College of Southern Nevada faculty enter 4th year without contract
Faculty members at the College of Southern Nevada are entering their fourth year without a contract, and theres no end to the impasse in sight after labor negotiations stalled last year.
The holdup is due in part to a disagreement over a clause that would allow faculty members to seek outside arbitration over issues related to grievances and contracts.
Faculty are also asking for a 1.25 percent raise across the board, an issue thats now gone to an independent fact-finder, according to former Faculty Senate Chair Robert Manis. A report is expected to be released later this month.
They want a dollar store education, but they want to charge students Nordstrom prices, Manis said of the college, pointing to a tuition rate that has risen about 70 percent in the past decade.
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