Overview
- HACCEA members voted Wednesday to approve the tentative agreement with 94% in favor.
- The pact was reached early Monday after marathon talks and halted a planned return to the picket lines following a two-day strike earlier this month.
- The agreement remains subject to approval by HACC administration before it can take effect.
- Union leaders report the deal provides partial back-pay after three years without normal raises, while full terms have not been disclosed.
- The first contract covers about 750 teaching positions across five campuses serving over 12,000 students, and college leaders describe it as fair and fiscally responsible.