Bargaining Updates 2026

TL;DR  In today’s session, we received an informal verbal rejection of Article 3, Recognition, which would put all of us into a single bargaining unit and one contract. We continued to negotiate Article 4– Prohibited Discrimination and Prohibited Harassment; there are disagreements with management about whether and how to codify “caste.”  We presented Article 7…

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TL;DR  Our bargaining team formally put three articles across the table:  Article 30B for the School of Nursing, focusing on eliminating the disparities between the BHSNJ and AAUP-AFT faculty who do the same work under grossly unequal terms; Article 40B for the School of Health Professions, addressing the need for a balanced workload across teaching,…

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TL;DR Our united bargaining team put four articles “across the table” last Friday: Article 12 – Teaching Assistants/Graduate Assistants/Fellows; Article 5 – Deduction of Professional Dues; Article 9 – Miscellaneous (Parking); Article 21 – University Procedures. Management presented a counter proposal for Article 6, and after a lengthy bargaining session, we reached a tentative agreement…

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TL;DR  Our united bargaining team put six articles “across the table” last Thursday: Article 2 Academic Freedom; Article 4 Non-discrimination; Article 6 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Article 25A Sabbaticals; Article (NEW) Professional Development For Fractional NTTs; and Article (NEW) Department & Campus Provisions for Fractional NTTS. (The latter two were formerly Lecturer contract articles.) Management…

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March 25, 2026 TL;DR Our united bargaining team presented management with a summary of our major contract goals and formally put “across the table” our Article 3, Recognition. Highlights of the Session The summary we presented to management on March 25 highlighted some of the proposals the Unions will advance in bargaining.  Briefly: Mark your…

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