{"id":6893,"date":"2023-06-28T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/?p=6893"},"modified":"2023-06-28T10:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:40:35","slug":"june-22nd-12th-negotiating-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiapostdocunion.org\/june-22nd-12th-negotiating-session\/","title":{"rendered":"June 22nd, 12th NEGOTIATING SESSION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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June 22th, 10:30 AM @ Hammer, Room LL-210<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Informal Organizing Committee notes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your participation in Bargaining is very much appreciated! Join us in person<\/a> or on our Slack channel<\/a> to share your opinion\/thoughts\/concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take home message<\/strong> – We have submitted an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) complaint to the National Labor Relations Board (Federal entity that mediates employee-employer relations). The reason behind this complaint is our belief that CU (the employer or management) is not engaging in good faith bargaining. While we have noticed a slight improvement in CU’s willingness to negotiate more honestly, it remains uncertain whether this will be enough to reach a fair agreement by June 30<\/em> or continue bargainig pass that date.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CU Admin arrived at 11:05 am. To kick off the session, we requested written confirmation of the verbal offers they discussed in the last session. These offers covered Childcare, Discipline and Discharge, Bullying, and Power-based Harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CU Admin took a break to consider articles where they believed agreement was possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 12:56 pm, the CU Admin returned with an updated counter-proposal package labeled “REVISED OFFER SETTLEMENT<\/a>” (details below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a lunch break and caucus at 1:10 pm, we shared our ECONOMIC PACKAGE<\/a>. We made sure to simplify the language in our Compensation Article, as the CU Admin found it confusing in the previous session. Our aim was to provide clarity while maintaining our demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 4:24 pm, we regrouped and asked for clarification regarding their Offer of Settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Columbia Offer of Settlement<\/em><\/strong>: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here are the changes in the CU administration’s offer, along with some of the clarifications we received from them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTICLE 2: APPOINTMENTS<\/a> – <\/p>\n\n\n\n