Contract Negotiations Update 6-1-2026

The Faculty Collective Bargaining Team has been meeting with the management team weekly. The FCBT continues to submit proposals and fight for changes to design a fair contract for the faculty of Edmonds College. Meanwhile, the management team seems content to extend the bargaining process as long as possible.

AI Proposal Submitted

Two weeks ago, the union bargaining team submitted its proposal regarding artificial intelligence. This would be a new section of the contract dedicated to addressing the following issues related to AI:

• Protecting the Faculty and our

Contract Negotiations Update 5/11/2026

The Faculty Collective Bargaining Team and the Edmonds College management team continue to meet weekly to negotiate changes to our contract. Read on to find out what has been agreed to, what the faculty union team is fighting for, and what we have learned about the priorities of management.

Agreements

Let’s start with what the union and management have agreed on. Management has agreed to a union proposal to make sure that associate faculty contracts are sent out by the first day of the quarter. Previously, our associate faculty would wait up to two weeks

Rally for Fair Wages!

Members of the Edmonds College Federation of Teachers gathered outside the negotiation room in the Clearview Building on campus for the Rally for Fair Wages on April 24, 2026. The rally was organized by the Contract Action Team to support our Faculty Collective Bargaining Team while they submitted their economic proposals to management. The parking lot near the negotiation room echoed with chants of “When we fight, we win!” and demands for a fair contract. Reports from inside the negotiation room indicated that the management team tried to shut us out by closing the

As Edie continues their journey to Sonora Pass, our contract negotiations also continue. Here’s the latest news from the negotiating room.

Union and Management Proposals

The Faculty Collective Bargaining Team met with the management team on Wednesday, April 8. At that session, the union team introduced a new proposal to strengthen the contract language regarding academic freedom. The goal of this proposal is to enhance the protections that faculty have in the classroom to teach what and how they like and protect faculty from reprisal from management. The union also clarified and reorganized the

Edie’s Diary #2: Hello from Agua Dulce!

Edie will be hiking the Pacific Crest Trail while the Edmonds College Federation of Teachers and the management of Edmonds College bargain for a new contract. Will Edie finish their hike before we have a new contract? Follow their journey here to find out!

Edie began their journey on the Pacific Crest Trail at Campo near the US-Mexico border on February 3, 2026. She arrived in Agua Dulce, California on March 9. After a short rest, they are embarking again and will arrive at Sonora Pass on May 4.

As you may recall, the union submitted our intent to bargain