Instructors at State Center Community College District are seeking hefty raises in a move they say is needed to stay competitive with neighboring school districts.
The State Center Federation of Teachers (SCFT) Local 1533 has been in contract talks with the central San Joaquin Valley community college district for almost a year.
Union leaders say the goal of the proposed raises, which would boost salaries for both part-time and full-time faculty by roughly 11% in its first year, is to stay competitive with College of the Sequoias in Visalia and other central San Joaquin Valley districts — with higher pay scales that SCFT say keep luring talented people away from State Center…