UCONN-AAUP Informational Meeting for Ratification 2024 Wage Reopener Agreement
The UConn-AAUP Executive Committee has accepted the 4th Year Wage Reopener from the Negotiating Team and is recommending approval of the Temporary Agreement to its membership. A 2021-2025 CBA was ratified in March 2022 with contract language improvements and wage increases. The 4th Year Reopener started in December 2023 with the Admin Negotiating Team. Article 19 covers salary and benefits for bargaining unit members, including a general wage increase and merit pool distribution. Research Assistants and Associates are also set to receive incremental increases. An Informational Meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2024, to review the Temporary Agreement before voting ends on March 15, 2024.
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UCONN-AAUP INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR RATIFICATION 2024 WAGE REOPENER AGREEMENRT MARCH 8, 2024
UConn-AAUP Executive Committee accepted the the 4th Year Wage Reopener from the Negotiating Team UConn-AAUP Executive Committee is recommending approval of the Temporary Agreement from its membership Why? Informational Meeting to review TA Voting began this morning ends Friday, March 15that 5:00 pm.
2021-2025 CBA: Ratified March 31, 2022 4 years of contract language improvements 3 years of wage increases 4thYear Wage Reopener Governor Lamont Consolidated Agreement with SEBAC partners. State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) Statute created in 1986: Pension and Health Care.
4thYear Reopener Started December 2023 with Admin Negotiating Team: Michael Bailey Chief Jean McCarthy Lyle Scruggs Mary Gallucci Article 19 Wage Increase Merit Adjunct Compensation Article 38 Summer and Winter Compensation
Article 19 - SALARY AND BENEFITS Permanentmembers ofthe bargainingunitwhoarehalftimeormore,butnotfulltime,shall receive a prorated share of all salary and fringebenefits. 1. A. Salary The following increases shall be added to the base salary of each member of the bargaining unit who is employed on April 1, 2024 of that calendar year and still employed on the effective date of the increase in each year. Effective August 23, 2024, those members of the bargaining unit whose performance is satisfactory shall receive a 2.5% general wage increase (GWI). 1. Effective August 23, 2024, a merit pool shall be established comprised of 2.0% of the combined salaries of members of the unit as of December 31, 2023, and distributed as follows: 2. (a) Those members of the bargaining unit whose performance is satisfactory shall receive a performance-based award of $1000. (b) Those members of the bargaining unit whose full-time annual salary is less than or equal to $55,168 and whose performance is satisfactory shall receive a 0.5% performance- based award in addition to the award in (a). (c) The remainder will be distributed in accordance with the procedures outlined in Article 25.
Research Assistants and Research Associates 19.2 Research Assistants and Research Associates shall receive the following increment increase in lieu of a merit award provided under this Agreement. The amount shall be added to the base salary of each bargaining unit member with this title who qualifies whose performance is satisfactory and who has been employed as of April 1, 2024, of that calendar year and is still employed on the effective date of the increase: Effective August 23, 2024, the merit increment of each Research Assistant and Research Associate in the bargaining unit shall be calculated as the percentage increase accorded to merit in Article 19.1(A)(2), less any portion of the merit pool reserved for the Provost and Deans, as per Article 25. (1.2%) Adjunct Faculty Compensation 19.7 For Adjunct Faculty, the minimum remuneration shall be at the following rates: Effective August 23, 2024 $2,062 per credit ($1973 4.5% inc) For adjuncts with more than two (2) academic years (four (4) semesters) of continuous employment, the minimum remuneration shall exceed the amount above by the following percentage each year of the agreement: 2%. For adjuncts with more than six (6) academic years (twelve (12) semesters) of continuous employment, the minimum remuneration shall exceed the amount above by the following percentage each year of the agreement: 3%.
ARTICLE 38 SUMMER AND WINTER COMPENSATION 38.1 Compensation A. Traditional Credit Courses 1. Non-W Credit Courses: Effective August 23, 20232024, faculty will be paid a base salary of $1,866 $1,913 per credit for enrollments up to and including eight (8) students. $230 per credit per student will be added to this base for each additional student thereafter up to a maximum of 12% of the faculty member's normal academic year salary or 2.25 times the minimum adjunct rate, whichever is greater, not to exceed 12% of the University-wide full professor average salary. Compensation for credit bearing courses above or below three credits shall be prorated accordingly. (2.5%) 2. W Credit Courses: Effective August 23, 20232024, faculty will be paid a base salary of $1,866 $1,913 per credit for enrollments up to and including eight (8) students. $240 per credit per student will be added to this base for each additional student thereafter up to a maximum of 12% of the faculty member's normal academic year salary or 2.25 times the minimum adjunct rate, whichever is greater, not to exceed 12% of the University-wide full professor average salary. Compensation for credit bearing courses above or below three credits shall be prorated accordingly.
Voting Process Member of the UConn-AAUP Chapter - eligible to vote Voting began today at 8:00 am through Friday, March 15, 2024, at 5:00 pm EDT. electronically via Survey & Ballot Systems web-based voting software. Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS) administering the 2024 Ratification Vote You should have received an email today from: UCONN-AAUP Election Coordinator<mailto:noreply@directvote.net> This e-mail will include: voting instructions, login information, your personalized pass code. Add the following email address as an approved sender s noreply@directvote.net Sent to your uconn.edu address. If you do not receive your email voting notification, please contact supprt@directvote.net or Gina DeVivo Brassaw at ginadb@uconnaaup.org for assistance.
Future negotiations Negotiating in Fall 2024 for a new CBA Begun to assemble committees Returning members, looking for additional members Email out soon with committees
