WHY IS NEGOTIATION OVER THE REDUCTION TO YOUR CLINICAL COMPONENT NECESSARY ?
NEGOTIATION IS NECESSARY TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
- DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING INDICATING YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THE REDUCTION UNTIL YOU CONSULT WITH AAUP.
- DO NOTIFY AAUP BY CALLING ALEX BERNSTEIN AT 973-972-5875 OR AMY REEDER AT 732-235-4196.
- DO ASK THE UNIVERSITY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS PROVIDED TO YOU ON THE ATTACHED “WHY IS NEGOTIATION OVER THE REDUCTION TO YOUR CLINICAL COMPONENT NECESSARY ?”
- DO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEGAL ACTIONS (PERC HEARING AND ARBITRATIONS) AAUP HAS FILED TO PREVENT THE UNILATERAL MODIFICATION TO YOUR CLINICAL COMPONENT.
- DO SEEK ENFORCEMENT OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IN COURT. CALL AAUP TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE.
- DO ORGANIZE A LARGE NUMBER OF FACULTY TO SPEAK AT THE JUNE 19, 2007 BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING.
- DO ORGANIZE AN AAUP MEETING IN YOUR DEPARTMENT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE AND TO COLLECTIVELY OBJECT AND REJECT THESE UNILATERAL MODIFICATIONS.
- DO DEMAND A DEPARTMENT MEETING WITH YOUR CHAIR TO OBJECT AND REJECT THESE UNILATERAL MODIFICATIONS.
- DO CONTINUE DISCUSSING THE IMPACT UPON FACULTY MORALE, SCHOLARSHIP, AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF QUALIFIED FACULTY.
- DO GET A COPY OF YOUR LATEST APPOINTMENT LETTER (EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT) .
- DON’T TAKE ANY INDIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE ACTIONS THAT WOULD COMPROMISE YOUR OBLIGATION TO THE PATIENTS YOU TREAT OR THE STUDENTS YOU TEACH.
- DO BE PATIENT – WE WILL PREVAIL IF WE STAY ON MESSAGE AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE – AAUP IS HERE TO HELP YOU