In This Update Executive Summary of Bargaining Join us at the April 3rd Board of Trustees Meeting Proposals Exchanged Register to Observe Bargaining on Monday, March 30th EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We held our first Zoom bargaining session on Wednesday, March 25. Your UAOSU bargaining team produced 9 counterproposals on a day where Read more…
Our UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met on Monday, March 9, 2–5pm in Cascade Hall. The Administration brought a single proposal that covered Appointment & Reappointment, Position Description, and Workload. The Administration’s February 7 proposal on these topics offered quite a bit of movement, and we were hopeful that with similar Read more…
On Friday, February 28th our UAOSU bargaining team met with the administration team. The primary focus of the bargaining session was the Administration team’s Compensation counterproposal.One of many reasons we organized our union is to have a collective voice to secure working conditions that promote excellence and innovation and to protect the Read more…
Our UAOSU bargaining team met with the Administration team from 2:30-5:30 pm on Monday, February 24, 2020 in the LaSells Stewart Center. UAOSU presented articles on: Position Description to guarantee that the allocation of FTE in position descriptions aligns with the time dedicated to each category of work described therein; and Read more…
Executive Summary Our UAOSU bargaining team met with the Administration team from 9-12 am on February 19, 2020 in the LaSells Stewart Center. Nearly 100 faculty and allies attended the session with us. UAOSU members presented articles on: Family and Medical Leave to provide meaningful time off for new parents and Read more…
Our UAOSU bargaining team met with the Administration’s bargaining team on Thursday, February 13, 3-5pm. In our abbreviated session, UAOSU offered counter proposals on Union Rights and Management Rights. The Administration brought a Benefits counterproposal intended to address Postdoctoral Scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow health insurance. Initially, the Administration’s proposal seemed promising. The proposal struck our Read more…
Please plan to attend our BIG Winter Term Bargaining Session: Wednesday, February 19 9am-12pm LaSells Stewart Center Ag Science Room RSVPs are appreciated so we have plenty of coffee and doughnuts: uaosu.org/feb19barg Executive Summary: · UAOSU proposed a condensed Promotion & Tenure article that (1) clarifies the timeline for eligibility Read more…
Your UAOSU bargaining team and the Administration team met on Tuesday, January 21 and again on Monday, January 27. We have made progress in bargaining, signing 17 tentative agreements. However, we still have a long way to go, with many major issues having yet to reach resolution. Over the past Read more…
Your UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met 9–12 on Wednesday, January 15 in Cascades Hall. Eighteen faculty members observed the session. At this session we presented two articles – “Compensation” and “Research Support.” We also introduced an MOU on Sea Pay. The administration team presented an article on “Appointment, Read more…
Your UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met 2–5 pm on Tuesday, December 17 in the LaSells Stewart Center. The session focused on the Administration team’s Compensation counter-proposal, from which three issues arose: Pay Increases: The Administration’s proposal now recognizes that all bargaining unit members should be eligible for Read more…