Now that the Executive Committee has approved the Tentative Agreement between TAUP and Temple, it needs to be ratified by our membership to take effect. The ratification vote will take place electronically between September 25th and 29th.
As our Constitution and Bylaws set forth, the following groups are eligible to vote:
1) All dues-paying full-time faculty, librarians, and academic professionals.
2) All adjuncts who have signed a membership card AND who have taught at least one semester since Spring 2017, including this semester. In other words, adjuncts who have signed cards and are teaching this term OR who taught Summer 17 OR Spring 17.
By September 13th, we will be sending emails to those eligible to vote, confirming their eleigiblity. (If we have a non-Temple email, we will be using that one.) If you believe you are eligible to vote but do not receive an email by this date, please let TAUP know (taupaft@gmail.com).
We will also be reaching out over email and over the phone to our members in order to inform them of the details of this agreement and to listen to their questions and concerns. We have compiled a FAQ for adjuncts, informed in part by questions they have already asked us.
We will be holding Town Halls for members and non-members to answer any questions you have about the Tentative Agreement:
–T 9/12 11:30-1:30 Anderson 821 (Women’s Studies Lounge)
–W 9/13 12:00-2:00 Paley Library Lecture Hall, 021 (Ground Floor)
–R 9/14 11:30-1:30 Weigley Room, Gladfelter 914
–F 9/15 12:00-2:00 Paley Library Lecture Hall, 021 (Ground Floor)
–M 9/18 3:00-5:00 Anderson 005
–T 9/19 2:30-4:30 Paley Library Lecture Hall, 021 (Ground Floor)
–W 9/20 8:30-10:30 Weigley Room, Gladfelter 914
–R 9/21 4:30-6:30 Paley Library Lecture Hall, 021 (Ground Floor)
We have chosen these times to reach as broad a group as we can, and we hope to see you there. Please contact TAUP with any questions at taupaft@gmail.com.
Steve Newman, President
Jennie Shanker, Vice President
Norma Corrales-Martin, Treasurer