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<H1>Cape Cod Community College Association</H1></DIV>
<P id=message><STRONG>Reversing Course - Let's Start Now!</STRONG></P>
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<DT><A href="http://www.freechoiceact.org/petition" target=_blank><IMG border=0 alt="Free Choice Act Petition" src="pics/SS.jpg" width=150 ></A>Protect Social Security</DT>
<DD><STRONG>Tell Congress: No Social Security cuts.  No retirement age increase.  No risky privatization schemes.  Also urge them to repeal the unfair Social Security offsets that threaten the retirement security of far too many educators, police, firefighters, and other public employees.</STRONG><BR></DD></DL>

<H2> Please join fellow Union members at the MCCC Fall Conference on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at the Courtyard Marriott in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Register on the MCCC website after October 3, 2011.</h2>
<H2>Reversing Course: The Troubled State of Academic Staffing and a Path Forward</H2>
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<LI>The decline in FT tenured and tenure track faculty coincides with the growth of part-time/contingent/adjunct faculty positions. 
<LI>70% of faculty nationwide are contingent faculty. They receive disproportionately low pay (an average of $2758 per course) and minimal benefits (ex. no health insurance, pensions, etc.) 
<LI>They teach the majority of college courses (in some disciplines 100% of courses). On average, they teach 60% of courses at community colleges. 
<LI>The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) proposes a model for change, an incremental financial plan to promote �a more stable and equitable staffing structure.� There are two fundamental goals: increase the ratio of FT tenure/tenure track faculty and pay equity for adjunct faculty. 
<LI>They average 2.09 course per semester at community colleges and many teach at multiple institutions, 
<LI>Their numbers are discipline specific. 
<LI>They tend to be women and faculty members under 35 and over 64 (more than 50% of those in these categories are adjuncts. Note that all FT and PT faculty are more likely to be white)</LI></OL>
<H2>FACE (Faculty and College Excellence Campaign) - (The MCCC would like to move toward adoption of this or a similar model and set of goals.)</H2>
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<LI>Increase the FT/adjunct ratio to 75/25 
<LI>Provide pro-rata pay and equitable health care benefits and pensions 
<LI>Develop institutional [plan to accomplish this through normal faculty turnover and creation of new positions (not taking jobs from current contingent faculty) 
<LI>Offer preferential consideration to qualified PT/adjunct faculty in filling new Ft tenure-track positions 
<LI>Create a dedicated funding source to do this</LI></OL></DIV></DIV>
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