RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE AND THE CONGRESS OF CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SEIU LOCAL 1973.

This resolution approves a collective bargaining agreement between Charter Oak State College and the union representing its adjunct faculty (SEIU Local 1973). It directly affects approximately 250 adjunct faculty members by implementing a 6.49% wage increase for undergraduate instructors, 5.45% for graduate instructors, and raising ad-hoc hourly pay from $40 to $44 per hour. The agreement also includes a $300 one-time payment for new hires, a $20,000 professional development fund, and a $2,000 annual stipend for faculty team leads. The approved agreement incurs an annual cost of $323,434 to the state, covering these changes for the 2024-2025 academic year.