Good news! We had a very productive session on Friday October 2nd. We continued to hammer out the details of improving job security for non-tenure track faculty (NTTF) by providing continuous (rather than short-term) appointments. Our union and the administration reached conceptual agreement around many points, including the question of how evaluations will work for non-tenure track instructors in the years after they receive a continuous appointment. read more >

We met for an early and short bargaining session yesterday. Our team went into the session hoping that we could resolve our outstanding issues around the evaluation and transition of non-tenure track faculty members (NTTF) into a continuous appointment system. read more >

We have a strong interest in providing real, meaningful job security for our NTTF. It’s not enough to simply change the title of one’s appointment and call it secure when the conditions of employment remain insecure. read more >

In today’s session, we finalized language describing when a continuous appointment (for non-tenure track instructional faculty) could be terminated. read more >

We are still discussing Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) employment issues. read more >

On August 25th, we continued to discuss the job insecurity faced by hundreds of PSU educators and researchers. read more >

On August 14th, we continued to process Non-Tenure Track Faculty issues using the Interest-Based Bargaining steps. read more >

Letter of Agreement to continue the Task Force on Academic Quality, Letter of Agreement to create a Standing Committee on Work/Life Balance, and Creation of a Sick Leave Bank read more >

In the 2015-2017 AAUP contract, we’ll establish a Sick Leave Bank read more >

Session 1 update and other news read more >

AAUP BARGAINING on Family-Friendly Policies and SEIU Rally read more >

We finally finished ground rules! read more >

Communication protocols and ground rules read more >

Establishing ground rules is taking longer than it does in traditional bargaining because we are practicing the IBB steps as we create ground rules. read more >

Bargaining updates on IBB training and ground rules read more >

In interest-based bargaining, we present the administration with issues or problems rather than a specific list of demands. Through the bargaining process, we will develop mutually acceptable solutions to these problems. read more >

Though it feels like we just settled a contract, we’ll start bargaining again in May. Things are a little different this time around. As you may have already heard, we have agreed to use an Interest-Based Bargaining negotiation process. Interest-Based Bargaining (IBB) takes a more collaborative, problem-solving approach to contract negotiations. read more >

Department Listening Sessions, Article 18 (Non-Tenure Track Faculty) Labor/Management Task Force Proposal, 2013 SHAC Winter Closure Grievance settled, and Legislative Update read more >

You will be seeing the second Cost of Living Adjustment and the Comparator Increase (for instructional and research faculty only) added to your paycheck. read more >

Currently, no guidelines are in place to conduct post-tenure reviews... read more >