(posted Sept. 23, 2026)

The University and staff union bargaining committees met on Sept. 22, continuing negotiations on an initial collective bargaining agreement.

The University presented four counterproposals on Work Effort Changes, Management Rights, Hours of Work, and Provisional Periods. The University’s proposal on Hours of Work was conditioned on the acceptance of its proposal on Provisional Periods. The union presented a package proposal consisting of counterproposals on Management Rights, Layoffs, Career Advancement, Work Effort Changes, Provisional Periods, Hours of Work, and Bargaining Unit Work. The union’s package proposal was conditioned on the acceptance of all the proposals. The union also presented a counterproposal on Non-Discrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Anti-Bullying. A reminder that you can view all the University’s proposals on this site.

The parties’ next scheduled bargaining session is on Oct. 9.

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