College of Southern Nevada faculty enter 4th year without contract

Faculty members at the College of Southern Nevada are entering their fourth year without a contract, and there’s no end to the impasse in sight after labor negotiations stalled last year.

The holdup is due in part to a disagreement over a clause that would allow faculty members to seek outside arbitration over issues related to grievances and contracts.

Faculty are also asking for a 1.25 percent raise across the board, an issue that’s now gone to an independent fact-finder, according to former Faculty Senate Chair Robert Manis. A report is expected to be released later this month.

“They want a dollar store education, but they want to charge students Nordstrom prices,” Manis said of the college, pointing to a tuition rate that has risen about 70 percent in the past decade.

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