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ACSUM Newsletter June 2009
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What's Happening
Negotiations Update
June 19, 2009
Good afternoon,
ACSUM has now met with UMS four times, starting last month and the last time being today. Our first meeting was primarly spent negotiating ground rules for this round of negotiations - not as easy as you might think :-) The other three meetings have focused on sharing issues that each side wishes to see addressed in the next contract as well as numerous requests for information that will assist us in developing proposals. As we mentioned previously, the primary resource we have used for setting priorities for this contract has been the negotiations survey that was completed earlier this year by dues-paying members.
Both sides have submitted numerous proposals and shared some of our responses to the other side's proposals. Due to the sensitive nature of negotiations, as well as legal requirements regarding what we can release and when, we won't be able to get into real specifics of those proposals at this time. After we finalize all our proposals, have submitted all of them, and have had a full exchange and discussion on the proposals - we will then be able to share more specifics with you. We would expect that to happen toward the middle to end of next month. We can tell that in a nutshell - ACSUM's proposals are primarily focused on strengthening and enhancing language regarding layoffs. UMS' proposals have primarily focused on issues they feel are needed to address the current financial situation facing the University.
We have three future negotation dates scheduled: June 29, July 8, and July 20. Following our meeting on July 20th, we expect that we will be able to provide you with more specific information regarding proposals that both sides have submitted.
In the meantime we do have a request for all of our members. It would be helpful to receive your feedback to two questions we've posted below:
#1 - What are your expectations for the new contract (ie; what do you think the end result will be?)
#2 - When this process concludes and we have reached a tentative agreement, what would you want that tentative agreement to look like so that you were satisfied with the results?
To respond to these questions, please email ACSUM State President, Jim Bradley at jim.bradley@acsum.org Your name will be removed from the comments prior to being shared with the negotiation team.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to respond to these two important questions and for your continued support of and membership in ACSUM.
Sincerely,
Your Negotiation Team
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