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 >

Administrative Law Judge found the Universities threat to cut off email access to faculty members on strike was unlawful. 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 >

PSU's March 9th, 2014 threat to cut off email from striking AAUP members found to be unlawful read more >

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

A PSU-AAUP member properly arranged pregnancy leave and to extend leave with an unpaid leave of absence to care for the new born. read more >

A new hire responded to an advertisement for a 12 month, 1.0 FTE fully benefited position with employment commencing July 1, 2014. read more >

An Academic Professional received a calendar invite from their supervisor for a meeting that included Anne Lewis, from HR. She was advised it was a meeting where an oral reprimand with a notation to file would be imposed. read more >

We reached agreement in principle on the on this difficult grievance that should bring the most senior instructional designers back to work, and favorable monetary settlements for the other instructional designer and the Program Administrator 1. read more >