AAUP will update members on bargaining at Chapter meetings on Aug. 19 & 20

Cincinnati State AAUP will hold Chapter meetings (virtual only) on Thursday, Aug. 19, and Friday, Aug. 20, to update members of the AAUP bargaining units on where things stand in contract negotiations.

AAUP bargaining unit members received Outlook calendar invitations with meeting information.

The Faculty and Administration bargaining teams met for 3 hours on Monday, Aug. 16, with mediator Joe Wilson in attendance. However, the issues that were standing in the way of a settlement prior to Monday’s session still are not resolved.

Faculty Chief Negotiator Greg Klein said, “It’s unclear at this moment whether we will be able to reach an agreement with the administration at the bargaining table, or whether the unresolved issues will need to be presented to a neutral fact-finder who will make recommendations for a possible settlement.”

“At the Chapter meetings, we will outline the issues that remain in dispute, answer your questions, and talk about what the next steps could be,” Greg said.

“The two teams agreed to meet again with the mediator present on Monday, Aug. 23—so there is still time to reach a negotiated agreement before the Unit 1 and 2 contracts expire on Aug. 29.”

The College Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 3:45 p.m. in the Conference Center. AAUP encourages CState faculty members to attend the Board meeting.