Conditions of Employment Issues and Progress

Below is a summary of progress on terms and conditions of employment that do not pertain to salary and benefits.

Please note: We are engaged in “Package Bargaining”, a legal term meaning that no provision of the contract is formally agreed to until the entire contract is ratified. Therefore, the following is an overview and, out of necessity, omits details which are not formally agreed to as of yet.

Points Singed-Off on (Will only become effective upon ratification of contract as a whole)

Rationalizing Library Workload to 9 hour model:

· 165 working days per year

· 28 hour work week

· Minimum 30 overtime days

· 2 months vacation

Probationary Faculty

· Will receive 2 semesters of reduced load (6 contact hours) during probationary period

· Method for procuring start-up funds codified

NTTA

· 3 year contract possible after 3 terms of single year contracts

· Clarification of notification of reappointment

· 15% cap on total number of NTTA positions in full-time faculty

Adjunct

· Maximum 12 contact hours per semester

Senior Professor

· Clarified procedure

Distance Learning

· Intellectual property rights identical to traditional courses

· Distance learning courses and programs must originate from the faculty

· 1 credit stipend for developing each course, payable when course first runs

· Class-size smaller of 25 or quota for analogous traditional course

Peer Review

· Multiple evaluation forms may be chosen

· Form(s) used, departmental standards and DPC procedures and composition voted upon by department

· Administration and FRC informed of above in timely fashion

Points Agreed to in Principle but Requiring Clarification:

Peer Review

· Timely transmittal of all reviews at all levels for all actions to the candidate

· Candidate has opportunity to address errors of fact

· Copies of all reviews also sent to the department for inclusion in candidate’s personal file

Professional Development Fund

· $75,000 per annum

· Description of activities supported requires clarification

· Method of approval/disbursement requires clarification

Adjunct Retirement Benefit

· Match to adjunct TIAA-CREF contributions if non-discriminatory under ERISA

· If not allowable, alternate method of disbursement will be developed

· Extent of match not agreed upon.

Points Still on the Table (Administration)

· External review for tenure

· Limit of 2 attempts at tenure

Points Still on the Table (LIUFF)

· Option for additional chairperson release time

· Summer pay for all chairpersons performing duties over summer

Back to Current Negotiations