Category: Contract

A hard copy version of the contract is now available

Sick days, merit increases, tuition exchanges, job title ranks and pay rate, work-life balance requests — securing union benefits was hard.

Now, you can get them in hard copy.

The printed TAUP union contract contains negotiated benefits and protections. The print contract has information on job title, rank, and pay rates, and much, much more.

More than just your rights, the contract is a reference manual for work at Temple.  You should have a printed copy. You should make sure your chair/supervisor and dean have copies. And, you can support the union by making sure everyone knows what’s in their contract.
Then, we’re all on the same (printed) page.

Pick up your copy at the TAUP office, 721 Ritter Annex.

Contract Enforcement Training

Do you know about the new guidelines about how student feedback forms can be used in personnel decisions? Unsure about your health and safety rights? What new language is in the contract about adjuncts applying for promotion and multi-semester contracts? What is The Tuition Exchange and how does it work?

The power of our contract comes from our ability to enforce it. We are hosting a contract enforcement training from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17 led by our general counsel, John Campbell-Orde.

This training will cover changes to the contract, and the best ways to ensure the language is enforced. For those who are unable to attend, the training will be recorded.

RSVP Here.

New Contract Gains Begin!

It’s Good to Have a Union 

Although the pandemic has altered so many aspects of our lives, the contract TAUP ratified remains in force. This means that many of the policies, pay increases and programs established in our new contract began in July, and with August’s arrival, almost all of the new elements will  be activated.

The New Contract is Now Online!

We are still waiting for agreement on final language with the administration on a very small number of details, but we are posting the new TAUP contract online at this time.  Once final details are confirmed, hard copy versions will be printed and distributed to everyone in the collective bargaining unit.

We have to wait until next year for the Tuition Exchange to become available for all Full-Time members, but almost all of the other provisions of the contract are now in place including:

 

Gains for Full Time CBU Members

 

Gains for Adjunct Faculty

 

Changes in Healthcare

The raises the union has negotiated and protected raises are especially important given the announcement that Temple has recently increased the cost of health insurance premiums for all  University employees by 9.6%.  Though unions cannot control the cost of premiums, we do negotiate the percentage of that premium that members pay.   Our contract guarantees that the percentage of the premium that TAUP members pay will not increase this year.

 

The Potential Fiscal Impact of COVID-19

Non-union employees at Temple will not be receiving raises this year, and many individuals in the administration have received a pay cut.  Our contract  guarantees that the Temple administration cannot take away our hard-earned gains.  But we may expect that the pandemic could lead the administration to ask again for concessions from all of its unions.  Just as in the Spring when this occurred, TAUP leaders will  listen carefully to any request, ask the administration questions to insure transparency and the need for concessions, and discuss any proposals that are made with TAUP members.  Any change to the terms of the contract would need to be ratified by dues-paying members.

 

There is Power in a Union

The power of a union has never been more important than in challenging times like the ones we currently face.  If you are not a member, JOIN TAUP.