Bargaining Diary Archives

The two teams met for several hours today and discussed both language and economic issues. We continue to make progress on language issues but differences in approaches to workload, calendar, and outside professional work remain. Today the OU-AAUP team presented our economic proposals (see below). Our proposals are based on member feedback and address the erosion of wages to inflation, make Oakland competitive with our peers, and put wages back on the path of increased growth. The next scheduled bargaining dates are July 16 and 18.

Tentative Agreements

• Intellectual Property Advisory Committee
  • The teams agreed to the creation of a joint advisory committee to explore existing intellectual property policies and practices and consider current and future needs.  
• Article VII (Faculty Employment, Re-Employment, and Tenure)
  • The teams agreed to a number of changes in this article, many of which simply reflect actual current practices.  Up to three years of credit for prior experience for new hires was maintained but clarity was provided for impacted review schedules.  The optional or early granting of tenure with or without promotion (paragraph 41h) was extended to special instructors seeking concurrent reviews connected with job security.  

 OU-AAUP Economic Proposal

• 2024-2025 – A one-time lump sum of $12,000 to be added to base salary to full-time faculty persons, plus 4.0% merit pool,
• 2025-2026 – Market adjustment and Appendix N, plus 4.0% merit pool,
• 2026-2027 – Cost of living adjustment as determined by Consumer Price Index, plus 4.0% merit pool,
• Increases to Promotional Raises, Faculty Travel Fund and Professional and Research Development Fund,
• Increases to per credit wages and introduction of Oakland retirement contributions for special lecturers,
• Language changes to paid parental leave and paragraph 76 that will allow for more equitable implementation of those contract provisions.

We know members have a million things going on throughout the summer so we appreciated the continued engagement and support.  It helps us immensely at the table to know we are negotiating as part of a deeply united and committed bargaining unit that receives broad support from across the campus community.