Bristol Community College Council – A Chapter of the MCCC

For older announcements, please see the prior semester sub-menus under Announcements.

T 1 October 2024

Please find below materials for our October 2 Emergency Meeting

T 6 February 2024

Please find below our latest update on the proposed new contract: contract update

W 10 January 2024

On 12/21, the DCE Negotiating team received an offer from management. They are offering a 1 year contract with a raise of 8%. The first 4% would be for the Fall 2023 semester, and the second 4% would be for the Spring 2024 semester. Because of the holidays, the bargaining team had not yet had the chance to discuss the offer. However, they have promised to provide a more thorough update this month.

W 20 December 2023

Please find the most recent contract negotiations update below:

Bargaining Team Update

M 4 December 2023

The state made an offer to the union about our contract for the 2023-25 time frame, that we will need to discuss in our upcoming union meetings. Please read the document below for information about the offer and the MCCC leadership’s assessment of the offer and its benefits and drawbanks.

Contract offer information

Th 12 October 2023

Great news! As of today, 246 Bristol folks have signed the petition, which is 64% of our membership. Let’s keep up the momentum!

1. Please take a moment to both sign and share with all of your networks this petition to the Governor for the MCCC to get the same 8% raise as every other higher education unit in the state. People do not have to be MCCC members or employees of the state community college level in order to sign the petition.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cherish-our-community-colleges.

2. We need volunteers to gather signatures on campus. ANYONE can sign this petition: AFSCME, NUPS, Students, etc.

If you are interested in tabling, please contact Colleen Avedikian ASAP colleen.avedikian@bristol.cc.edu

Please include your availability (days/times) and at which campus you can table.

T 26 September 2023

Please find Below a description of the Statewide Project to End Privatization of Public Colleges, led by two faculty from Salem State University (Joanna Gonsalves and Rich Levy). The project seeks students, faculty, librarians and professional staff interested in understanding, uncovering and organizing against privatization on public higher education campuses in Massachusetts and its harmful effects. This project will run fall 2023 through spring 2024. The project is looking for both volunteer and paid positions.

Call for Campus Organizers

Here is a link to a short video on the project

Note: Although the deadlines mentioned in the attached description have passed, the organizers are still looking for participants from Bristol.

F 4 August 2023

The MTA has three important (and free) trainings for adjuncts this September. Please see the flyer with information and registration links below

Adjunct Trainings

W 2 August 2023

The MCCC has provided a number of documents to help us understand some elements of the new Day Contract, with tips for Part-Time Unit Members, a tool for calculating faculty advancements, and a PowerPoint presentation about E7 Forms.

E7 Presentation June 15

Contract Administration Tips for Part Time Unit Members

Faculty Calculations of Salary Advancement

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