NULWU blog

The NULWU bargaining team, along with a representative from SEIU Local 73, had another bargaining session with management on 8/30/2022. We presented four counterproposals to the university team: Union Membership Equal Employment, Opportunity, and Non-Discrimination No Strike No Lockout Layoffs and Furloughs The University bargaining team countered these proposals and added a proposal on Severability that had been overlooked in past sessions. No tentative agreements were reached during this session. We continued to have a lively dialogue over No Strike No Lockout. While we agree that during the terms of the contract Represented Workers will not strike or engage in activities that amount to a stoppage of work, the issue of whether Represented Workers can demonstrate support for other labor groups on campus during non-work hours, such as a lunch break or after work, is still up in the air. We have been advocating for our right to engage in this activity, because we feel very strongly abou...

The NULWU bargaining team, along with representatives from SEIU Local 73, had another bargaining session with management yesterday. We are excited to report that we made progress on several non-economic proposals, coming to tentative agreements (TAs) on the following: Hours of Work/Overtime - in this article, we were able to convince the University to allow time and a half pay for staff who due to an emergency, may be required to work beyond the 40 hour work week at service points. Previously these staff were directed to flex their time instead of being paid for the additional hours of work. This is important for staff at our service points, who may have no choice but to work beyond their scheduled shift in order to maintain library operations and services.  Open Positions - we negotiated that they will be required to give an initial interview to qualified members of the bargaining unit. If the unit member is not hired for the position, they will now have an opportunity to meet wit...