 Access to direct deposit program32.23-32.24 Access to pre-tax parking and one parking pass for multiple campuses33.3 Access to personal holiday27.2, 28.4 Full-time lecturer eligibility for sabbatical and difference-in-pay leaves

CSUEB Lecturer Links

http://www.sci.csueastbay.edu/~mkarplus/Lecturers/CSUEB_Lecturer_Links.htm

Important Resources

• CSUEB Academic Affairs

http://www.csueastbay.edu/OAA/

http://www.csueastbay.edu/OAA/docs.html

• CSUEB Academic Senate

http://www.csueastbay.edu/senate/

http://www.csueastbay.edu/senate/documents.htm

CFA Website

http://www.calfac.org/

• Lecturer page: http://www.calfac.org/lecturers.html

Health Benefits

32.2 Eligible Lecturers and Coaches in academic year classifications who are appointed for at least six (6) weighted teaching units (i.e., 0.4 time base) for at least one semester or two or more consecutive quarters shall be eligible to receive health benefits offered through the CalPERS system for the life of this Agreement.

• East Bay Benefits webpage: http://www.aba.csueastbay.edu/HR/benefits.htm

• Benefits Summary Brochure:

http://www.aba.csueastbay.edu/HR/DOWNLOAD/2007_Faculty-Unit.pdf

Fee Waiver

Lecturers with three-year appointments orcoaches with six years of full-time equivalent service are eligible to waive certain fees each term at a CSU campus for a maximum of two courses or 6 units. Afaculty member may transfer the fee waiver benefit to a spouse, domestic partner, or child. See Article 26.

FlexCash

32.13 All employees eligible for either health or dental insurance pursuant to this Agreement, shall be entitled to waive health and/or dental insurance in exchange for the following monthly payments:

a. Waive medical & dental $140 per month

b. Waive medical only $128 per month

c. Waive dental only $12 per month

In order to participate, each employee will be required to request participation and certify that s/he has alternate non-CSU insurance for the CSU insurance being waived.

• http://www.aba.csueastbay.edu/HR/Benefits/flexcash.htm

Unemployment Benefits

• See CFA Lecturers’ Handbook pages 21-24: http://www.calfac.org/handbook.html

• See CFA webpage on unemployment benefits: http://www.calfac.org/unemployment.html

Retirement

• See CFA Lecturers’ Handbook page 20: http://www.calfac.org/handbook.html

• CalPERS Retirement Benefits Brochure:

http://www.aba.csueastbay.edu/HR/Benefits/StateMISC_pub-6-2006.3.1.pdf