St. Petersburg College trustees reject contract in blow to adjuncts
The three-year agreement had been approved by top college administrators. The two sides will keep talking.
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The St. Petersburg College board of trustees declined last week to ratify a proposed contract with adjunct faculty. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
Updated Feb. 1
After eight months of negotiations, St. Petersburg College recently agreed on a three-year contract with its newly formed union representing adjunct faculty.
The only step left was for SPCâs board of trustees to ratify it. At the boardâs meeting last week, lead union organizer Jamaica Reddick thanked the college administration for recognizing adjuncts, who are unsalaried, as an integral part of the workforce. Terrie Lee, an adjunct professor of natural sciences, called it âa promising beginning.â