Chief Negotiator’s Blog: 10.21.2021

Attendees: K. Buffkin, K. Bannister, P. Diplock, J. Wade, G. Kersaint

As you will see from the Article 7 Administration proposal below, the administration, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, continues to seek “sole right, responsibility, or prerogative to make rules for government of the university, including ……… (the) determination of course offerings, including modality, time, and location of instruction.” Many institutions, accreditation agencies and the National AAUP in their Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities, discourage, and even prohibit, this level of intrusion by administrations and Boards.

We spent 3 hours negotiating the Proposal of 7, 8, 18, 21 and Appendix A and were unable to get to Package 10, 15, 16 and 28.

University Package Proposals:

Appendix A 10.21.2021 University Package Proposal – Longevity Chart

Article 7 10.21.21 University Package Counterproposal – Board Prerogatives

Article 8 10.21.21 University Package Proposal – Maintenance of Procedures

Article 10 10.21.21 University Package Proposal – Grievance Process

Article 15 10.21.21 University Package Proposal – Selection and Review of Department Heads

Article 16 10.21.21 University Package Proposal – UConn-AAUP Rights

Article 18 10.21.2021 University Package Proposal – Longevity

Article 32 10.21.21 University Package Proposal – Due Process in Personnel Matters

University 2nd Package Proposal 10.21.21

University Package Proposal 10.21.2021