First Bargaining Session Update
Last Thursday, TAUP’s Table Team was joined by 21 members of our bargaining unit as we met with representatives from the Administration at Temple University Center City (TUCC). As detailed in our update on Friday, TAUP put forth proposals on compensation, benefits, and job stability that aim to improve the working conditions of ALL our constituents, with more proposals to come. The energy in the room was great thanks to the presence of our members, and the Table Team profited from their insights during caucus breaks. TAUP’s approach to Open Bargaining was featured in this article in philly.com this weekend. To find out more about early settlement, see our e-bulletin on this topic.
Next Chances to Attend Bargaining:
May 3rd (9 a.m.-noon) and May 6th (1-5 p.m.) at TUCC
Come to our next sessions to support the Table Team and see what it’s like to negotiate with the administration. If you’d like to attend, please fill out this form, and someone from TAUP will get back to you with further information. Please note that we mistakenly identified May 8th as a confirmed negotiating session in our previous E-bulletin. It is possible we will meet then, but this has not been confirmed. We apologize for any confusion.
May 1st Rally at the Bell Tower (12:00-1:00 p.m.)– Our Temple!
Show your support for equity, job security, and respect; and increase our power at the table by attending the rally at the Bell Tower on May 1st. There, a range of speakers will talk about these negotiations and will lay forth a vision of a Temple that puts our students and our faculty, librarians, and academic professionals at the center of the University.
There is no better or more urgent time to join TAUP!
We have been working hard on writing proposals, on gathering our members for Open Bargaining and on honing our message. But the single most important power we have at the negotiating table is membership. Unions draw their power from their numbers, and the most important way to show your support, if you haven’t done so already, is to join TAUP as a dues-paying member.
TAUP Elections: Please Vote!
If you are a dues-paying member, you should have received a ballot on April 14th to elect officers, constituency council members (if you are a faculty member), and delegates. The deadline for voting is April 30th at 5:00 p.m., with the results being announced at the rally on May 1st. If you haven’t received a ballot, please contact the TAUP office.
Unemployment Compensation Workshops
Many TAUP members can collect Unemployment Compensation over the summer to cover basic costs during the break, or even for the upcoming year.
You may be eligible if:
- You have been told that you will not be working in the fall, due to no fault of your own (ex: you didn’t quit, were not fired, etc.)
- If you will be working fewer hours / teaching fewer courses in the fall than this term
- If you’ve been told that you’ll be teaching in the fall, but there is a good chance that the course you’ve been offered will not run.
TAUP offers 90 minute workshops to help our members:
- Understand Unemployment Compensation and how it works
- Assess their eligibility
- Understand key terms, concepts and questions that are used in the process
- Fill out UC applications as accurately as possible
If you would like to attend a workshop, please fill out this form with your availability.
If you have any questions, contact Jennie Shanker at jshanker1@gmail.com