If state revenues fall more than $1 billion short, triggering a $30-million state funding cut for community colleges and a $10 per-unit student fee increase, full-time faculty members will see their salaries reduced 2.95% during the current academic year, officials said.
If revenues are more than $2 billion below projections, community colleges will face $102 million in cuts. In that case, full-time Glendale Community College faculty members will take a 3.95% salary reduction, while adjunct faculty members will absorb a 1% salary reduction. College and union leaders also would return to the bargaining table to discuss additional cuts as needed.
“I believe both sides really were negotiating in the best interest of the district and the students,” President/Supt. Dawn Lindsay said. “I really have to give them credit. This is hard.”
The pay reductions in both scenarios would save the college $675,000 and $1 million, respectively, said Ron Nakasone, vice president of administrative services.
No matter the scenario, summer school, which already took a hit this year, would be reduced further. The 2012 session will include 120 courses with faculty members earning 80% of their summer rate. Last summer, the college offered 200 summer school classes while paying faculty members just 60% of their normal intersession salaries.
Faculty members are paid on a 10-month system, and because the agreed upon pay cut is retroactive to the beginning of the fall semester, they will have to absorb the entire reduction in the seven remaining paychecks, Saber said.
“It will be a 6.5% cut on our remaining paychecks,” she said. “The more time we spent, the heavier that burden would have become. That was also a consideration for our members.”
