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Electing a New TAUP Vice President

Our strength as a union comes from every faculty member, AP and Librarian actively participating in our quest to build an even better Temple. With Jennie Shanker stepping down from her role as TAUP VP, we now need to elect a new Vice President to serve out the remainder of her term, which ends April 30, 2021. We encourage anyone interested in serving as Vice-President, or in getting involved in any other way, to reach out. Our bylaws set a deadline of 60 days after the vacancy opens–in this case, January 2nd–to elect a replacement.  All members in good standing are eligible to serve. Only members in good standing are eligible to vote.

Here is the timeline and process:

–Nominations are open from now until January 20th.  Candidates can be self-nominated or nominated by others.  If you are self-nominating, please send an email declaring your intention to stand for election.  Those nominated by others will be asked if they are willing to stand. Nominations should be sent to taupaft@gmail.com.

–Nominees will send information about their rank, track, and college/school and a statement of no more than 400 words as to why they are seeking the office.

–The Nominations Committee will review the nominees to make sure that they are members in good standing.

–The list of candidates and their statements will be distributed to dues-paying members, along with a link to the ballot on January 23rd.

–The ballot will be open from January 23rd to noon, January 31st.  Voting will occur electronically, with links to the ballot sent through email.  Members wishing for paper ballots must request them by January 20th by sending the request to taupaft@gmail.com .

–Results will be announced on January 31st and the new VP will take office on February 1.

We again thank Jennie Shanker for her extraordinary service to TAUP, and we look forward to receiving a strong group of nominees for Vice President.

 

#AFTvotes Town Hall with Senator Elizabeth Warren, 5/13

May 24, 2019

Yesterday, 15 TAUP members attended a town hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. Prior to the meeting, Steve Newman and Jennie Shanker, TAUP’s president and vice president, were able to meet with her briefly. She thanked TAUP for its work, and we thanked her for her strong support for labor unions and education, including her plans for free college and releasing students from the crushing burden of student debt.

Prior to the meeting, Steve Newman and Jennie Shanker, TAUP’s president and vice president, were able to meet with her briefly.

AFT President Randi Weingarten introduces TAUP President Steve Newman and Vice President Jennie Shanker to Senator Elizabeth Warren

During the town hall, she talked about how she would pay for her proposals and her commitment to appointing a public school teacher as Secretary of Education, a welcome change from Betty DeVos, the current head of the Department of Education. During the Q and A, Olena Mishchuk, a TAUP member and an adjunct in biology, asked Sen. Warren questions about her approach the Supreme Court as well as U.S. policy toward Ukraine.

This town hall was the fifth that AFT has held with those seeking the Democratic nomination for President, and it is part of of #AFTvotes 2020.You can view other town halls on the AFT Facebook page (@AFTunion), and for more information on our national union’s approach to the upcoming Presidential election, visit the website.

End-of-Year Digest: Commencement, the Start of Summer, and the Work of the Union  

e-Bulletin 5/7-5/9/2019

On this Commencement Day, TAUP celebrates our students and the faculty, librarians, and academic professionals who teach and guide them. We hope our members have a restful and productive summer.

Be sure to take time this summer to attend a negotiation session, witnessing what happens as TAUP and the administration engage in collective bargaining. Having members of the TAUP bargaining unit in the room shows the administration that the issues being negotiated are important, and it’s a reminder of the respect that is due to the people who work at the university and are affected by the decisions being made. Witnesses have been very helpful to the table team, contributing to the discussion during breaks and offering very useful perspectives from different schools and departments. Upcoming sessions are scheduled for May 16th, 21st, and 23rd. Please RSVP.

 

Invitation to a Town Hall with Presidential Candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren

The AFT, our national affiliate, will be conducting a Town Hall for dues-paying members of TAUP (which makes you a member of AFT) with Senator and Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren.  It will be held on on Monday, May 13, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Plumbers Local 690 Union Hall, 2791 Southampton Rd., Philadelphia, 19154. Parking is available. Seating is limited for this event, so be sure to RSVP here.

This Town Hall is part of AFT Votes 2020–for more information on our national union’s approach to the upcoming Presidential election, visit the website.

Access to events like this is one of the many benefits of joining TAUP .

 

Merit Pay

TAUP has received information on merit awards this year, and we are analyzing the data from this and previous years.  Next week, look for a report on our findings and the implications for the current contract negotiations. We have put a  proposal on the table is for 1.75% merit per year of the contract. This is at the high end of the range negotiated in the last three years of the current contract.

 

TAUP Endorsements for the May 21st Primary:  Mayor and City Council

Through its Committee on Political Education (COPE), TAUP endorses candidates and  offers modest funds through donations members offer to COPE (which are separate from dues) to candidates who share our values and who seek election to offices that bear on the work of the Union.  

After interviewing many candidates, we have endorsed  the following pro-education, pro-labor candidates in the upcoming primaries.  We urge you not only to vote for them but also to visit their campaign websites to see how you can help their campaigns.  

Mayor: Jim Kenney

City Council-at-large (D):  

Erika Almiron

Justin DiBerardinis

Helen Gym

Adrian Rivera-Reyes

Isaiah Thomas

 

TAUP Election Results

Here are the results of our recent election. Congrats especially to our newly elected leaders!

Officers elected to a two-year term:

President: Steve Newman (tenured/tenure-track, CLA)

Vice President:  Jennie Shanker (adjunct, Tyler)

Treasurer:  Norma Corrales-Martin (full-time nontenure-track, CLA)

Members of the Nontenure-Track Constituency elected to three-year terms

Max Avener (CST)

Alex DeVaron (Boyer)

Donald Wargo (CLA

Members of the Tenure Track Constituency Council elected to three-year terms

            Will Jordan (Education)

Jeff Solow (Boyer)

Damien Stankiewiecz (CLA)

Members of the Adjunct Constituency Council

 elected to three-year terms:

                        Alex Schecter (Tyler)

            Milca Dubon (CLA)

             elected to two-year terms:

                        Carla Anderson (CLA)

Jay Bagley (CST)

Delegates elected to a one-year term

            Sam Allingham (CLA)

            Paul Dannenfelser (CPH)

            Joyce Lindorff (Boyer)

Bernie Newman (CPH)

Thanks to all those who voted in the recent TAUP Elections and to the candidates who agreed to run!