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AAUP Statement on Two Tier Retirement Benefits

AAUP Statement on Two Tier Retirement Benefits

Suzanne PottsSep 26, 20164 min read

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…

Report on Contract Negotiations

Report on Contract Negotiations

Suzanne PottsAug 30, 20164 min read

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…

AAUP-UD Statement on Article 3

AAUP-UD Statement on Article 3

Suzanne PottsMay 12, 20163 min read

May 10, 2016 AAUP-UD Statement on Faculty Governance and Article 3 of the By-Laws of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware Relationships and interactions between the University of Delaware’s administrators, the University Faculty Senate and the University…

AAUP Steering Committee Rejects Administration Retirement Proposals

AAUP Steering Committee Rejects Administration Retirement Proposals

Suzanne PottsApr 28, 20162 min read

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…

AAUP-UD Survey Findings

AAUP-UD Survey Findings

Suzanne PottsApr 22, 20161 min read

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…