An Overview of the MCCEA and the Faculty Master Contract

Download the full contract here

The MCCEA bargaining agent and MCC is an agency shop affiliated with the MEA and the NEA. MCCEA has its own board of directors and officers:

President: Brian Ivory, Counseling and Student Development

Vice-president: Gail Knapp, Psychology
Secretary: Dennis McKenzie, Physical Education
Treasurer: Paul Londrigan, Business
Grievance Chair: Bruce Dutra, Philosophy
1 Director from each academic division
3 Directors elected at large from full-time faculty
2 Directors elected at large from part-time faculty
2 Delegates to MEA, elected at large
The MCCEA provides training, legal assistance, labor consultants, and $1,000,000 in liability coverage from the MEA/NEA. The MCCEA is the soul bargaining agent. All faculty, part-time and full-time, are required to belong or pay a representation fee.

The following is a list of items from the master contract that are particularly relevant to new faculty:

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Calendar:

Each semester is 15 weeks long, and the spring and summer sessions are 7 ½ weeks each. There are also some courses scheduled to run double time for ½ of a regular semester.

During the fall semester, there is a 2-day break at Thanksgiving.

During the winter semester, there is a one-week break.

Teaching loads:

Each academic discipline has its own established load defined in terms of contact hours, usually 15-16 hours for full-time faculty. Should a part-time faculty member be more than a 3/5 load, the salary received is changed considerably and based pro rata on the full-time rate.

Class size:

There is a master list of maximum class sizes which cannot be increased without the signature of the instructor. The list is published each fall and distributed to all faculty.

Course outlines and Policies:

Each faculty member must supply his/her students with a course outline that includes policies and expectations.

Discipline of a faculty member:

The Master Contract provides a procedure that the administration must follow. There must be just cause established, and if there is a hearing held with anyone other than the instructor's associate dean, the faculty member has the right to representation.

Student Complaint Procedure:

In order to protect the rights of both the student and the instructor, a complaint must be filed according to the requirements of the Master Contract. The Complaint must be filed within 20 days of the event causing the complaint, and the complaint must be signed.

Grievance Procedure:

A faculty member must identify a violation of the Master Contract and contact the MCCEA Grievance Chair. The first step of the procedure is with the instructor's immediate supervisor. Efforts are made to resolve problems informally at first.

Evaluation:

Each part-time faculty member is evaluated during the first term and then every second term up to three visits. Adjunct faculty are evaluated every three years, as are full-time faculty on continuing contract. Every instructor must distribute student Evaluation forms at least once per year.

Benefits:

Part-time faculty receive one hour of sick and emergency leave for every weekly contact hour, with no accumulation until adjunct status is obtained.
Health insurance is available on a pro rata basis.
Tuition grants are available for MCC courses equal to the contact hours taught. These grants accumulate up to two years and are available to the instructor and IRS dependents.

Faculty Governance:

The College Professional Study Committee (CPSC) deals with all educational processes that are not identified as contractual. Membership on the CPSC includes seven faculty, four administrators, and two students. The CPSC has two standing subcommittees, Curriculum and Academic affairs. There are also ad hoc subcommittees appointed from time to time dealing with specific issues. Issues such as travel policies, text selection and summer assignments are covered by divisional policies.