The Chapter and the Administration have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) for the 2016–2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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A great op-ed by Ron Jones and John McNay in The Cincinnati Enquirer.

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The Administration and the Chapter continue to have significant differences regarding salaries and other forms of compensation. The Administration has requested a mediator to assist the parties in reaching agreement on the financial Articles. According to the terms of the Contract, the Chapter must accede to this request. Mediation is being schedule for later this month. Updates will be forthcoming.

The next Board of Trustees meeting will be on Tuesday, August 23rd at 8:30 AM at the Alumni Center on the uptown campus. Please plan on attending to demonstrate to the Board and the interim President that the best way to invest in people is a fair contract.   

Bargaining for the 2016-2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement began on February 2. Since then, the parties have reached tentative agreements on 18 non-economic Articles, moving at a relatively rapid pace as compared to the 2013-2014 round of negotiations.  Bargaining over the economics (salaries, other forms of compensation, health insurance, and faculty development) began in earnest in mid-spring.  In early May, the Administration presented a financial package which called for dramatic increases in contributions and co-insurance, along with very small salary increases.  The net result of the Administration’s initial financial proposal would have been that faculty would have taken a financial loss.

Following a robust faculty turnout at the June meeting of the Board of Trustees, and with the transition to the leadership of Beverly Davenport as Interim President, in late June the Administration presented a new proposal on health insurance, under which there would be no increases in co-insurance or faculty contributions.  This is undoubtedly an important step forward.  However, there remains much work to be done, as the parties still have significant differences on other economic issues.  We will continue to keep you updated as negotiations progress.

Thank you to the many faculty who turned out at the Board of Trustees meeting. It was an impressive turnout.

There have been no new bargaining developments. The Chapter will be sending communications as the situation developes.