CHAPARRAL

ALL THE RIGHT MOVES?

For the first time in my twenty years at GCC there has been a runoff election for a Guild office. By the time you read this article that election will have been com­pleted and the winner declared. This is very healthy for the un­ion. All offices should be so hotly contested.  As of this writing, your Guild officers for the year 2002-2003 are:

Results of the Guild election

President: Lynn McMurrey
1st Vice President: Mark Maier
2nd Vice President: Phyllis Eckler
PIO: Ramona Barrio-Sotillo
Treasurer: Mike Allen
Grievance Officer: Bill Shamhart

There will be a runoff election between Roxanne Dominguez and Lynn Pomeroy for Secretary.

I am urgently requesting that you think about running for a Guild office next year. If you wish to know what that would entail, the duties are listed on the Guild web site, or you can call me at extension 5395.

Last month I outlined the procedure for filling the place on the Board of Trustees, left vacant by the passing of Mary Hamilton. I am happy to announce that the procedure was very effective in al­lowing faculty, staff, and students to have input in choosing from the six candidates who qualified. It was unanimous that Anita Quinonez Gabrielian be appointed for the one-year position. Ms. Quinonez Gabrielian was officially sworn in on Monday April 15.

The negotiating team has come to a tentative agreement with the District on office hours for part-time faculty. We are coming closer to the concept that if you teach a class, you get an office hour. We hope that a definition of "equity" for adjunct faculty will be agreed upon in the very near future. Details of the above will be communicated to you at our next Guild meeting and by e-mail.  Remember that nothing is final until it has been presented to the membership, discussed, and voted on.

I have asked you to submit ideas for next year's reopeners. We are al­lowed two non-salary issues this year. This is the last year in our three-year contract. We traditionally accept one reopener for full-time faculty, and one for part-time faculty. The sug­gested reopeners will be reviewed by Guild Executive and presented to the membership at our next Guild meeting.

The discussions on "Block Scheduling" are continuing on Wednes­day and Friday afternoons. Please try to attend these meetings. It is vital that you stay in­formed on this issue and the ramifications a change to block scheduling, and a possible change of calendar, would have on your work­ing conditions and the contract.  &