Documents
Contracts, bylaws, guides, and forms — all in one place.
Contract & Agreements
The CBA and negotiated agreements currently in force.
Current Negotiations — Tentative Agreements (May 2026)
Tentative agreements reached in the current negotiations, pending final signatures. Signed versions will replace these documents when ratified.
- Tentative Agreement — Article 7: Compensation (May 2026) Negotiated compensation article. Tentative — pending final signatures.
- Proposed Salary Schedules (2026) Proposed adjunct salary schedules accompanying the compensation article. Tentative — pending final signatures.
- Tentative Agreement — Article 12: Evaluation (May 2026) Negotiated evaluation article and forms. Tentative — pending final signatures.
- Tentative Agreement — Article 14: Reemployment (May 2026) Negotiated reemployment article. Tentative — pending final signatures.
- Tentative Agreement — Article 21: Health Benefits (May 2026) Negotiated health benefits article; supersedes the 2023 Article XXI tentative agreement. Tentative — pending final signatures.
Governance
Bylaws and association manuals.
Guides & Orientation
Practical guides for COD adjunct faculty.
- Adjunct Essentials Essential information for College of the Desert adjunct faculty.
- Adjunct Orientation (2019) Orientation presentation for new adjunct faculty.
- FERPA Faculty & Staff Guidance Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act guidance form.
- Unemployment Benefits (Spring 2026) The latest unemployment benefits guidance for part-time faculty.
- Unemployment Insurance for Part-Time Faculty (2022) How adjuncts can claim unemployment benefits between terms.
Forms
Forms you may need during the year.
Benefits
Membership benefit resources.
Archive
Historical documents kept for reference.
- Collective Bargaining Agreement 2017–2020 Prior contract, kept for reference.
- Unemployment Benefits (Spring 2020) Earlier unemployment benefits presentation.
- EDD Presentation (Spring 2018) Employment Development Department presentation.
- Tentative Agreement: Article XXI Health Benefits (2023) Superseded by the May 2026 Tentative Agreement on Article 21. Kept for reference.