Dear Colleagues, I am writing to inform you that late last week, the Plymouth State University AAUP — at the behest of its Executive Committee — filed two informal grievances with the administration relating to unilateral policy changes enacted over the summer. You can find the text of these grievances at our website: Informal grievance… Continue reading Informal Grievances on Recent Policy Changes
During the Spring 2019 semester, the leadership of the PSU-AAUP has been regularly sending out emails to our colleagues in the bargaining designed to help them be better informed about the many rights and benefits they are entitled to through our collective bargaining agreement. The text of all of the emails sent so far can… Continue reading Did You Know? What is in your contract…
Keene, NH. Friday, January 18, 2019 Representatives from faculty unions at the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, Keene State College, and New Hampshire Community Colleges met on January 18 at Keene State College to discuss shared challenges and to look for ways to address common issues within higher education. This group came together… Continue reading NH Public Higher Education Faculty Fight for NH Students
On Oct 25, 2018, Plymouth State University announced changes to its on-campus housing policy that will likely force the vast majority of students to live in campus housing for at least one extra year. Students have voiced their disapproval of these policy changes. While we are disappointed by the handful of students who reacted with… Continue reading Statement of Support for Students Regarding New Campus Housing Policy
The PSU-AAUP strongly supports our USNH colleagues in the Lecturers United-AAUP chapter at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). We call upon the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees to agree to our colleagues’ very reasonable requests for true job stability and security. The average UNH Lecturer Faculty member has been at UNH… Continue reading Statement of Support for UNH Lecturers United (AAUP)
The recent case of the State of New Hampshire v. Kristie Torbick has brought considerable negative attention to Plymouth State University and three of its faculty members, Drs. Gary Goodnough, Michael Fischler, and Nancy Strapko, who were asked to provide character reference testimony describing their academic, professional, and/or clinical assessments of the accused. These three… Continue reading PSU-AAUP & SEA/SEIU Chapter 30 Statement on Academic Freedom and Discipline of Faculty Members in relation to the Case of the State of New Hampshire v. Kristie Torbick
The Plymouth State University Administration, and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), would like to inform the campus community that USNH Board of Trustees and PSU AAUP have reached a collective bargaining agreement. The contract was ratified by a faculty vote of 88 to 4 on June 27, 2018 and went into effect on July… Continue reading Collective Bargaining Agreement Reached at PSU
What is contract ratification? Contract ratification is the process by which our union membership reviews and votes on the recently negotiated contract. The contract must be ratified by a majority of voting AAUP members, as well as approved by the USNH Board of Trustees, before it can go into effect. What are the conditions and… Continue reading FAQ for Ratification of the PSU-AAUP Contract
Dear Colleagues, I write one last time on behalf of the PSU-AAUP Negotiating Team. As you know, at our May 23rd bargaining session, we arrived at a tentative agreement with the administration over our faculty union’s first contract. In the weeks since, members of our team have worked with members of the Administration’s Negotiation Team… Continue reading Final AAUP Bargaining Recap
The negotiating teams for the administration and the PSU-AAUP met on May 3. The AAUP brought a counter-proposal for Salary. It was rejected by the administration. The ANT brought no new proposals for Benefits, Retrenchment, or Agency Fees. However, after seeing our original draft recap of the session, President Birx–and Dean Mears and Julie Bernier… Continue reading AAUP Bargaining Recap for May 3
