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SUNY Schenectady adjunct contract extension advances after county committee presentation
Summary
County committee reported a proposed three‑year extension of the adjunct faculty contract at SUNY Schenectady that includes multi-year wage increases, new longevity tiers for music lesson instructors, discipline/representation language, credential flexibilities in technical areas and a residency rule for online-only adjuncts.
The Schenectady County Committee on Labor and Civil Service reported to the legislature a collective bargaining extension covering the adjunct faculty bargaining unit at SUNY Schenectady County Community College.
Pat Ryan, vice president of administration for SUNY Schenectady, and Paula Olhouse, the college’s executive director of human resources, outlined contract highlights the presenters said were negotiated with the adjunct union: a revised payment structure for music lesson instructors based on longevity; incorporated discipline and discharge rights that would allow for union representation; adjustments to teaching/credential requirements in high-technical areas (HCAT, IT and aviation) including acceptance of relevant career experience in place of a Master’s degree in some cases; a New York State residency requirement for adjuncts who teach solely online; and increased compensation for mandatory compliance training.
Ryan also described proposed wage adjustments to bring pay closer to the Capital District market. The presentation said level‑1 adjuncts currently receive $928 per credit hour and that the proposal would increase level‑1 pay by $72 per credit in year one, followed by $25-per-credit increases in years two and three; similar step increases were described for level‑2 and level‑3 adjuncts. The presenters said music lesson instructor pay would be reorganized into tiers and that the contract would run for a three‑year period starting Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Committee members asked how the changes would position the college relative to peer institutions and were told the increases move the college from below market toward the middle of the regional range. A motion to report the contract extension to the legislative agenda was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Several transcript passages contained ambiguous numeric phrasing (see audit); the summary above uses the figures as presented by college staff during the committee meeting and recommends consulting the county packet or college documents for contract text and exact wage schedules.
