Greater Nashua
State’s community college faculty working without contract
MANCHESTER – The New Hampshire Higher Education Union IBEW Local 2320, is calling on the state’s Community College System to act on the report recommendations from Aug. 26, 2024 of a neutral factfinder to end the bargaining process and secure contracts for all full-time faculty members. CCSNH provides excellent training and education to the students of this state, and faculty are at the heart of the success of the programs offered. Time and again, when students speak of the importance of their CCSNH experience they identify the faculty members that provided excellent education and the support they needed to reach their goals. After negotiations and mediation failed to result in an agreement last year, Arbitrator Mary Ellen Shea was mutually agreed upon by the two parties to conduct a full hearing. She issued a fact-finding report after its conclusion with four recommendations ...