Impasse Updates | AFT Local 1828

Compressed Calendar Impasse Updates

Greeting AFT Members,

Moving forward, AFT 1828 will be dedicating this to negotiations for the compressed calendar and Mediation/Impasse Updates.

Mediation is scheduled to start on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the district office in Camarillo. As a reminder, once the union and district start to engage in mediation, all specific details must remain confidential. AFT will keep membership informed here with what is allowable by law.

AFT Local 1828 is finally seeing movement on the Declaration of Impasse over the Compressed Calendar Negotiations. Below is a timeline for what occurred between now and when the union declared impasse with the district that outlines our progress:

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

Monday, March 17 – AFT Local 1828 declared an impasse on the Compressed Calendar Negotiations and informed the district they would need to arrange for impasse.
Friday, March 21 – AFT’s chief negotiator, grievance chair, and president met with our union lawyer to review the process of mediation and fact finding and devise a plan for the union to move forward
Monday, April 7 - AFT Local 1828 received a draft of the Request for Impasse/ Appointment of Mediator from the district and a joint “Statement of Facts” for our approval.
Wednesday, April 9 – After consulting with our union lawyer, AFT Local 1828 responded with our requested edits to both documents
Thursday, April 10 – The district reached out to AFT for clarification about our edits.
Tuesday, April 15 - AFT responded with documentation to support our requested edits.
Friday, April 25 – The District sent a counter proposal for the Statement of Facts. After some back and forth, a statement was agreed to by both parties that evening.
Monday, April 28 – The district’s lawyer/chief negotiator submitted our joint Request for Impasse Determination/Appointment of Mediator to the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
Tuesday, April 29 –
- The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) contacted AFT Local 1828 to confirm the contents of our documentation and seek clarification
- The California Public Employment Relations Board served AFT 1828 and the District with the Impasse/Mediation Approval Document and assigned us a case number
Thursday, May 1 – AFT Local 1828 and VCCCD’s lawyer/chief negotiator received an email from the mediator assigned by PERB with possible dates to meet and a document for both parties to sign agreeing to the rules and laws centered around mediation
Friday, May 2 – AFT responded with three possible dates
Sunday, May 4 – VCCCD’s lawyer responded with one possible date
Monday, May 5 – A date was agreed to for mediation by both parties

To better help faculty understand mediation, you can click here to find a blank “Agreement to Mediate” that both parties were required to sign. In the meantime, if you would like to learn about ways to support the union and how to encourage the district to reach agreement, please contact your respective campus vice president.

Moorpark College Full-time Vice President – Susan Kinkella at skinkella@aft1828.org
Moorpark College Part-time Vice President – Angela Wilkins at angelawilkins@aft1828.org
Oxnard College Full-time Vice President – Letty Mojica at lettymojica@aft1828.org
Oxnard College Part-time Vice President – Constantino Lopez at clopez@aft1828.org
Ventura College Full-time Vice President – Kammy Algiers at kalgiers@aft1828.org
Ventura College Part-time Vice President – Stephen Peluso at stephenpeluso@aft1828.org

Sep 25, 2025

Good morning faculty,

AFT 1828 kept quite busy this past week. Please find information about each item of interest below.

TEMPORARY EMERGENCY CLOSURE MOU

The meeting to continue negotiating the Temporary Emergency Closure MOU scheduled this past Tuesday was postponed by the district. AFT 1828 is waiting to coordinate a new one. We hope this will occur soon considering the two power outages that occurred at Ventura College just over these past few weeks.

COMPRESSED CALENDAR

Members from the Compressed Calendar Negotiations Team met for mediation with the district this past Friday, August 28 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in an effort to settle the compressed calendar. Although an agreement was not reached, both parties scheduled another mediation session for this coming Friday, September 26 at 10:30 AM.

As a reminder, activities that occur during mediation must remain confidential. However, AFT Local 1828 wants to assure you that the team is doing everything possible to reach a fair and equitable settlement with the district. Since we only get one opportunity to negotiate the foundation for a compressed calendar through a strong contract, we ask for your patience and resolve to achieve the best possible settlement as the process plays out.

“Let’s Talk” - AFT 1828 MEMBER ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE MAJOR CBA REOPENER

AFT kicked off the year this past Wednesday at Herzog Wine Cellar by hosting numerous members who shared their issues and concerns about the compressed calendar and the upcoming CBA.

As a part of our preparation for the Major CBA Reopener, the chief negotiator and members from the team will host a series of “Let’s Talk” membership engagements over the next month entirely through Zoom for exclusive populations (part-time, non-instructional, lab instructors, department chairs, etc.) so these members may share their unique needs and concerns over the upcoming CBA negotiations.

This week’s Zoom Sessions:

Upcoming Sessions:

LAB INSTRUCTORS (both activity and enhanced): Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 PM (new time)
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS: Tuesday, October 7 at 3:00 PM (new)
DUAL ENROLLMENT: TBA (coming in October)

Please contact our office manager at officemanager@aft1828.org or the chief to acquire the link to one or more of the above sessions.

We hope to see you and your colleagues at one of these “Let’s Talks” events. If you have any questions or concerns or if you would like to provide input, please reach out to the union or contact one of your campus VPs.

In unity,

Nathan Cole

Chief Negotiator

August 11, 2025

Dear faculty members,

Last week, AFT 1828 hosted an AFT Know What’s Up event at each of the main campuses to update our members about mediation for Compressed Calendar negotiations, the upcoming CBA negotiations, and other pressing issues facing faculty at the beginning of the semester. In case you were unable to attend, here is the presentation given by AFT Chief Negotiator, Nathan Cole, during flex this past week.

As reported in the last negotiations update, members from the EC attended the “Responding to ICE on Campus” hosted by the district on Monday, August 4. In addition, administrators shared a bit of that information with faculty during some of this past week’s flex events. AFT 1828 plans to address faculty and union concerns with the district.

Please send any questions or comments that came out of those meetings to the union president, campus VPs, or other executive council members that you want addressed by the district. Your campus VPs include:

Moorpark College FT VP – Susan Kinkella at skinkella@aft1828.org
Moorpark College PT VP – Angela Wilkins at angelawilkins@aft1828.org
Oxnard College FT VP – Letty Mojica at lettymojica@aft1828.org
Oxnard College PT VP – Constantino Lopez at clopez@aft1828.org
Ventura College FT VP – Kammy Algiers at kalgiers@aft1828.org
Ventura College PT VP – Stephen Peluso at stephenpeluso@aft1828.org

HOW CAN I HELP?

Your voice is needed now more than ever. AFT needs our members to attend the VCCCD Board of Trustees meeting this coming Tuesday, August 12, and demand the board of trustees instruct the district’s team to settle the compressed calendar negotiations in mediation with a fair and equitable contract. The board must see and hear that faculty are serious about what we are requesting from the district and urge them to settle during mediation so both parties may begin the process of negotiating the new contract. Please let AFT know if you intend to speak at the Board meeting. We anticipate many people attending this board meeting to speak on various things. Please show up early to fill out a card.

For more information about how to speak, required times, and talking points for speaking at the board, please email one of AFT’s EC members or reach out to your campus VP. If for any reason you cannot attend, you may choose to submit an electronic public comment card, which will be made available to the board before Tuesday’s meetings and become a part of the public record. These are due Monday before 3:00 PM.

Some of you requested ways to carpool to the board of trustees meeting. If you want to carpool, please sign up to drive or ride.

In unity,

Teresa

August 5, 2025

Good Afternoon Faculty,

I hope you enjoyed a relaxing and rejuvenating summer. As we gear up for the coming fall semester, I would like to point you to the campus “AFT Know What’s Up” events we are hosting for our members at each of the three campuses. AFT 1828’s goals are to update and receive feedback from faculty about negotiations on compressed calendar and the major CBA reopener, and to engage about other pressing matters faculty are encountering at the top of the semester. We will serve light snacks and drink, so bring your appetite and grab a fellow member to join you at one of these important meetings.

UPCOMING AFT KNOW WHAT’S UP (in order of date and time)

Oxnard College: Wednesday, August 6 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in CH301AB
Moorpark College: Thursday, August 7 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in HM121
Ventura College: Thursday, August 7 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in ASC 150

AFT 1828 SUMMER NEGOTIATING ACTIVITY

AFT 1828 kept busy over the summer advocating for faculty rights. We engaged in the following:

May 21 – Dual Enrollment: The union president and chief negotiator met with the district to discuss the dual enrollment agreement with K-12 districts for AY2025/2026. This was not a negotiations meeting, rather an information sharing session to ensure the new agreements do not violate any aspects of the current CBA
June 17 - Mediation: The negotiations team met with the district at their offices in Camarillo to engage in our first mediation session over compressed calendar negotiations. We started at 8:30 that morning and ended at 5:00 PM.
June 24 – June 28 – CFT Summer School: Members of the EC and the Major CBA negotiations team attended the CFT Summer School in Los Angeles to learn more about negotiating a better contract and DEI in the classroom.
July 2 – PT Health Benefits: AFT met with the district to address concerns about PT health benefits and some overpayment that occurred on the district’s part during AY 2024/25. AFT ensured that those faculty affected would not be harmed. Eligible PT faculty who opted to enroll in the district’s employee +1 or family health benefit plans were contacted through email about any changes for AY 2025/26.
August 4 - Responding to ICE Activity on Campus: EC members attended the “Responding to ICE Activity on Campus” training held at the district yesterday. AFT 1828 will be working closely with the district to address our concerns that came from the training in regard to faculty working conditions and rights that center around this extremely important topic.

OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR SISC MEDICAL PLANS

A reminder to you that the District’s Open Enrollment for SISC medical plans ends next Friday, August 15th, 2025. Open Enrollment is for the SISC health plans ONLY. Open Enrollment for the Delta Dental, EyeMed and UNUM Voluntary Life Insurance plans will take place in October. Any enrollment changes you make for yourself and/or your dependents will take effect on October 1, 2025.

During open enrollment, you may:

Switch to another medical plan
Enroll an eligible dependent
Drop coverage for a dependent
If eligible, enroll in a medical plan that you previously waived/terminated/changed coverage

To view plan summaries, the employee benefit guide and additional plan resources, please visit the District Benefits website at https://www.vcccd.edu/departments/human-resources/benefits. No action is needed if you do not wish to make changes to your medical plan. Restated, do nothing if you have no changes to your medical plans

For assistance, please contact the VCCCD Benefits Team through email with your questions at benefits@vcccd.edu and allow a 48-hour turnaround time for a response.

WRAP UP

If you have any questions or concerns over any of these topics or would like to provide input, please try to attend one of the AFT Know What’s Up events at any of the three campuses or reach out to the union or one of your campus VPs.

In unity,

Nathan Cole

Chief Negotiator