Colleagues:
In years past all AAUP voting on contractual and other related issues occurred via in-person voting. This year the Executive Committee explored the option of offering voting via an on line format. Advances in technology have allowed this more convenient way of voting to be available to us. We feel that this method will help to encourage a larger number of members to vote. Thanks to Julie Levinson, counselor TP/SS, yesterday’s test vote was successful and we are now ready to proceed with an actual vote on the ratification of the tentative agreements that we reached with management.
Later this morning eligible dues paying members of the bargaining unit will receive an e-mail inviting them to vote on the ratification of the tentative agreements we reached with management. This invite is not a test, it is the real deal. Voting will remain open until 3:00pm on Friday, February 13. Chairs, although they still hold faculty rank, are not part of the bargaining unit and therefore are not allowed to vote. Service fee payees are not allowed to vote therefore you will not receive an invite to do so. All votes from yesterday’s test vote have been deleted, so if you voted yesterday you will need to vote again today.
Yesterday we posted an executive summary of the agreements to the Chapter documents section of our website, www.mcaaup.org, for you review. We encourage you to review this document prior to voting on the agreements.
The Executive Committee would appreciate it if you would take a moment to vote on this important agreement. We would also like to extend our thanks to the members of our negotiating team, Bill Talbot, Michael Gurevitz, Sharon Piper, Rick Penn, Kathryn Woodhouse, and Tammy Peery. A special thanks also is extended to our consultant and former MC employee Rose Sachs and the Chapter’s attorney, David Kelly. We would also like to thank the members of the management team for their dedication in helping the process of negotiations move forward and come to a successful conclusion.
On behalf of the Chapter,
Harry Zarin, Counselor and Chapter President
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