UFE members ratified a two-year extension to our contract with a unanimous YES vote. Voting concluded on March 21 with 65% turnout. Thanks to all who were able to participate, and to the Stewards Council for their outreach efforts! We have great momentum moving forward in a time when solidarity and collective power are more important than ever. 

Here is the agreement negotiated between UFE and the College: 2025-2-11 MOU re Contract Extension

This agreement guarantees the incremental pay increases determined by state government. Although the numbers are not official until approved by the legislature, the College has committed to giving Evergreen faculty the same COLAs as other state employees (which they are not required to do). In summary: UFE’s agreement on the 2-year extension locks in these raises in uncertain budget times.

Other than updated salary grids, all provisions of the CBA will remain in effect until August 31, 2027.

Your UFE leaders are proud of our mature CBA, which now embodies two decades of development, most recently through a substantive bargaining process in Spring 2023. In addition to protecting salaries, stepping back from a full bargain this biennium allows us to conserve our capacity for other UFE priorities:

1. Growing Evergreen through CBA Article 30: faculty contributions to student recruitment and retention. To learn more, contact current coordinators Brad Proctor and Julia Zay. 
2. Engaging with administrators on emergent and ongoing issues around faculty working conditions through labor-management processes. (The 2-year extension does not preclude such negotiations, or modifications of the CBA through MOUs if necessary.)
3. Representing individual faculty as advocates.
4. Building our collective power and voice by connecting with existing members and recruiting new members.
5. Responding to emergent attacks on higher education – particularly Evergreen’s mission of social justice and diversity – by the Trump administration.