What's been happening lately?            UPM - January 22, 2010

On January 22, 2010, more than 70 faculty members gathered outside Olney Hall to protest the District’s refusal to negotiate a contract. Protesters braved the wind, rain and cold and refused to participate in the opening day convocation.

“Negotiations” began nearly three years ago, mutating through various stages: bargaining, impasse, facilitation, fact-finding, and “not-facilitation.”  We’ve reported on the concessions UPM has made, or tried to make, during these stages, but now the District has declared it wants to resume fact-finding.

The District’s stated intention in all of this is to impose a contract on us, since, District reps feel, the current contract makes managing too difficult. The imposed contract would take the form of the original proposal. Following is a summary of the District’s original proposal, article by article.

Decide for yourself whether you would like to work under the conditions of an imposed contract. If not, we hope to see you at the next protest.