648 Student Letters Delivered to Lane Board of Education

Lane Students Advocate for Themselves With the Help of LCCEABy Kat Tabor On Jan. 26, Lane Community College students demonstrated the power of collective action by delivering 648 letters to the LCC Board of Education. The letters detailed students’ needs for success and were part of a letter-writing campaign organized by the Lane Community College…

Let’s make a deal

Faculty union appeals to the Board of Education The Lane Community College Education Association, the union representing faculty, has been bargaining for a new contract. Due to a long, strung out bargaining session, since July 1, teachers have been employed under old contracts with outdated terms. The bargaining has, so far, taken months and shown…

Higher wages, Smaller Classes

The teachers union undergoes contract discussions The Lane Community College Education Association – which represents faculty – is pushing for new, improved contracts. Faculty members are currently under an expired contract as of June 30. Faculty have yet to receive any cost of living increases according to Adrienne Mitchell, LCCEA president. “So, we have a…