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The faculty unions in the AAUP are run by AAUP members, not outside union agents. We are committed to supporting you through a variety of consultations and on-campus trainings tailored to the needs of your chapter.
If your chapter is interesting in training on another topic, let us know and we’ll design a program to fit your needs.
Negotiating a successor contract is one of your chapter’s most significant tasks. Your degree of success at the table affects the union and its members every day for the duration of the contract.
We are now offering a comprehensive set of guidance services and on-site training options to chapters entering negotiations.
1. Contract Review
What’s meaningful in a particular collective bargaining agreement is greatly shaped by local conditions: the nature of the institution and its resources, and the needs of the faculty in the bargaining unit as it is constituted. But what has transpired at other bargaining tables can spark new directions on your campus. And sometimes a fresh, “outsiders’ view” of a contract can be a useful source of ideas on how to shape your bargaining agenda.
As you begin the process of preparing to go to the table, the national office staff can review your current contract, and present thoughts on changes that you might wish to bargain for. Alternatively, we can prepare an analysis of specific provisions of your contract that you may be interested in modifying in bargaining. In either case, we can offer examples of language in other current agreements, to help flesh out what the possibilities are, and to serve as ammunition at your table.
2. Onsite Training for Negotiating Teams
Both bargaining team members and chapter leadership can benefit from training topics that specifically address the challenges of negotiating. Some trainings address the needs of chapter leadership as you formulate a plan for bargaining, and others are more “hands on” guidance for those who will be on the bargaining team.
Topics include:
3. Member Mobilization and Campaign Training
Without an informed, engaged, and active membership your contract negotiation efforts will lack the power and leverage they need to be successful. We offer onsite training for chapters to help them tackle the following challenges:
We’re happy to talk over the options to sort out what would be of greatest value for your chapter. Contact please contact Sarah Lanius, interim director of the Department of Organizing and Services, to schedule a consultation.