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Maine faculty union clashes with administration on negotiations

The Maine Campus: Faculty union clashes with administration on negotiations

The Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine appears no closer to reaching compromise on a new contract with the administration after nearly nine months of negotiations.

The contract expired June 30 but was extended to Dec. 31. The union has been negotiating on and off with the administration since March, which decided in October negotiations weren’t cutting it and brought in a mediator from the Maine Labor Relations Board. James McClymer, physics professor at the University of Maine and vice president of AFUM, said the administration has been less than willing to come to the table.

U West Florida faculty, admin talks reach impasse

PNJ.com: UWF faculty, admin talks reach impasse

The University of West Florida’s faculty union, under the United Faculty of Florida, went to impasse in contract negotiations on Friday with the UWF administration for the first time in the school’s history.

After many months of attempted bargaining, the two parties could not reach a consensus on whether anonymous student comments should be added to faculty evaluations.

Buffalo News: Mediation pursued in NCCC labor feud

NCCC President James Klyczek said he is trying to address increasing health care and pension costs.Charles Lewis/Buffalo News
Union negotiator Joseph F. Colosi said administrators have asked for too much.

SANBORN — Working without a labor contract for almost three years will go a long way to strain a relationship.

But the continuing feud between the faculty union and the administration at Niagara County Community College doesn’t mean that either side has sat still during the process.

Vermont: UVM part-time faculty contract negotiations at impasse

Burlington Free Press: UVM part-time faculty contract negotiations at impasse

Seemingly evergreen issues of job security, salary and health insurance have led to an impasse in contract negotiations between the University of Vermont’s part-time faculty and administration.
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The university and United Academics – UVM’s faculty union – agreed Thursday to declare an impasse after five months of failed negotiation, according to David Shiman, president of UVM’s faculty union.