MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

The Portland Community College Faculty Federation (the Federation) and Portland Community College (the College) have reached a tentative labor agreement for the 2007 contract re-opener under Article 33.4 of the Faculty/AP Agreement. Upon ratification of the tentative agreement by the Federation members and the PCC Board of Directors, the parties agree to the following implementation terms:


1. Each step or rate in Appendix A through D shall be increased as follows:

Appendix A Full-Time Faculty Salary Schedule

3.4 % effective August 21, 2007.
3.4 % effective August 21, 2008.

Appendix B Academic Professional Salary Schedule

3.4 % effective August 21, 2007.
3.4 % effective August 21, 2008.

Appendix C Part-Time Faculty Salary Schedule

4 % effective September 23, 2007.
4 % effective September 21, 2008.

Appendix D (see Appendix A, Daily Rate) Full-Time Faculty – Fourth Term Employment and
Appendix E (see Appendix D)Curriculum Development, Special Projects and Faculty Department Chair Rates

3.4 % effective September 22, 2007.
3.4 % effective September 21, 2008.

2. The College will make its best efforts to process payment of the 2007-2008 salary increases for full-time Faculty and full-time and part-time Academic Professionals on the October 1, 2007 pay day. However, if unable to do so, retroactive salary increases will be included in the next regular payroll checks and will be subject to tax withholding as required by law.

3. The College will make its best efforts to process payment of the 2007-2008 part-time Faculty increases on the October 19, 2007 pay day. However, if unable to do so, retroactive salary increases will be included in the next regular payroll checks and will subject to tax withholding as required by law.

4. Full-time Faculty and full-time and part-time Academic Professionals will receive a one-time lump sum payment of 0.6% effective August 21, 2007 and 0.6% effective August 21, 2008. The lump sum will be based on the annual rate of pay as of August 20 for the applicable year. For part-time Academic Professional employees, the lump sum shall be pro-rated by authorized position FTE as of August 20 of the applicable year. An employee hired between August 20 and September 29 shall receive a lump sum based on his/her annual rate of pay at the time of hire, provided he/she begins actively working on or before September 29, of the applicable year. The College will make its best efforts to process payment of the year one lump sum payment on the December 1, 2007 pay day. The lump sum payments will be included in the next regular payroll checks and will be subject to tax withholding as required by law.

5. Full-time Faculty and full-time and part-time Academic Professionals who terminate employment on or before September 20, 2007 shall not be eligible for the lump sum. Employees who terminate on or before August 20, 2008 shall not be eligible for the 2008-2009 lump sum.

6. Part-time Faculty will receive a one-time lump sum payment of 0.5% for the 2007-2008 and 0.5% for the 2008-2009 academic years. The lump sum shall be administered by temporarily applying a 0.5% increase to the part-time rates in Appendix C.

7. The College’s maximum monthly contribution to health care premiums shall be as follows for the levels of employee coverage:

Effective October 1, 2007:

Single party = $500
Two-party = $685
Full family = $775

Effective October 1, 2008:

Single party = $520
Two-party = $765
Full family = $860

8. Effective January 3, 2008, The College will implement the attached JCIB recommendation #3 on part-time Faculty health insurance benefits.

For the Federation:
Michael Dembrow, Federation President
For the College:
Lisa Bledsoe, Employee and Labor Relations Manager