Minnesota State College faculty and system reach tentative labor agreement

The Minnesota State College Faculty union has reached a tentative labor agreement with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. While details of the tentative agreement will not be released until all parties have been able to view the agreement, it would cover a two-year period ending June 30, 2009.

In a joint statement issued today, the union's president, Greg Mulcahy, and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Chancellor James McCormick said: “We are pleased to have reached a tentative settlement."

The Minnesota State College Faculty Board of Directors will meet and make a recommendation to the faculty, who will vote on the agreement. It will then be forwarded to the Minnesota State College and Universities Board of Trustees and ultimately to the legislature for approval.

The Bureau of Mediation Services assisted the parties in reaching the tentative agreement Tuesday evening.