TAUP
议价及谈判程序
谈判的背景
2024年4月9日更新.
The Temple Association of University 专业s (TAUP) is the union that represents nearly 2,300名全职和兼职教师, 图书馆员, and academic professionals at 13 of Temple’s 17 schools and colleges.
威尼斯赌场网站 has 11 unions representing 4,800 employees. 在上一个财政年度, we successfully settled two separate contracts representing thousands of workers.
自1990年以来, the university and its unions have successfully settled approximately 82 agreements without experiencing work stoppages or strikes. We have achieved this by establishing partnerships with our union leadership based on a mutual goal of reaching a contract that is fair to both parties, recognizing the critical work of our employees while also being responsible stewards of the university’s resources.
目前的合同将于2023年10月15日到期.
2023年5月初, Temple leadership proposed to the union an 18-month extension to the current agreement that offered guaranteed increases for its members and stable health insurance contributions. The university proposed the extension as a benefit to both parties.
各方, 尤其是我们的学生, would benefit from stability in the face of other unavoidable challenges, 比如领导层的变动, 入学人数大幅下降, or significant budget cuts associated with both a drop in enrollment and shrinking appropriations.
The union members would have received a guaranteed increase effective July 1, 2023 (there is currently no scheduled increase). The union was encouraged to counter the university’s initial salary increase proposal; they did not.
The parties could collaborate on critical mutually identified issues without the threat of an expiration or strike.
The university also discussed a proposal to assist nonrenewed, nontenure-track faculty.
Following weeks of no response to the university’s proposal, 工会拒绝了大学的提议, preferring instead to engage in full negotiations with no guarantees of pay increases for its members.
Following TAUP’s rejection of the contract extension, on Friday, Aug. 18, 威尼斯赌场网站 representatives met with representatives of TAUP, presented them with the university’s proposals and mutually agreed upon the ground rules for contract negotiations.
From the outset, the university has offered to meet as frequently as possible for negotiations. 从那时起, the union offered seven dates on which they are available for additional bargaining sessions before the Oct. 15合同到期. Temple agreed to these times and remains willing to negotiate at any time and as frequently as needed to get to a fair agreement.
从大学的角度来看, the priority is a swift settlement that acknowledges the union’s concerns and respects the outstanding work of our faculty while remaining good stewards of the university’s limited resources. 为此目的, we have made minimal proposals with no material concessions sought from the union, all intended to clarify contract language that will create a clearer mutual understanding going forward.
A key factor that will play a role in the negotiations is Temple’s operating budget. 自2021财年起, 为了弥补预算不足, we have reduced expenses by approximately $170 million. That’s an average cut of more than $42 million per year. This has largely been done by reducing administrative budgets including those in the schools and colleges, 消除空缺职位, 并保持某些工资不变, including those of all deans and officers for four out of the last five years.
兼职教授 是兼职员工吗. Adjunct faculty fulfill a variety of critical roles at the university including teaching classes within their areas of expertise, classes offered in specific semesters and filling in for full-time faculty members on leaves and sabbaticals. Most adjunct faculty members are appointed for a semester or more based on need. Adjunct faculty may bring extensive career experiences into their classroom or clinical work.
终身教授和终身教授 faculty are full-time faculty members who are charged with the university’s tripartite mission of excellence in teaching, 研究及服务. 通过严谨的工作和审查, tenured faculty have an indefinite appointment that can only be terminated for cause or under extraordinary circumstances such as financial exigency and program discontinuation. Tenured faculty are expected to be nationally and internationally recognized experts in their field of study.
Non-tenure-track faculty members are full-time faculty appointed for a year or more and are primarily responsible for teaching, 研究或临床工作. Non-tenure-track faculty members are important to the teaching and clinical training of our students.
在劳资谈判中, non经济的建议s traditionally include areas such as safety standards, 休息时间, 申诉程序和资历. Economic proposals traditionally include areas include wages, benefits, retirement and healthcare.
2024年4月9日更新.