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PANDEMIC RECOVERY PLAN SUMMARY |
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In June of 2020, the union membership voted to ratify a temporary "Memorandum of Agreement" (MOA) that extends the existing contract and adds additional provisions for pandemic planning. You can download the full MOA, however a summary is below.
UPDATE: A vote to extend the MOA was ratified December 4, 2021. Members of the part-time faculty unit voted overwhelmingly in favor of the extension which will now expire on August 13, 2022.
Final Vote Tally
YES: 447
NO: 5
ABSTAIN: 5
TOTAL: 457
Extending the MOA offers additional protection and flexibility for faculty with base loads and allows more members to remain eligible for healthcare as we negotiate our next long-term contract in 2022. Pension contributions for eligible members were restored this fall as of September 1.
Spring 22 appointment letters will be sent on December 15 and we will return to the regular appointment calendar for next academic year. Details below:
Now that the extension has been ratified we must fully turn our attention to preparing for upcoming contract negotiations. Members have already begun organizing in every school and department across the University and we will be electing a bargaining committee of part-time faculty representatives in January (process and timeline will be announced by the end of the semester).
Your voice is needed! Get more involved in our organizing, by emailing organizer@actuaw.org. The more part-time faculty involved, the stronger we are.
In June of 2020, the union membership voted to ratify a temporary "Memorandum of Agreement" (MOA) that extends the existing contract and adds additional provisions for pandemic planning. You can download the full MOA, however a summary is below.
UPDATE: A vote to extend the MOA was ratified December 4, 2021. Members of the part-time faculty unit voted overwhelmingly in favor of the extension which will now expire on August 13, 2022.
Final Vote Tally
YES: 447
NO: 5
ABSTAIN: 5
TOTAL: 457
Extending the MOA offers additional protection and flexibility for faculty with base loads and allows more members to remain eligible for healthcare as we negotiate our next long-term contract in 2022. Pension contributions for eligible members were restored this fall as of September 1.
Spring 22 appointment letters will be sent on December 15 and we will return to the regular appointment calendar for next academic year. Details below:
- Annual, multi-year, and grandparented faculty (11+ sems) will receive annual appointments on June 1.
- Post-probationary faculty (5-10 sems) will receive annual appointments on July 1.
- Probationary faculty (0-4 sems) will receive Fall 22 appointments on July 1.
Now that the extension has been ratified we must fully turn our attention to preparing for upcoming contract negotiations. Members have already begun organizing in every school and department across the University and we will be electing a bargaining committee of part-time faculty representatives in January (process and timeline will be announced by the end of the semester).
Your voice is needed! Get more involved in our organizing, by emailing organizer@actuaw.org. The more part-time faculty involved, the stronger we are.
- The recovery plan will be in effect from academic year 2020-21 and 2021-2022.
- During the recovery plan, faculty may decline course assignments without permanent base load penalty.
- The University has the entire academic year (including summer) to fulfill your base load.
- University will use ‘income base load’ using gross salary from the previous academic year when determining base load reduction fees.
- Faculty must complete the on-line training course and will be paid $200 during the next semester in which they teach.
- Part-time faculty making more than $75K a year will have their salaries reduced by 3-6%.
- The university will suspend pension contributions and wage increases through the life of the agreement.
- If faculty meet eligibility requirements based on formal appointments and tentative assignments, they can enroll for subsidized health care benefits. Annual, multi-year and grand-parented faculty who do not meet eligibility requirements can remain enrolled at full premium share.