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The UT-AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreements (T/TT, Lecturers, Law Faculty) provide for long-term disability coverage of 70% of base salary until the disability is removed, death, or retirement date.  For a faculty member with many years to go until retirement, this becomes a substantial benefit. The UT-AAUP and HR Benefits have recently assisted faculty in applying…

UT-AAUP faculty are reminded that the Collective Bargaining Agreements’ (CBAs) provision on dependent tuition waiver overrides any UT policy. For example, faculty dependents under the CBAs may register as part-time or full-time students whereas the UT policy requires other employees to attend on a full-time basis. There are other differences. At the start of each…

The UT-AAUP is assisting a number of faculty with serious health problems who are having issues with FMLA and sick leave. Ellen Grachek, Senior Director Faulty Labor Relations, has been cooperative in working with the UT-AAUP to resolve these issues. If you have an issue with FMLA or sick leave, please contact the UT-AAUP at…

Below is an update received from the Administration on Friday concerning President Biden’s executive Order 14042 and the UT COVID vaccination policy. UT-AAUP Executive Board COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE POLICY FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORSNovember 19, 2021 In addition to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (“CMS”) regulations (42 CFR §482.42) regarding COVID-19 addressed in our November 12,…

Faculty have until October 31, 2021 to sign up on-line for UT health care insurance. If a faculty does not sign up, the 2021 selections will roll over to 2022 with the exception of HSA and FSA – these selections must be renewed online if you want them for 2022. Details are presented in our…

Please see the below Provost memo of today on the liability of student organization Advisors. This memo is in response to the UT-AAUP newsletter of October 3, 2021 disclosing the liability of the faculty Advisors to student organizations. In accordance with the Provost’s memo, faculty Advisors will become faculty Mentors. In addition, there is a…

October 14, 2021 October is here and that means pumpkins, football, and cooler weather. But it also signals the beginning of open enrollment for University of Toledo employees, with the enrollment period beginning October 1, 2021, and lasting through the end of the month, October 31, 2021. The following has been prepared by the UT-AAUP…

Faculty should be aware that we have liability as faculty advisors for a UT student organization. UT Policy 3364-30-56 entitled Student organization advisors, reads in part as follows: (2) Advisor and Student Organization Liability (a) UToledo employed Advisors may be eligible for insurance coverage by the University or entitled to qualified immunity under Ohio law…