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Category Archives: Bargaining
Contract Corner 3: Management Retreats to DLR to Force Mediation
By the University Staff Association (USA) Communications Committee
As USA enters month number ten at the bargaining table with University management, USA continues to hold firm in their demands. The bargaining team insists on realistic wages and benefits for staff …
Bargaining Update 05-21-25 and 06-04-25
University Files for Mediation with the DLR
As we cross the 10-month mark since starting bargaining, your University Staff Association bargaining team has made great effort to reach agreements with management but are still being stonewalled by dismissive rebuttals by …
Bargaining Update 05-07-25
Important Update:
USA has agreed to begin bargaining with management in full-day sessions, split between mornings and afternoons. The dates will remain on alternating Wednesdays, and you are invited to attend one or both sessions depending on your availability. Be …
Bargaining Update 04-23-25
Article 8 Inclement Weather
At a previous bargaining session, Management presented a proposal intended to ensure that USA staff would be able to switch to remote work in the event of a campus closure. USA’s bargaining team and several Silent …