State Center Community College District faculty members recently held a mock funeral to mourn the death of their contract as the union enters its second year of negotiations.
Members of the State Center Federation of Teachers gathered outside the district headquarters — donning black outfits and surrounding a symbolic casket — on Tuesday afternoon.
Some wore suits and formal attire while others showed up in costumes. One demonstrator had a sign that read, “Our contract is dead and does not R.I.P.”…