NULWU blog

Yesterday ’s bargaining session was short but productive! Things are moving quickly as we get closer to finishing our contract. While we didn’t come to any tentative agreements today, we moved closer together on wages, professional development, and vacation.  Economic issues that were not discussed today but are still outstanding are librarian path to promotion and flexible work schedules. At our last session, the university put forward a response to our promotion path proposal, which is promising. Both sides agree that we want a way for librarians to advance in the organization without taking on a management role. We hope to respond to the university’s proposals at our next bargaining session. Feel free to reach out to a bargaining committee member with any questions. As always, we ask that you continue to show your support for our union by wearing buttons and changing Zoom backgrounds to our union logo. The stronger the union, the better the contract! Make sure to follow us on Face

The University responded to our most recent economic proposals at our bargaining session last Friday. We were encouraged to see them engage with many of our concerns and put forth several counters that we were able to reach tentative agreements on. This session was our most collaborative yet, and while we are still not satisfied with some of the more substantive economic pieces of the University’s proposals, we have a lot to work with and are encouraged by this progress. The University continues to reiterate they want a deal soon and we agree, but we want a deal that is best for all library workers and we continue to work to that end! The tentative agreements we came to at this session—most of which codify existing benefits into our contract so they cannot be changed by the university without bargaining—include:  Holidays (All agreed upon paid holidays and floating holidays for those staff who work on a holiday.)  Personal Holidays (Our existing personal floating holiday accrual and po