Negotiations between United Academics and the University of Alaska began on August 30, 2021 and are ongoing. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, bargaining sessions are occurring on Zoom, and audience members are welcome to watch. Faculty members will receive an email with the correct Zoom link each morning before bargaining starts.
Upcoming Zoom bargaining sessions (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.):
Pending mediation
Both parties agreed to a set of ground rules, which are guiding this process. In addition, United Academics’ negotiation team is guided by the Commitment to Excellence, endorsed by the Representative Assembly in spring 2021 and again in October 2021.
At the start of negotiations, the University’s team requested information from United Academics, which really had no bearing on topics up for negotiations. Where their request did relate to negotiations, they questioned how we came up with numbers in our opening presentation that we’d found through data they provided to us. Click the links to read their request for information and our response.
All UNAC draft articles presented to-date are linked below the documents and slide decks. The following items were presented during various bargaining sessions and UNAC meetings, and help illustrate what’s driving our proposals.
UNAC’s Contract Negotiations Campaign Platform
Following are United Academics’ campaign platform and guiding principles for our current CBA negotiations. In the document below our platform, we’ve included an email President Pitney sent to the entire UA Community, in which she focused only on monetary gains and exaggerated UNAC’s proposals. While we know compensation gains are critically important to maintaining a competitive university system, we believe that non-monetary improvements to the CBA are also important and should be bargained fairly. We also believe in compromise.
April 11, 2022 Presentation: Inflation vs. Salary Increase Proposals
President Pitney’s Misleading email to the Entire UA Community
UNAC’s Response to President Pitney’s email
Here’s How the Management Team Arrived at 200+ Changes Suggested by UNAC
Summary of UNAC’s Compensation Proposals in Article 15
3/14/22 UNAC Revenue Memo
12/7/2021 General Membership Meeting Presentation
This presentation was delivered by negotiation team member, Jill Dumesnil, during our December 2021 General Membership Meeting. While you’ll miss out on Jill’s excellent accompanying remarks, we encourage everyone to review the slides to help stay up to date on negotiations and United Academics’ priorities for the next CBA.
Our Midterm Presentation
Our Article 15 (Salary) Presentation
Our Opening Presentation
Our first bargaining sessions took place on Monday, August 30 and Tuesday, August 31. We began with a short presentation that gave an overview of United Academics, its history, and its current bargaining team and platform. You can view the presentation below.
UA Management Team’s Proposals
(permission to post beginning 4/4/22)
Monday, April 25:
LAST BEST OFFER – Package 10: Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility; Article 9: Faculty Status-Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination; Article 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction of Program; Article 11: Disciplinary Action; Article 13: Workload; Article 15: Compensation; Article 16: Personnel Benefits; Article 17: Working Conditions
Administration’s Package Proposal on Tuesday, April 12 and Monday, April 18:
Package 9: Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility; Article 9: Faculty Status: Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination; Article 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction of Program; Article 11: Disciplinary Action; Article 13: Workload; Article 15: Compensation; Article 16: Personnel Benefits; Article 17: Working Conditions
Administration’s Package Proposal on Monday, April 4:
Package 8: Article: 1: Agreement and Duration; 2: Purpose; 3: Recognition; 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility; 9: Faculty Status-Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination; 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction in Force; 11: Disciplinary Action; 13: Workload; 15: Compensation; 16: Personnel Benefits; 17: Working Conditions
United Academics’ Proposed Articles
United Academics posts our proposed drafts of articles below. We will update this page as we introduce new draft articles for negotiation, putting the most recently introduced articles at the top of the list. We hope you will read through our proposals below and stay up-to-date with our progress. We welcome your feedback: tony.rickard@unac4996ak.com and/or membership@unac4996ak.com
Counter Proposals on Tuesday, April 26:
Counter Proposal Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Counter Proposal Article 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction of Program
Counter Proposal Article 11: Disciplinary Action
Counter Proposal Article 17: Working Conditions
Counter Proposals on Tuesday, April 19:
Counter Proposal Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Counter Proposal Article 9: Faculty Status: Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination
Counter Proposal Article 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction of Program
Counter Proposal Article 11: Disciplinary Action
Counter Proposal Article 13: Workload
Counter Proposal Article 15: Compensation
Counter Proposal Article 16: Personnel Benefits
Counter Proposal Article 17: Working Conditions
Counter Proposals on Monday, April 11:
Counter Proposal Article 9: Faculty Status: Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination
Counter Proposal Article 13: Workload
Counter Proposal Article 16: Personnel Benefits
Counter Proposals on Tuesday, April 5:
Counter Proposal Article 1: Agreement and Duration
Counter Proposal Article 2: Purpose
Counter Proposal Article 3: Recognition
Counter Proposal Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Counter Proposal Article 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction of Program
Counter Proposal Article 11: Disciplinary Action
Counter Proposal Article 15: Compensation
Counter Proposal Article 17: Working Conditions
Counter Package Proposal on Monday, March 14:
Articles 1: Agreement and Duration; 2: Purpose; 3: Recognition; 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility; 9: Faculty Status: Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination; 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction in Program; 11: Disciplinary Action; 13: Workload; 15: Compensation; 16: Personnel Benefits; and 17: Working Conditions
Counter Package Proposal on Monday, February 21:
Articles 1: Agreement and Duration, 2: Purpose, 3: Recognition, 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility, and 10: Reduction in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction of Program
Proposal and Counter Proposal on Tuesday, January 25:
Article 10: Changes in Force Due to Discontinuance or Reduction of Program or Financial Exigency
Counter Proposal Article 1: Agreement and Duration
Counter Proposal on Monday, January 24:
Counter Proposal Article 2: Purpose
Counter Proposal on Tuesday, January 18:
Counter Proposal Article 11: Disciplinary Action
Counter Package Proposal 2 on Tuesday, December 7:
Counter Package Proposal 2 Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deductions
Counter Package Proposal 2 Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Counter Package Proposal 2 Article 7: Resolution of Disputes
Counter Package Proposal on Tuesday, November 30:
Counter Package Proposal Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deductions
Counter Package Proposal Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Counter Package Proposal Article 7: Resolution of Disputes
Proposed Articles and Counter Articles on Monday, November 29:
Counter Proposal Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Article 11: Disciplinary Action
Proposed Counter Articles on Tuesday, November 16:
Counter Proposal Article 3: Recognition
Counter Proposal Article 7: Resolution of Disputes
Counter Proposal Article 9: Faculty Status, Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination
Proposed Counter Articles on Monday, November 15:
Counter Proposal Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Proposed Counter Articles on Tuesday, November 9:
Counter Proposal Article 3: Recognition
Counter Proposal Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deduction
Counter Proposal Article 12: Personnel Files
Proposed Counter Articles on Tuesday, November 2:
Counter Proposal Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Proposed Counter Articles on Monday, November 1:
Counter Proposal Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deduction
Counter Proposal Article 7: Resolution of Disputes
Counter Proposal Article 13: Workload
Proposed Counter Articles on Tuesday, October 26:
Counter Proposal Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deduction
Counter Proposal Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Counter Proposal Article 17: Working Conditions
Proposed Counter Articles on Monday, October 25:
Counter Proposal Article 2: Purpose
Counter Proposal Article 3: Recognition
Proposed Articles and Counter Articles on Tuesday, October 19:
Article 16: Personnel Benefits
Counter-Proposal Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Counter-Proposal Article 7: Resolution of Disputes
Counter-Proposal Article 12: Personnel Files
Proposed Article on Monday, October 18:
Article 15: Compensation
Proposed Counter Articles on Monday, October 4:
Counter-Proposal Article 1: Agreement and Duration
Counter-Proposal Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Counter Proposal Article 12: Personnel Files
Proposed Articles and Counter Articles on Tuesday, October 5:
Counter-Proposal Article 2: Purpose
Counter Proposal Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deduction
Counter-Proposal Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Article Proposal Article 9: Faculty Status: Appointment, Evaluation, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination
Proposed Articles Presented on Tuesday, September 21:
Counter-Proposal Article 20: Meet and Confer
Proposed Articles Presented on Monday, September 20:
Article 17: Working Conditions
Counter-Proposal Article 2: Purpose
Proposed Articles Presented on Tuesday, September 14:
Counter-Proposal Article 1: Agreement and Duration
Article 13: Workload
Proposed Articles Presented on Monday, September 13:
Article 3: Recognition
Article 7: Resolution of Disputes
Article 12: Personnel Files
Proposed Articles Presented on Tuesday, August 31:
Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deduction
Article 8: Construction of the Agreement
Article 14: Intellectual Property
Article 18: Management Rights
Proposed Articles Presented on Monday, August 30:
Article 1: Agreement and Duration
Article 2: Purpose
Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Article 6: Academic Freedom and Responsibility
Article 19: No Strike/No Lockout
Article 20: Meet and Confer
Article 21: Severability
Article 22: Totality of Agreement
Tentative Agreements
Article 1: Agreement and Duration
Article 2: Purpose
Article 3: Recognition
Article 4: Membership and Voluntary Dues Deductions
Article 5: United Academics Representatives and Privileges, Release Time
Article 7: Resolution of Disputes
Article 8: Construction of the Agreement
Article 12: Personnel Files
Article 14: Intellectual Property
Article 18: Management Rights
Article 19: No Strike/No Lockout
Article 20: Meet and Confer
Article 21: Severability
Article 22: Totality of Agreement
Last updated April 12, 2022