July 15th, 2014
1) Reminder: AP Caucus on Tuesday, July 29 at 12pm to 1:30pm in room Smith 238. Light lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Emily that you will attend so we can ensure we can feed everyone. Academic professionals are encouraged to invite and bring Non-members (who you can encourage to fill out an application too!) Download a member application
2) The AAUP Collective Bargaining Team will be continuing bargaining on salaries and implementation of the New ranks will be on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 3:00 to 5:00 MCB 6th floor. All members are welcome to observe.
3. The Grievance committee is pleased to announce Amanda Smith Byron from Conflict Resolution will be joining the team. Amanda has considerable experience in mediation and conflict resolution and she is an awesome addition to the team. Welcome Amanda!
4. PSU has announced that it has formally adopted the following policies:
• Consensual Relations Policy. PSU-AAUP negotiated the revision to this policy and agreed to its implementation in this MOU.
• Acceptable Use Policy. PSU-AAUP negotiated the revision to this policy and agreed to its implementation in this MOU.
• Equity in Public Contracting Policy. PSU-AAUP was properly noticed about the of the policy and given the opportunity to provide input and demand to bargain. We provided no input, and did not demand to bargain. We saw no issues that changed past practice within AAUP's jurisdiction, and the policy has minimal impact on faculty.
• Signature Authority & Delegation Policy. PSU-AAUP was properly noticed about the of the policy and given the opportunity to provide input and demand to bargain. We provided no input, and did not demand to bargain. We saw no issues that changed past practice within AAUP's jurisdiction. The policy has some impact on research faculty responsible for contracting for services but it does not change previous procedures. It has a minimal impact on all other faculty.
5. Mediation with PSU attorneys has been scheduled August 14 and 15 with State Conciliator Janet Gilman to attempt to resolve the three grievances reported in the July 2 message. We are hopeful we can reach resolution through mediation but remain committed to the cases and to adjudication if mediation is not successful. We will report what we can once we've met.
Past Member Email messages
• 07/09/2014 - [AAUP News] AP Caucus July 29 12:00 noon SMSU 238 Lunch Provided RSVP please
• 07/02/2014 - [AAUP News] Member Message July 2, 2014
• 06/17/2014 - PSU-AAUP Bargaining Update June 16, 2014
• 06/13/2014 - AAUP - Member Message June 13th, 2014
• 06/06/2014 - [AAUP News] Update on New Ranks Bargaining and more
• 05/26/2014 - AAUP: Raises are finally here! May 26, 2014
• 05/21/2014 - AAUP Membership message May 21, 2014
• 05/20/2014 - Nomination to AAUP-CBC meeting
• 05/13/2014 - AAUP Member Message May 12, 2014
• 04/27/2014 - AAUP: The Fight for the Budget and Academic Values
• 04/23/2014 - AAUP: Notice of Two Public Forums for revising PSU P&T Guidelines