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UA Negotiations

"A Week in the Life of a UVM Faculty Member" survey. From April 14th through the 20th, the Negotiating Team wants to know what your work-week looks like. If you are part of UA's full-time unit and missed the invitation and links for this crucial survey -- to assist our team as they negotiate workload issues -- please send a note to .

Kickoff! On February 6, 2008, United Academics kicked off negotiations for our third contract for full-time faculty at UVM. Speaking to a crowd of students, faculty, staff, and reporters from local press and television stations, UA members talked about the issues of academic freedom, curricular and staffing self-governance, and UVM's ability to attract and retain high-calibur faculty that are important to UA's members, and to the UVM community. Click here for audio, video, pictures, transcripts, and press reports from the event. If you couldn't be there, this is the next best thing. Kudos to all the great speakers at our kickoff event!

Updates from the Negotiating Table. UA's Negotiating Team, led by Economics' Ross Thomson, is committed to keeping the whole union informed about the latest developments at the table. The sidebar on the right is where you can go to read the latest reports from the Team.

Read the Proposals. All UA members are entitled to read the contract proposals submitted by UA and by the UVM administration. If you're interested in a particular proposal, e-mail .

Share Your Feedback. The Negotiating Team wants to hear from you! Do you have stories to tell the Team about the topics being negotiated? Do you have insight into how your department or college intrepreted our last contract? Do you have ideas for how to strengthen our contract's protections for faculty and academic quality? Send an e-mail.