Negotiations Update:

At our most recent negotiations session, the Union responded to the administration's Memorandum and presented several counterproposals.

Key issues included:

• Reaffirming our position on summer teaching workload and rejecting the administration's proposal to reduce the maximum summer load.

• Proposing greater flexibility for online course assignments and reducing the maximum online class size.

• Rejecting the administration's proposal regarding "overload."

• Proposing a tenured or tenure-track faculty member as a non-voting representative on the Board of Trustees.

• Revising Saturday scheduling language for librarians.

• Reaffirming our proposal to create a joint labor-management committee to address AI issues affecting faculty.

The Union also introduced new proposals on:

• Paid Leaves of Absence

• Promotion

• Hiring Process for Tenure-Track Faculty

Negotiations will continue, and we will keep the membership updated as bargaining progresses. Thank you for your continued support and solidarity.