RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE AND THE CONGRESS OF CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SEIU LOCAL 1973.

This resolution approves an existing collective bargaining agreement between Charter Oak State College (COSC) and SEIU Local 1973, which represents approximately 250 adjunct faculty members who teach two or more college credits. The agreement includes a 6.49% wage increase for undergraduate faculty, 5.45% for graduate faculty, a $44 hourly rate for ad-hoc assignments, a $300 new-hire payment, a $20,000 professional development fund, and $2,000 annual stipends for faculty team leads. The agreement is retroactive to the fall 2024 semester, requiring catch-up payments upon approval, and will cost COSC $323,434 annually starting in fiscal year 2026. It directly affects adjunct faculty at Charter Oak State College through updated compensation and benefits.