Lecturer Bargaining Update: Bargaining Recap for 3/8/2024
After our break last week, we were back at the table on Friday working towards a new agreement. In the morning, we reached tentative agreement on our Workload and Collegiate Lecturer articles, and we passed counterproposals on Health & Safety, Faculty Support, Teaching Professor, and International Lecturer Assistance Fund.
After lunch, admin passed back their most recent salary counter proposal. Needless to say, we were unimpressed. Their counter contained only an additional 0.25% increase to the annual salaries in Flint and Dearborn (to a total of 1.75% each year). That’s all - no new money in longevity, no increase in Ann Arbor, and no new money in the minimum salaries. The message from admin was clear: if we insist on parity, that means holding all salaries down. After careful consideration, we sent back a counter where we held all of our previous positions (flat-rate annual increases, longevity increases, and wage parity) and cut $1,500 off of our minimum salary proposals. This small move communicates our commitment to keeping a brisk pace to negotiations.
With each week, conversations get higher-stakes. We need to work together to make decisions that fully represent our union. We need to activate ourselves and build a movement to push our priorities across the line. It’s time to get involved and make your voice heard! Here’s what’s coming up for members and allies:
Attend Open Bargaining on March 15th in the University Center Michigan Rooms A-B in Flint starting at 10am. This event is open to all members and allies.
Join the Multi-union Bargaining Rally this Saturday, March 16th at 1pm on the Diag in Ann Arbor
Be sure to follow our proposals on LEO’s Public Proposal Tracker.
If you join bargaining on Zoom, make sure to change your profile picture and Zoom background to our new RED designs!
Dues-paying members have access to our Lecturer Slack Workspace where they can get live bargaining updates as well as participate in a myriad of different group conversations where questions get asked and answered and fun is had. Email your steward or LEO staff to join!
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