Notes contributed by OT-AAUP bargaining team member Dr. David Johnston, Natural Sciences, with minor edits by Communications Committee Member Dr. Ben Bunting, Humanities and Social Sciences On Tuesday, July 28, the OT-AAUP and Oregon Tech negotiating teams met for their third bargaining session of the Summer. Terri Torres, Professor of Mathematics, joined the OT-AAUP negotiating team as a new member…. (Read More)
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)
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)
Hi all, this is Ben, from the OT-AAUP Communications Committee. Our group fell a bit behind on keeping the site updated early on in the COVID-19 outbreak, but rest assured that our negotiation team and OT-AAUP group did not stop working toward our first CBA in that time. I’ve recently updated the site with bargaining session summaries from the sessions… (Read More)
Notes contributed by Communications Committee member Dr. Ben Bunting, Humanities and Social Sciences  For this session, OT-AAUP proposed four articles: Notices of Appointment, Management Rights, Progressive Discipline, and Association Dues. The Oregon Tech team proposed three articles: Notices and Communication, Recognition, and Academic Freedom. Notices and Communication was discussed first. The Oregon Tech team summarized some minor changes, and the… (Read More)
