El Camino faculty gather for Cost of Living Adjustment, Facilities department continues to work to keep campus safe
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NEWS
El Camino faculty gathers in ‘Educational Campaign’ on campus
By: Elizabeth Basile, Jose Tobar and Mari Inagaki
On Oct. 4, the Federation (the teacher's union) and the El Camino College district had a negotiation about Cost of Living Adjustment. “We still have not come to an agreement,” Union President Kelsey Iino said. Read more.
Negotiations on COLA leads to more negotiations and campaigning
By: Elizabeth Basile
Negotiations with the El Camino College Federation of Teachers ended with no outcome. Although there is another negotiation scheduled for the 13, another academic campaign will take place on Thursday the 7. Read more.
Stories from our community: Part 7
Part seven of a collaborative piece from the reporter at The Union. Stories about individuals and business in the community speak up about the struggles they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
EDITORIAL
El Camino has enough in reserves; pay faculty what they deserve
By: Editorial Board
By 2022, the El Camino College district will have $56.2 million in reserves, more than enough money to fund The ECC American Federation of Teachers' proposed increase to their salaries. The Union Editorial Board strongly encourages the ECC district to accept The Federation’s proposal in support of their teachers and the ECC community. Read more.
HEALTH
New El Camino College COVID-19 case brings total to 65
A new case of COVID-19 on El Camino campus has been confirmed on Oct. 5. This case brings the total number of cases to 65. Read more.
FEATURES
Facilities Department remain committed to keeping campus sanitized during COVID
By: Kim McGill
The Facilities Department and custodial staff at El Camino College remain committed to keeping the campus safe and sanitized after over a year of COVID-19. These staff members rush to help disinfect sections of the campus whenever there are new COVID-19 cases on campus. Read more.
ARTS
‘Psycho Beach Party’ marks return of in-person performances at El Camino
By: Kevin Marquez
The El Camino College Theater Department is returning to in-person performances starting Oct. 15. The comedy play “Psycho Beach Party” will be directed by Theatre Department lecturer and Director Matthew Singletary. Read more.
Quarantunes: A playlist delivered to you every two weeks
Times can be tough right now, and so many of us are just hoping to push through what seems like it may be home-stretch in this pandemic. We’re all being impacted by the coronavirus in different ways. To cheer you up, we will be curating a new playlist every two weeks just for you.
This week, our playlist is called Motivation! We are currently six weeks into the semester and maybe you are feeling the fatigue of your job or are stressed from class, this playlist try’s to give you the motivation to push through and keep moving forward. Give it a listen here or click below:
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A little bit about The Union
The Union is El Camino College’s student-run newspaper and the only local source of news for its college community. Everything published by The Union is done by student journalists. Despite barriers to reporting created by COVID-19 and other forces, our entire staff works incredibly hard to keep the El Camino community informed.
With the impacts of the coronavirus far-reaching, The Union has expanded its scope of coverage to include countless communities where El Camino College’s students, professors, employees and community members live. As the campus remains closed, we remain publishing to deliver local news to the people of ECC.
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