Faculty, Cincinnati State at odds over contract
Faculty members at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College renegotiate their contract every three years, and in 1999 and 2002, those talks were smooth. Bargaining was easy. The whole process finished early.
Not this time.
Negotiations that began in June between the college’s administration and its faculty union – which represents about 190 full-time teachers – apparently have broken down, leading both sides to declare an impasse in late July and raising concerns about a possible strike.
The current faculty contract ends Sept. 5, the day before the fall quarter begins.
On campus Wednesday morning, faculty members in red union shirts handed out hundreds of leaflets describing the situation and listing some of what faculty members are seeking in their next contract. Union president Pam Ecker said that the faculty and administration have clashed on salary, benefits, workload and non-tenure-track faculty positions.
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