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HCAFA Executive Committee Meetings

The schedule for executive committee meetings has been set through October.  Remember, all HCAFA members are invited to attend (meetings are held at the IEA's Palatine office).

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Catch up on reading the Harper Adjunct Advocate

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Professional Development Benefits Expanded!

After considerable work, HCAFA has reached an agreement with Harper College to expand professional development benefits.  This was formally approved at the Board of Trustees meeting on January 15.  Members of HCAFA were mailed a letter explaining in detail what happened and what has changed.  Follow the links below for a revised copy of the letter and a copy of the agreement approved by the Board of Trustees:

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Contract Extended to 2012

Our members overwhelmingly accepted the College’s offer to increase the pool of money given to adjuncts by 4.75% annually. All other unions at Harper: Harper ICOPS, the Full-time Faculty Senate, the Custodial Maintenance Association, and ProTech had already agreed to the same terms. Our contracts with extension will now end in 2012.

Here is the salary schedule in effect until the end of the extended contract:

  BA/Equiv

or

9-53 credit hours teaching at Harper College

MA/Equiv

or

54-107 credit hours teaching at Harper College

MA plus 60

or

108-161 credit hours teaching at Harper College

Harper Teaching

162-215 credit hours teaching at Harper College

Harper Teaching

216 or more credit hours teaching at Harper College

2009-2010 $785

(current contract)

$822

(current contract)

$859

(current contract)

$896

(current contract)

$933

(current contract)

2010-2011 $818

$33 increase

(4.2%)

$856

$34 increase

(4.2%)

$894

$35 increase

(4.1%)

$932

$36 increase

(4.0%)

$970

$37 increase

(4.0%)

2011-2012 $853

$35 increase

(4.3%)

$892

$36 increase

(4.2%)

$931

$37 increase

(4.1%)

$970

$38 increase

(4.1%)

$1009

$39 increase

(4.0%)

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Contact Your Division Representatives

Here's a list of the division representatives, with email addresses to contact them:

Librarian/Counselors

   
  Pat Zokal LC1@harperadjuncts.org

AE/LS

   
  Rob Alexander AELS1@harperadjuncts.org
  Jackie Leo AELS2@harperadjuncts.org
  Julie Ponce AELS3@harperadjuncts.org
  Taimi Wilk AELS4@harperadjuncts.org

BUS/SS

 
Megan Peterson BUS1@harperadjuncts.org
  Paul Casbarian BUS2@harperadjuncts.org

CTP

   
  Dale Hugo CTP1@harperadjuncts.org

HCPS

   
  Beth Nudelman HCPS1@harperadjuncts.org

LIBARTS

   
  J.J. Pionke LA1@harperadjuncts.org
  Larry Price LA2@harperadjuncts.org
  Charmian Tashjian LA3@harperadjuncts.org

MS

   
  Dale Hugo MS1@harperadjuncts.org
  Krish Revuluri MS2@harperadjuncts.org

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How to join HCAFA

Joining the Harper College Adjunct Faculty Association is an important way to support the efforts HCAFA has made on behalf of adjuncts at Harper College. Our second contract brings several important benefits beyond the pay raise and your membership in HCAFA increases our power in dealing with the College.

Joining HCAFA is also easy, a simple matter of filling out a brief form and returning it to HCAFA’s Treasurer, Janice Cutler. The form, however, must be filled out on paper and signed by you to be valid (it cannot be done online).

The sample form below shows the information you must fill out (circled in red) and the optional information (circled in green). Other information asked for on the form (e.g. the “codes” and “dues” in the upper-right-hand box) does not need to be filled in.

We strongly encourage members to choose payroll deduction. If you elect payroll deduction, half the yearly amount ($90.38) will be deducted in March and the other half will be deducted in November. There are no dues in any semester you are not teaching.

It's too late now to get spring dues deducted from the March paycheck, but if you want to join now, you can fill out the form, check payroll deduction (to go into effect in the fall) and send a check for the Spring dues.

To get a copy of the form, contact Janice Cutler in the TMS Division Office (H119) or email her at treasurer@harperadjuncts.org.

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Make Sure That We Have Your Contact Information

Many adjuncts filled out the contact form in the last couple of weeks and we appreciate that greatly.  If you haven't filled one out yet, please do so - we want to keep you informed of important issues like the progress of our own contract negotiations.

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HCAFA Constitution and By-laws

HCAFA's general membership meeting on Monday, November 22, 2004 adopted the proposed constitution and by-laws by a unanimous voice vote.  Follow the link below to see our governing documents:

HCAFA Constitution and By-laws

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Where Can I Get More Information?

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