The following email was sent to the Board of Trustees yesterday.
TO: VCCCD Board of Trustees, the AFT and the SEIU
FROM: Rene G. Rodriguez, President, VCCCDRA
RE: Suspending Negotiations While the Coronavirus Crisis Persists
The use of technology can make it possible for the Board leadership to keep in touch with itself and its constituents, but it cannot replace the dynamic interchange that has to take place for meaningful negotiations to proceed.
Retirees have a lifetime stake in the outcome of these negotiations as it pertains to their healthcare benefits, especially in the context of the growing coronavirus pandemic.
We, therefore, ask that the District and the bargaining units to consider suspending negotiations while a state of National, State, County and College District emergency exists due to the currently expanding coronavirus crisis.
Serious and meaningful discussions cannot be expected take place between the parties under these constantly changing impossible circumstances.
— Ventura County Community College District Retirees’ Association
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