Lecturer Bargaining Update: Recap for 1/15/2021

Lecturer Bargaining
Written By LEO Communications Committee

We had a great opening day with super turnout from our members! 

At the Virtual Bargaining Kickoff Rally in the morning, 135 members and staff, undergraduate, and tenure-track allies on all three campuses heard speeches and cheered on the Bargaining Team before they headed to the table.

136 LEO members attended bargaining throughout the day, setting an excellent precedent for future bargaining sessions. The Bargaining Zoom can accommodate 300 people total making this our target for member turn out going forward. In addition, the morning session was attended by Regent Denise Ilitch as a LEO ally!

 We presented our proposals on Salary, Benefits & Professional Development, and Job Security.  You can read the opening statements here and see the slideshow of the presentations here.  

One Ann Arbor member characterized the presentations as "so professional, clear, coherent, confident, and compelling."

Bar chart showing the compensation cost for lecturers next to the revenue they generate and the university's excess cash flow.

At Lunch with LEO, held every Friday from 12 noon to 1:00 pm, the Contract Action Team led a group discussion of the morning’s session, and then we broke into small groups to chat with each other or discuss technical issues we were having over Zoom.

 Next week we will be presenting on Teaching Professor, Workload, Governance, Covid Impact, International Lecs, and DEI. Show you care about these issues with your attendance!

We had a few technical issues with people inadvertently getting locked out from the bargaining room. This happened because Admin decided to use the big bargaining room as their caucus room as well. Admin has now agreed to use a separate Zoom for their caucus. If you arrive in the main bargaining Zoom, the plan is that you will see an away message directing you to the LEO caucus. And if you are ever removed by Admin, you can re-enter the meeting by registering again.

 

Here is a link if you want to download our snazzy zoom background to wear while attending bargaining: https://bit.ly/LEO_ZVB 


LEO negotiations will take place almost every Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm. You can RSVP for upcoming sessions here: bit.ly/LEOREGISTER. RSVPing at this link will help LEO stewards and staff with turnout. If you have not registered already, you’ll need to register (only once) in advance, and can do so now at bit.ly/LEOBargaining. 


During Zoom bargaining, the chat is turned off to avoid distracting the two teams. But you can join the LEO Slack #bargaining-2021 channel to comment, chat, and ask questions of LEO members and staff. Click here to join Slack.


Be sure to check out the new LEO 2021 Bargaining website. Here you can find updates on bargaining, media, and our Power Building Toolkit. The toolkit includes action steps small and large to support the happenings at the bargaining table. 

LEO is successful because of the collective efforts of its members. Please fill out this form to let us know how you would like to contribute to a successful bargaining campaign!


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