The following statement was emailed to the VCCCD Board of Trustees for the Special Meeting of March 26, 2020, by Gary Johnson, Chair, Benefits Committee, VCCCDRA
Subject: Statement to the VCCCD Board of Trustees Special Meeting for the March 26, 2020
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:33:52 +0000 (UTC)
From: Gary Johnson, <freevcnet@aol.com>
To: diannebmckay@gmail.com, bernardo_perez2@vcccd.edu, lkennedy@vcccd.edu, jchancer@vcccd.edu, gabrielatorres.1118@gmail.com,
boardoftrusteesclerk@vcccd.
CC: renegrodriguez@gmail.com, freevcnet@aol.com
Please accept the following email and appeal as the statement I would have made in open Board session in normal times:
The Retiree Association Executive Board has made an appeal to the District Board of Trustees to suspend contract negotiations in the face of government ordered curtailment of civic life due to the emergency of the spreading corona virus.
The current environment is causing unprecedented time consuming and disruptive adjustments in every aspect of the District operation and attempts to offer ongoing education for students.
It is not reasonable or possible now for the normal process of effective negotiations to move forward:
to prepare for negotiation meetings, to negotiate face-to-face, or to engage in any mutual communication
and decision making with constituencies, or with constituency memberships.
We have not received a response to our initial appeal. So we now reiterate the urgent need for the District to face up to and address the new reality of the restrictions and limitations we are
all living with.
Suspend negotiations, please.
Thank you,
Gary Johnson
VCCCD Retirees Association, Benefits Chair
Ventura County Community College District Retirees Association www.vcccdra.org www.blog.vcccdra.org
