Month: January 2019

TAUP Digest: Negotiations, Happy Hour, Adjunct Dues Deductions, Student Debt Clinics, Dept. Organizers, General Membership Meeting

Negotiations Update

Last Tuesday, we had a productive meeting with the administration on open bargaining and finding a location for negotiations; discussions are ongoing.  Our Research and Data Team and Table Team are hard at work, and our Contract Campaign Team will be getting into gear soon. If you want to join your colleagues in this important work, please contact TAUP.

Adjunct Dues Deduction

We have been informed by the administration that dues deduction for adjuncts for this term will not begin until our March paychecks.  Dues will be deducted for the semester in 2 or 3 equal amounts. Please let us know if you have any questions.


Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Happy Hour

Each of our constituency councils is holding happy hours this semester! Whether you are a TAUP member or not, if you are part of the tenured or tenure-track faculty, please join your TT Constituency Council for a happy hour (or two) at the Draught Horse on Wednesday, February 13th from 5-8pm. The first drink is on us,  so please RSVP here!

Register for a Student Debt Clinic

On the weekend before classes started, TAUP offered a training for individuals to learn how to run student debt clinics. Eleven people completed the training, and we’re eager to start running clinics.

Many of the faculty, librarians and academic professionals TAUP represents carry student debt. If you’ve got debt and would like to know more about the potential options for loan repayment and loan forgiveness, it may benefit you to attend one of our 90- minute clinics. Please sign up on our contact form here, and let us know your general availability so we can identify the best time to schedule. By being on our contact list, you’ll be in the loop when we run clinics.

 

Department Organizer Structure

Successful organizing and mobilization are never one-person enterprises. In order to keep everyone  TAUP represents informed and engaged, our union needs help from a network of active members who answer questions and provide information for members: the Department Organizers. Department Organizers (DOs) don’t just sign petitions and attend rallies–they enlist and motivate their colleagues to do the same. TAUP represents more than 2,400 faculty, librarians and academic professionals, and it’s the DO’s job to keep a network of 10 colleagues connected to their union. That way, whether it’s bargaining for a contract, showing solidarity with fellow unions, or celebrating victories, TAUP members can respond quickly and effectively.

Being a DO is a volunteer, non-elected position, and an opportunity for any member who is drawn to union work. If you are interested in becoming a DO, we offer monthly trainings  and will support you in this important role in TAUP! If you are interested, please contact the TAUP office.

Department Organizer Trainings:

Monday February 4th 11-12:30pm

Tuesday February 19th 4-6pm

 

General Membership Meeting

We will be meeting on February 15th from 2-4 p.m. in the large meeting space in the basement of Paley Library to give you an update on negotiations and listen to your questions and feedback.   RSVP to the TAUP Office.

 

TAUP Digest for the Week of 1/21-1/27

In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., TAUP wishes all of you a meaningful day, fired by the passion and genius for justice that marked the life of Dr. King and all who worked by his side.

Dr. King was assassinated while in Memphis, supporting the sanitation workers, who were members of AFSCME Local 1733.  Dr. King’s life and death remind us that struggles for justice intersect and remind us how urgent those struggles remain.

As we continue to prepare for negotiations, Dr. King is on our minds.  Article 3 of the TAUP contract, which bars discrimination in our union and at Temple, and Article 4, which affirms Affirmative Action, are on our minds on this day, as are your responses to these issues that we received in the bargaining survey.  TAUP will continue to honor Dr. King’s legacy by fighting for justice however and wherever we can, for our members and the wider campus community.

 

Negotiations Update:  Working Teams and Open Bargaining

Four teams have been assembled: the Table team, Research and Data team, Contract Campaign team, and Organizing team, in preparation for negotiations this semester. If you are interested in helping in this effort, we would be happy to have you aboard.  Just contact the TAUP office.

As we mentioned in our last e-bulletin, we are committed to open negotiations on campus in order to make the process more transparent.  We will be meeting this week with the administration to discuss their concerns about this approach. In open bargaining, members of the bargaining unit can attend negotiation sessions. There are ground rules for those who are visiting to ensure productive discussions. The Table Team benefits by having bargaining unit members in the room, who can be consulted during breaks.

Temple has engaged in open negotiations in the past, though not with TAUP.  The nurse’s union, PASNAP, is currently at the table with Temple in open bargaining; the administration should agree to the same process with TAUP. We feel that the transparency and the expertise that will be available to us through open negotiations will lead to a stronger contract for everyone in our union. We’ll keep you updated as we meet with the administration to discuss this further.

 

The L. A. Teachers’ Strike

Last week, the 32,000 members of the United Teachers of Los Angeles went out on strike for better wages, smaller class sizes, more school nurses and counselors, and an emphasis on community schools rather than charters.  TAUP stands in solidarity with them, and if you are interested in helping these teachers and their allies fight for the future of public education, here are two things you can do: 1) Contribute to the strike fund. 2) Support the strike on social media.

 

Long-Term Care Insurance  

We have been sending out email reminders about a new benefit we are offering to our members, Long-Term Care Insurance.  We are running workshops next week and open enrollment starts January 25th. If you are interested, call 215.901.7905 or Click Here.

 

Long-Term Care Insurance Enrollment Begins January 25th!

New Employee Benefit Offering Long-Term Care Insurance

Long-Term Care Insurance can be affordable.

SAMPLE PREMIUMS*
 

 

 

AGE

 $110 per day benefit

$80,300 Pool of Dollars | 2 Year Benefit Deferred

 $110 per day benefit

$80,300 Pool of Dollars | 2 Year Benefit Tailored BIO
Monthly Premium Monthly Premium
53 $76.34 $154.97
*These sample premiums are monthly premiums for a single individual and are subject to change without notice. Your plan rate may be different depending on your plan specifics. Premiums based upon Transamerica TransCare II 2016 Rates in Pennsylvania

Attend a workshop. Explore your options.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Date Location Times
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Howard Gittis Student Center, Room 220 12:30 PM or 1:30 PM
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Howard Gittis Student Center, Room 220 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM
Thursday, January 24, 2019 Howard Gittis Student Center, Room 223 12:30 PM or 1:30 PM

Workshops are open to all, please call 215.901.7905 or CLICK HERE to ensure a seat.

Not able to RSVP? Last minute participants are welcome!

Unisex Rates1 ● Spousal Discounts up to 30% ● Only 10 Health Questions for Full-time Employees, ages 18 – 652

Full-time Employees ages 66 – 79 are eligible to apply with Full Underwriting 
Call 215.901.7905 or Click Here

to RSVP for an on-campus workshop!

Unisex rates available to employees and family members; most individual LTCi offerings employ gender based pricing, where rates for

females are more expensive.

2Full-Time employees are those working 30+ hours per week. All spouses and family members will undergo full health screening