Contract Summary 2023-2027
Compensation (Article 7):
Load Hour Faculty Compensation
| Tier | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 |
| I – 3-6 sem | $1,271 | $1,323 | $1,373 | $1,414 |
| II – 7-12 sem GFO | $1,347 | $1,403 | $1,456 | $1,500 |
| III – 13+ GFO 13-21 GFO ’24+ | $1,379 | $1,436 | $1,490 | $1,535 |
| IV 22+ GFO 2024+ | N/A | $1,453 | $1,519 | $1,564 |
Hourly Faculty Compensation
| Tier | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 |
| I – 3-6 sem | $52.98 | $55.15 | $57.24 | $58.95 |
| II – 7-12 sem GFO | $56.15 | $58.49 | $60.70 | $62.53 |
| III – 13+ GFO 13-21 GFO ’24+ | $57.49 | $59.86 | $62.11 | $63.99 |
| IV – 22+ GFO 2024+ | N/A | $60.57 | $63.32 | $65.20 |
Personal Leave – PTO (Article 6)
- GFO adjuncts get 12 hours Personal Leave Fall and Spring; Non-GFO adjuncts get 6 hours Personal Leave Fall and Spring. All adjuncts get 3 hours Personal Leave in Summer.
- Leave is taken in 1-hour increments, but a 75 or 90-minute class is 1.5 hours.
- Up to 6 hours Personal Leave may be carried over for purposes of adjunct illness only provided there has been no Break-In-Service.
The Cap: (Article 4.A.)
- This is the “load hour” cap, or hourly cap, that adjuncts must not exceed unless given permission by the Vice President.
- The new contract gives a 12 hour cap Fall and Spring and 8 hours in Summer.
- Hourly faculty cap of 480 hours Fall and Spring and 320 in Summer.
- Professional Development (Article 3) or PLARP (“Professional Learning Activities Reimbursement Plan”)
- $350 can be used for subscriptions to professional journals, professional association memberships, provided the College does not already subscribe to the publication.
- Adjunct faculty may use PLARP funds for enrollment in a credit course per year offered by the College, in addition to the tuition waiver if eligible for the tuition waiver.
- Increase on limits on payment for PLARP activities:
- Tier I Adjuncts – $700
- Tier II Adjuncts – $1,200
- Tier III Adjuncts – $1,400
- Tier IV Adjunct – $1,600 (starting 2024-2025)
- Re-Assignment (Article 4.B.)
- All GFO adjuncts are eligible
- Attendance at previous In-Service no longer required
- Now able to bump lower tier adjunct
- Professional Development Recognition Stipend (PDRS).
| Tier | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 |
| II | $175 | $175 | $200 | $225 |
| III | $275 | $275 | $300 | $325 |
| IV | N/A | $300 | $325 | $350 |
- Doctoral stipend. The grandfather is gone. All those with doctoral degrees get the $300 stipend every Fall, Spring and Summer.
- Substitution Rate – $60 per hour
The full contract is available in PDF form below.
Union Dues:
2023-2024: (per semester)
Quarter Dues – $146.88
Eighth Dues – $95.55
If you make more than $5,279 per semester, you pay quarter dues. If you make $5,279 or less, you pay eighth dues.