February 18, 2007
Bargaining Update #3 2/16/2007
February 16 2007 2.30 PM to 5 PM
The third bargaining session between GEO and the University saw some progress in clarifying issues around the proposals we presented (for Articles 1, 3, 10 and 15) but was ultimately inconclusive on all of them. The University also indicated that it does not have any more proposals forthcoming in the near future.
Article 1: On the issue of including all graduate student employees working in GEO-eligible or comparable positions at UMass Amherst in our bargaining unit regardless of their source of income – specifically as a result of a program where UMass Amherst grad employees are being paid on UMass Dartmouth paychecks and are therefore not able to get GEO benefits – the University said it would seek clarification about the specific programs where this was an issue.
Article 3: On the issue of incorporating MOU 13 into the article (regarding the procedure for processing GEO dues deduction forms) the university asked for an assurance that the procedure would be arbitrable in case either party did not fulfill its responsibility. We agreed to make changes that would include such an assurance.
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