uc-aft unit 17 negotiations

Members of the Unit 17 Bargaining Committee will be assembling on October 6 and October 13. All other interested members of Unit 17 are also invited to attend these regional meeting in preparation for bargaining.

The times and locations are as follows:

Saturday, October 6
9:30 am to 12 noon (to be followed by UC-AFT Council meeting)
UC Berkeley Faculty Club
http://www.berkeleyfacultyclub.com/directions/

Saturday, October 13
9:30 am to 12 noon
UCLA College Library


Here is the tentative agenda for the meetings:

9:30 Welcome and Introductions

9:45 Review of bargaining process under HEERA/Review of recent
Unit 18 and Unit 17 experiences with UC

10:00 Discussion of structure and process for Unit 17 Bargaining

-- Bargaining Committee with two members from each campus to approve
proposals, convene via conference calls and via e-mail for
decision-making during negotiations, will be charged with
communication back to local)

-- possibility of smaller negotiating team drawn from committee
(explanation of reasons for smaller team based on Unit 18 experiences)

-- need for ground rules for process:

a. communication by negotiating team with bargaining committee (when, how?)
b. decision-making at committee level -- how will this be done?
(votes, consensus?) methods of communication? (via e-mail with
time-limited calls for final decision-making?)
c. commitment expected of Bargaining Committee members?
d. replacement/substitution of members of bargaining committee?
e. process for communication with locals and entire unit (who is
responsible? How often? meetings, e-mail lists, blogs?) Issues of
confidentiality during bargaining.

10:45 -- topical review of bargaining issues

consensus issues:

-- salary
-- support for professional development
-- workload

extension of grievances powers:
-- discretion in choice of activities
-- "alternative arrangements" holiday closures
-- full grievance rights on discrimination claims

other possible issues:
-- process for crediting required weekend/evening reference shifts?
-- MOU dismissal process
-- protection of unit work/language to bar reclassification of
librarian positions

what Unit 17 should have:

-- sabbatical
-- full access to Univ. programs that subsidize housing/childcare

other issues?

11:45 Process for preparation of initial proposals by Bargaining Committee

-- strategic discussion of major issues -- i.e. approaches to salary?
approaches to workload? Should these be scheduled as phone calls?

-- preparation/review of proposals -- process for this?


All represented librarians are welcome to attend. If you are not yet a member of UC-AFT,
you can join at the meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact me at ksawislak@cft.org

Karen Sawislak
UC-AFT Executive Director