AAUP Unit 2 negotiations: Jan. 8

Contract negotiations for AAUP Unit 2 resumed with a 3-hour session on Thursday,  Jan. 8. The next bargaining session is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23.

Administration Team members attending included Carla Chance, Soni Hill, Temesha Corbin, Jennifer Hall, Betty Young, and Steve Brooks. The Faculty Team members are Geoff Woolf, Pam Ecker, and Darlene Gray.

Mediator John Gray also attended the session.

Faculty team members said discussion topics involved portions of the contract articles on workload, benefits, and tenure.

“We have some complex issues to consider that will need further discussion,” Geoff said. “Both teams are going to examine the proposals and concepts we talked about today, so we can make progress when we meet again in two weeks.”

“Both sides hope we can achieve a tentative agreement that can be presented to the faculty members of Unit 2 and the College Board of Trustees in February,” Geoff added.

The current contract for Unit 2 expired Dec. 23 but the terms of that contract will remain in effect until negotiations for a new contract are completed.