<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/bc3-trustees-ratify-pact early-for-administrative-assistants.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>03/19/2026 04:06:16 PM</pubDate><title>BC3 trustees ratify pact early for administrative assistants</title><subtitle>Agreement second since December with unions representing college employees</subtitle><description>Butler County Community College trustees Wednesday approved a second four-year contract since December between the college and a collective bargaining unit and 3½ months before the current agreement expires with the union representing BC3’s administrative assistants.</description><author/><image-caption/><tags><tag>Board of Trustees</tag><tag>Employee Relations</tag><tag>Institutional Governance</tag></tags><image><img src="/_resources/images/newsroom/archive/bc3-seal-031926.jpg" alt=" Butler County Community College"/></image></item>