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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

February 2010

Akron-AAUP Spring election for Secretary and Treasurer

Contract update

RTP update

Same sex domestic partner benefits

Dependents verification

Summer Institute, San Diego

AAUP Ohio Conference meeting

National developments

Special Pre-Holiday Issue of the Newsletter

Click HERE for updates on negotiations and fact-finding; clarification of the 2% payment issue and updates on health care. Also: schedle of important dates into January.

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.

Click HERE for entire text.

Past Issues (more Coming Soon)

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.