Reemployment Preference for Part-Time Faculty
Many adjunct faculty members wonder if there are any contract protections for receiving an assignment based on seniority. CCFT has negotiated some contract protections for those with "reemployment preference" which is detailed in contract section 16.8 and outlined below.
Summary only (please refer to the contract for specifics)
Reemployment preference is gained after working for eight semesters in an academic
discipline. Once you have obtained reemployment preference, the District should
give you an assignment prior to giving the assignment to someone without reemployment
preference (note that you must have positive evaluations and some other
factors are involved). Additionally, if, during any semester, there are
more adjunct
unit members with reemployment preference than there are available assignments
in an academic discipline, the available assignments are to be offered
to those
adjunct faculty members who are most senior provided that you meet the
criteria specified in 16.4.
Once an adjunct member has been offered and accepted an assignment, that member shall not be displaced by a more senior faculty member (ie. if you get bumped by a full-time employee, you do not get to bump an adjunct with less seniority).
Note that reemployment preference does not
guarantee you
the same load that you may have had during previous semesters nor does
it guarantee a certain class or more units than someone with less seniority.
Please refer to the contract section 16.8 or ask your CCFT
representative for more information. If you think your seniority rights
have been violated, contact the grievance officer or the CCFT office immediately.