Akron-AAUP Monthly Newsletter
The newsletter of the Akron-AAUP is published more or less monthly during the school year and as needed during the summer months. It is delivered electronically to your academic unit's AAUP Liaison who then forwards it to you. If you are a member of a department which has no representation on the Liaison Council you may be missing important information on current events which impact your professional life at UA. Current and past issues will be archived here for reference. Click on a date to access that issue.
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Current Issue
April 2012 (PDF)
Chapter Elections Close April 10th, Spring Chapter Meeting - April 11th, Chap. President Hixson Invades Canada, Notes on the Alarming Loss of Tenure Line Faculty, The State of Academic Affairs version 1 and 2, Calculating UA Budget and Expenses, STRS Changes Coming UP - Maybe
Past Issues (more Coming Soon)
February/March 2012 (PDF)
Call for nominations: Chapter Secretary and Treasurer; Spring Chapter Meeting; What Akron-AAUP has one and continues to do for faculty; STRS and pension reform; CWA campaign at UA; Organiziation campaigns across the country.
January 2012 (PDF)
Call for nomination: Chapter secretary and Treasurer; Employee rights: More anti-union legislation; BGSU Negotiations; Around the country; Pay raises.
November 2011 (PDF)
Strategic Priorities: 2 new administrators; Repeal of SB5/Issue 2; The Labor Coalition continues; Working Spouse; Pay Raise implementation; CWA campaign.
September 2011 (PDF)
2011-12 raises and implementation; Vote NO on Issue 2 to repeal SB5; news for Liaisons; First NTT promotions go into effect; the Marilyn Sternberg Award.
May/June 2011 (PDF)
New Chapter Officers elected; SB5 petition rally; Raise implementation, Fall 2011.
January 2011 (PDF)
Future of collective bargaining rights in Ohio; Future changes to STRS; Healthcare 2011-Some nuts and bolts isssues; Status of Unfair Labor Practice Mediation; Merging colleges at U of A.
October/November 2010 (PDF)
Contract Re-openers Are Ratified
The Negotiating Team
Gary Rhoade's Talk at UA
Some Interesting Questions
Negotiations Update: September 9, 2020
An agreement to bargain on both health care and compensation; the University fails to cooperate; The University's desire to negotiate health care now and compensation later; The Provost gets involved with negotiations; Where we are today- Akron-AAUP presents a proposal; Where we go from here.
Fina a printable copy of this communication here.
Message to the Faculty
UA's Profligate Spending on Administrative Salaries
While the University insists that it just doesn’t have the money to offer faculty or staff
competitive salaries, data analysis shows that money is always readily available for
administrative salaries.
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September 2010 Newsletter (PDF)
Health Care Negotiations
What is Self-Insurance?
Article 29 MOU: NTT Faculty
ELI Mediation fails
Gary Rhoades, National AAUP General Secretary: Lecture
Chapter Meeting, Liaison Council Meeting
New Administrators
Did You Know?
Many hands Make Light work. Volunteers Needed!
August 2010 Newsletter (PDF)
Health Care Negotiations
An Update for 30-Hour Summit College Faculty
12-Month Faculty Salary
Unfair Labor Practice Suit RE: ELI
Many Hands Make Light Work: Step Up Now and Help
April 2010 (PDF)
Special Recognition of Two Akron-AAUP Members
Spring Chapter Election Results
New Grievance Officers
Ohio Conference Annual Meeting
March 2010 (PDF)
RTP Revisions
CBC Representative Election
Fall 2009 Enrollment Bonus
Contract Ratification Election results
New Article 29: Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Nominations for AAUP Secretary and Treasurer
New Fees for Wellness Center
Ohio Conference Annual Meeting
February 2010 (PDF)
Upcoming Spring Chapter Elections
New Contract Posted on Web Site
RTP Update
Contract Implementation Update: Merit
Same-Sex Domestic Partner Benefits
Verification of Dependents
Summer Institute at San Diego State
April 17th Ohio Conference Annual Meeting
December 2009
The outstanding issues in negotiations
The Strike survey is ready
Strike Preparation Committees
Membership Soars
Strike FAQ
November 2009
End of semesetr negotiating update meetings scheduled
Negotiations Status as of Nov 20.
Outstanding economic and non-economic articles.
Post Tenure Review
October 2009
Governance: The University Reconsiders.
A Call For Membership: What can a strong chapter accomplish? Cincinnati State's majority chapter turns back BOT proposals; Oakland U stages a successful 7-day STRIKE; U of Toledo and Wright State SUCCESSFULLY reject furloughs and give-backs.
News From Around the State and Nation.
Campus Equity Week.
Last Call for ITL Money.
Printable copy here.
August 2009
Welcome Back Message from Akron-AAUP President Walter Hixson; Contract Negotiations and The HLC Report; Thesis/Dissertation Banking System; AAUP's Negotiating Team; Maternity/Paternity Leaves; Domestic Partner Benefits; Akron-AAUP Web Site and Communications; Faculty Development Funds From ITL
May 09
Spending on Upper Administration, Cutting Department Budgets--A New Vice-President; Akron-AAUP's Negotiating Team; An Update on Philosophy's RTP Grievance; Faculty Development Grants Via ITL; Part-time/Contingent Faculty Meeting; Notes on the Collective Bargaining Campaigns at Ohio University and Bowling Green State University
March 09
President Proenza Receives $85,000 "Performance Award"; Administration asks for 10% Cuts Across-The-Board; Negotiating team in Preparations; Spring Chapter Meeting; Spring Election; Akron-AAUP's Lawyer is "Ohio Super Lawyer"; Minutes of the STRS Board Meeting.
Submitted by the Akron-AAUP Communications Committee
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