Community College Coalition Bargaining Updates

Get Details on 2025-2027 Contract Negotiations here.

Previous Cycle Bargaining: 2023-2025 Contract

Congratulations! Your Community College Coalition 2023-2025 contract has been ratified and funded by the legislature. 

Your fellow public workers serving on your bargaining team fought hard for this agreement, but it wouldn’t have been possible without WFSE members in every worksite standing up, getting involved and demanding a fair contract.

Strong worksites = strong contracts.

Contract Highlights

This is a summary that highlights and explains the most significant provisions of the the contract:

  • 7% across the board increases for the community college bargaining unit over the life of the two-year contract!  4% 7/1/23 and 3% 7/1/24 (see Art. 43)
  • One-time $1,000 Retention Bonus for full time employees who were employed by July 1, 2022, and who remain employed on July 1, 2023. Part-time employees will be paid a pro-rated portion based on the total number of hours in paid status between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, regardless of whether they hold one or more part-time position.
  • 1 additional paid holiday
  • Shift Premium increased from $1/hour to $2.50/hour
  • Additional vacation time accrual during 1st four years of employment
  • Classification specific increases for several job classes
  • Guaranteed interviews for qualified internal promotional candidates
  • Improved Shared Leave Rights
  • Conversion process for all part-time hourly appointments to either non-permanent positions with increased contract rights or, in limited cases, temporary hourly appointments
  • Expanded telework rights
  • Stopped attempt to mandate drug and alcohol testing of employees
  • Stopped attempt to place a vaccine mandate in the contract

Below find a summary of the offer you can share with coworkers and a full version of the contract with articles that will change.

Read the full contract

MOUs, Articles, Appendices and the Closing Proposal from the State

Reduced Healthcare Premiums, Expanded FSA Benefits Through PEBB

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