Frequently Asked Questions

United Faculty is an independent labor union that represents full-time and part-time faculty in the Contra Costa Community College District. We negotiate contracts, advocate for fair working conditions and protect faculty rights.

All district faculty are eligible.

You can join online by visiting Join UF or contacting the UF Office at uf@uf4cd.org for a membership form.

Visit uf4cd.org/contract for the full collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Contact your campus UF Vice President or email uf@uf4cd.org for confidential assistance.

The full contract is typically negotiated every three years, with targeted reopeners in between.

All dues-paying members can vote in elections and ratifications.

Faculty salaries are determined by the salary schedule outlined in the contract, based on education and years of service. Step and column placement on the salary schedule is initially determined during the hiring process and can be advanced with additional education and years of service. To advance on the salary schedule, faculty must earn additional units beyond their final initial placement, see Article 20 - Salary.

The latest salary schedules are available under the Faculty Resources section of the website or directly here.

For benefits questions and forms contact DOHR@4cd.edu and/or visit the Office of Human Resources.

Leaves include sick leave, personal necessity, maternity, paternity and parental leave, family leave, bereavement, jury duty/judicial leave, industrial accident and illness, educational, conference leave, military, sabbatical, and religious observance leave. Details are in the contract under “ Article 12- Leaves” and UF Maternity, Paternity & Parental Leave Handbook.

You will find all the forms on the district website under Human Resources - Benefits.

Faculty can file for reasonable accommodations or leave under the ADA, FMLA, and CFRA by contacting Dan Cueva, Director of Human Resources at dcueva@4cd.edu. The appropriate forms are accessible on the district Human Resources webpage.

Part-time faculty become eligible for staffing preference consideration after their seventh semester of teaching within a given department (summer session does not count toward the awarding of staffing preference), see Article 25 - Part-Time Faculty Staffing Preferences.

A variance is a formal request made - usually by a department - for a temporary case - specific deviation from established contract language, district policy, or academic procedure. It must be reviewed and approved by the union and/or district depending on its nature.

Variance types:

Evaluation Committee Variance: To request for a full-time probationary faculty to serve on an evaluation committee (see guidelines)

Evaluation Committee Timeline Variance: To alter the regular schedule of an evaluation (see guidelines)

Hiring Committee Variance: To request to add or change the composition of a hiring committee (see guidelines)

Overload Variance: Overload variances are processed by District HR (see guidelines)

The variance request application for faculty evaluations and hiring committees must be submitted to the UF Executive Board (E-Board) by either the department chair or program lead. Submit variance application forms to uf@uf4cd.org.

Yes. If you have not taken the BEOI class, you are not eligible to teach a class that has any online requirement for students. This includes many hybrid and synchronous online classes. Check GROW@4CD in InSite to register for upcoming BEOI courses.