Union Fights Cuts To FT Faculty Overload Pay That College Prez Wants To Give to PTers

By Joe Piasecki Faculty and administrators are at an impasse as Pasadena City College seeks to forge a new teacher contract to replace one that expired in June. The administration’s proposal would limit the earning potential of veteran instructors and switch to a trimester system. PCC President Mark Rocha said the changes would make classes available to as many students as possible in a time of crippling state budget cuts. Leaders of the PCC Faculty Assn. have not come to the negotiating table. They say their opposition to the administration plan is a principled stand against balancing the budget on […]