Optional Wearing of Masks Placed in Abeyance (On Hold)

Please be advised that the recently announced change to the masking policy making the wearing of masks optional is being placed in abeyance as a result of a notice from the Peralta Federation of Teachers (PFT), that the union would file an unfair labor practice charge unless the District placed the change on hold until after the PFT and the District meet and negotiate the effects of the change. This means that the wearing of face masks is required on all Peralta property until further notice. 

Please note that it is the clear policy of the District, as stipulated in the  PCCD COVID-19 Prevention Plan (CPP), that the District will follow Federal, State, and Local requirements related to the prevention and spread of COVID-19.  The current guidance from the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) is that the wearing of masks in education facilities is optional; however, the District will continue to require the wearing of masks until such time as this issue with the PFT is resolved.

Ronald McKinley, PhD, MBA, SPHR 

Interim Vice Chancellor Human Resources & Employee Relations 

Peralta Community College District 

333 East 8th Street Oakland CA 94606  

rmckinley@peralta.edu| (510) 587-7883