Monthly Archive: June, 2020

June 8th, 2020 Negotiation Session

Notes contributed by Communications Committee member Dr. Ben Bunting, Humanities and Social Sciences For this session, OT-AAUP brought three proposals: Grievances, Arbitration, and Compensation. The Oregon Tech team brought three proposals also: Donated Leave Bank, Leaves, and Fringe Benefits. Donated Leave Bank The session began with a discussion of the Donated Leave Bank article. The OT team clarified that this… (Read More)

June 1st, 2020 Negotiation Session

Notes contributed by Communications Committee member Dr. Ben Bunting, Humanities and Social Sciences For this session, the OT-AAUP team proposed two articles: Personnel Files and Workload and Overload Compensation. The Oregon Tech team proposed one article: Sabbaticals. Sabbaticals The session began with discussion of the Sabbaticals proposal. There was discussion as to why the article, as proposed, excluded NTT faculty… (Read More)

Letter From The OT-AAUP Bargaining Team In Response To The Employer’s Refusal To Bargain

As you may already know, our negotiating team has experienced a number of frustrations due to the obstructionist nature of the administration’s response to their attempts at negotiation. In particular, the team is concerned about the administration’s refusal to bargain articles on Intellectual Property, Appointments (Academic Rank), Promotion For Non-Tenure-Track Faculty, and Position Descriptions. The OT-AAUP team has prepared a… (Read More)

May 18th, 2020 Negotiation Session

Notes contributed by Communications Committee member Dr. Ben Bunting, Humanities and Social Sciences For this session, the OT-AAUP team proposed two articles: No Strike/No Lockout and Promotion and Tenure for NTTF. The team also introduced a letter expressing their concern over the Oregon Tech team’s recent refusal to bargain particular articles. The Oregon Tech team proposed three articles: Notices of… (Read More)

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