A BGSU faculty has been suspended for sending out an email criticizing BGSU hiring decisions. Below is the text from the Academe Blog. UT-AAUP Executive Board _______________________________________________ The Crime of Email at Bowling Green State University John K. Wilson / 3 hours ago By JOHN K. WILSON Christian Coons, an associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green…
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Research Stipend, Part II
To apply for a research stipend, use the following link from the Research Office website: https://www.utoledo.edu/research/rsp/CBA-Research-Bonus-Request.html We have also received inquiries about unpaid stipends from other research faculty. We hope the above link helps. We are pleased to report that other faculty have received delinquent payments for grants in today’s paychecks. The Medical School faculty…
Research Stipend
Article 12.6.3 of the T/TT CBA provides for a research stipend for UT-AAUP Bargaining Unit Members. The stipends are tied to research grants, for example $2500 for a grant of $250,000 to $500,000 as stated in the CBA Article. The UT-AAUP has received complaints from Members that these stipends are not being paid. The UT-AAUP…
Reduction in Force (RIF)
Attachment: UT/UT-AAUP(COL) Negotiations – Article 19 UT Proposal (12/10/21) Matt Schroeder, Executive VP of Finance, gave an informative presentation at the Faculty Senate on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, on the University of Toledo (UT) enrollment and finances. The presentation went for over 2 hours until about 6:45p.m. Matt took and answered many questions on enrollment…
Another Huron Consulting Report
Yesterday, we posted on the UT-AAUP website a second Huron Consulting Report dated November 4, 2021. This was received yesterday, one day after our public records request to Legal Affairs. This second Report has 144 pages with numerous color graphs and charts. It is not known why this second Report dated November 4, 2021 was…
2% Retroactive Pay for UT-AAUP Faculty
The Postel Administration has advised the UT-AAUP of the following: The 2% across the board (ATB) wage increase for UT-AAUP faculty will be in the October 21, 2022 paychecks. The “retro pay” will also be in the October 21, 2022 UT-AAUP faculty paychecks. The 2% ATB and the “retro pay” to UT-AAUP faculty on sabbatical…
EMU AAUP Faculty on Strike
The Eastern Michigan University AAUP faculty union is on strike as of this morning. A news release from the EMU AAUP website is below. The UT-AAUP Executive Board is seeking information from the EMU AAUP leadership as to what support we can give them including possible picketing. UT-AAUP Executive Board Breaking News (posted September 6,2022)EMU…
Domestic Partner Benefits Extended
The UT-AAUP and the Postel Administration have signed an MOU for a one-year extension of Domestic Partner Benefits, January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. The signed MOU will be posted on the UT-AAUP website (utaaup.com) along with this newsletter. Click here to view the signed MOU. UT-AAUP Executive Board
Membership Meeting
A virtual meeting will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 4:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. to discuss the one-year extension agreements to be ratified by the Union membership. We will also discuss the negotiations commencing in October. The meeting will be hosted by our attorneys from Allotta Farley. A meeting link will be forwarded to…
Negotiation Update
The Postel Administration has agreed to a one-year extension of the Lecturer and T/TT CBAs with a 2% pay increase effective July 1, 2022 for 12-month faculty and August 22, 2022 for 9-month faculty. The agreements will go to the Board of Trustees for approval at their next meeting in late September. Copies of the…