President Deni Galileo’s 5/11/2020 Letter to Faculty
See President Deni Galileo’s letter to the bargaining unit about COVID-related mid-term bargaining.
AAUP-UD Membership Ratifies New CBA
In the vote for ratification of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, 582 ballots were distributed. When voting ended at 5pm on April 5, 2017, the final vote was 412 to accept and 38 to reject. Negotiations for the new contract were long and arduous. The AAUP Bargaining Team and the University Bargaining Team had twenty-two…
Proposed 2016-2021 CBA
To view the 2016-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of Delaware and the University of Delaware Chapter, American Association of University Professors click here.
AAUP Statement on Two Tier Retirement Benefits
TWO-TIERED RETIREMENT BENEFITS? JUST SAY “NO!” In its shocking initial contract proposals in February 2016, the Administration sought to end retirement leaves and retirement payouts for all faculty members within six years. The Administration also proposed to reduce the University’s contributions to the 403b retirement plan for new faculty members. Following a unanimous rejection of…
Report on Contract Negotiations
THE STATE OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION As we begin the fall semester, the AAUP and the Administration have not reached agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Until a new contract is negotiated, approved by the AAUP Steering Committee, and ratified by the AAUP membership, the 2013-2016 Agreement will remain in effect. Salaries,…
AAUP Steering Committee Rejects Administration Retirement Proposals
AAUP STEERING COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON THE ADMINISTRATION’S RETIREMENT PROPOSALS After careful consideration, at its meeting on Thursday, April 21, the Steering Committee of the AAUP unanimously voted to reject the current administration’s surprising proposal to phase out the retirement leave and the lump-sum retirement payout proportional to years of service. These retirement benefits, which…
AAUP-UD Survey Findings
Below you will find a link to a summary of the results of the AAAUP faculty survey, conducted earlier this spring. 508 (44%) of your colleagues responded to this survey, which is distributed periodically by the AAUP-UD to ask for input on questions which impact our working and personal environments. This year the survey posed…
AAUP-UD’s BARGAINING TEAM
The UD/AAUP Bargaining Team brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and leadership to the upcoming negotiations with our Administration colleagues. The team includes faculty members who are have been active leaders in the AAUP, the University Faculty Senate, and their academic departments and colleges: Gerry Turkel, Chief Negotiator Gerry is Professor of Sociology and Legal…
AAUP: Organizing to Bargain for a New Contract
The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the University of Delaware and the University of Delaware Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (UD/AAUP) expires on June 30, 2016. Calvin Keeler, President of UD/AAUP, has informed the University administration that our chapter intends to initiate bargaining for a new contract at the beginning of…