Month: June 2019

Talk with TAUP & Rally at July Board Meeting

e-Bulletin 6.18.2019
TALK WITH TAUP! 
Don’t be surprised! This week, non-dues paying members in the TAUP collective bargaining unit may be hearing from a TAUP representative or supporter. We’ll be stopping by to talk after your classes, or we may be giving you a call or knocking on your door. It’s part of the work we’re doing to increase our power in negotiating a new contract to benefit everyone represented by the union, as well as our students.

So if someone does call, or drops by, please remember– they’re volunteering their time to talk with you, and they’re doing so to make sure that we get the best contract possible. Share your ideas and thoughts about working at Temple. Learn where to find information about negotiations and open bargaining. And, before they leave, join the union to support TAUP’s work–fighting for respect, equity, job security and more. Outreach will be happening between 9am-7pm until Friday the 21st.

If you would like to join and don’t need to have someone reach out, you can go to our online membership form.

If you would prefer to not be contacted this week, just let us know taupaft@gmail.com


CALL TO ACTION

RALLY at the Board of Trustees Meeting, JULY 9th

TOO MUCH AT STAKE
Contract negotiations are on hold until mid-July, but the administration has put proposals on the table that make it clear that they are starting their bidding from positions we know our members find highly objectionable. Here are just a few:

  • No across-the-board raises
  • Significant increases in the percentage we’ll pay for health insurance premiums
  • The removal of the right of members to grieve or arbitrate discrimination

If you haven’t had a chance to go through the full list of TAUP and Temple proposals and responses, take a moment to see what’s at stake here.

These are issues of deep concern for every member of the TAUP collective bargaining unit. Let the Board of Trustees know that the university needs to rethink its position to show that they value the work that is done by TAUP members in our work with students.

Come to the rally on July 9th. We’ll be gathering at 3:15 pm on Polett Walk between Broad Street and Liacouras Walk so that we’re ready for the Board when it meets from 3:30-4:30.  Speakers will include faculty, librarian and academic professional colleagues, voices from the community surrounding Temple, and political leaders.

LET THE BOT KNOW: THE UNIVERSITY’S PROPOSALS SHOW A LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE CRITICAL WORK TAUP MEMBERS DO–AS RESEARCHERS, AS TEACHERS, AS LIBRARIANS, AS ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS

YOUR PRESENCE MATTERS!
RSVP on the list HERE

TAUP and Temple Agree to Enter Full Negotiations

On Thursday, members of the TAUP table team met with members of the administration’s team and a mediator from the PA Bureau of Mediation. In discussion, there was mutual recognition that both parties have made an effort to attain an early settlement, but the amount of work needed to adequately address the many issues on the table will require more time than can be fit within an early deadline.

The mediator has asked for both parties to take time to compile any additional proposals we intend to put on the table for consideration that go beyond the limited scope of topics initially agreed to for early settlement. At the next negotiation session, each party will begin presenting these additional proposals with the understanding that the parties always reserve the right to add or modify proposals during the course of negotiations.

We are are aiming to resume negotiations before the end of July, and look forward to productive discussions. We will announce the upcoming dates as soon as they are confirmed.