The UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met 12:30–1:30 on Wednesday, December 16 on Zoom. We successfully finalized a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the impact of COVID-19 on Reviews, Promotion, and Tenure. UAOSU’s goal was to ensure that all bargaining unit members are fully informed of their right to Read more…
The UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met on December 2 from 3–4 pm and again on December 8 from 4–5 via Zoom. The topic of our negotiations in both sessions was the impact of COVID-19 on Reviews, Promotion, and Tenure. We now have agreement on a number of Read more…
The UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met 2–3pm on Monday, November 23 on Zoom. During our previous session, administration brought a counterproposal on the subject of COVID-19 testing that was not directly responsive to our previous MOU asking to ensure testing was covered for bargaining unit faculty working Read more…
We are pleased to share that the temporary salary reduction program will end December 1, 2020! Beginning with the December pay period, all bargaining unit faculty will be returned to their full monthly salary. Ending the salary reduction program early is a direct result of the work we did through Read more…
Dear Colleagues, We are writing to share a few important updates and reminders. Including: Registration for Our Little Village child care Bargaining Update Join us for the October 16th Board of Trustees meeting at 9am Nominations are open for UAOSU Officer and Representative Assembly positions OUR LITTLE VILLAGE REGISTRATION While the administration previously communicated Read more…
The UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met 10–11:30 on Thursday, October 1 on Zoom to continue negotiating over the changes to our work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams continued bargaining over Faculty Enforcement of COVID-19 Related Policies, with a proposal from your UAOSU team and a counterproposal from the Read more…
Dear Colleagues, The UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met from 2:30-4 on Thursday, September 17 on Zoom to continue negotiations over the university’s re-opening plan for fall 2020. Most of the session was dedicated to the administration’s counterproposal on our Memorandum of Understanding concerning faculty’s role in the enforcement Read more…
Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce the winners of the Fall 2020 elections! The election of our first union officers is a historic moment for our union. All newly elected officers and representatives will take office in early January. Challenges and objections to the election must be submitted in Read more…
Dear members, We are writing to announce the candidates for our inaugural union elections. This is an important step of building our union! You can find out more about the roles of union officers and our elections process in our Constitution and Bylaws. To become a certified candidate nominees needed Read more…
Starting today, the nomination period for all UAOSU officer and representative assembly positions are open. All members who joined on or before June 8th can be put forward as a candidate for an officer position. All members are eligible for nomination for a representative assembly position for their college. A Read more…