New Collective Bargaining Agreement for full-time faculty has been ratified- 12/6/24

The new full-time faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement is now ratified. Congratulations, and big thanks to the UA bargaining team and all the UA leaders and members who played a part in the negotiations process! We are now working through the details of implementation to make sure that you get your raises as soon as possible and that all the newly negotiated provisions are applied properly. 

What this means for you now- 

  • The $1,100 one-time payment should be in your 12/15 paycheck. 

  • The 4% across-the-board salary raises will be reflected in the December 30 paycheck, retroactive to December 1. (this raise applies to faculty who were employed at UVM in Spring 2024 and are still employed at UVM in December 2024) 

    • After the 4% raise is added to current salaries, any Lecturer salaries that are still below the new minimum of $55,000 and Senior Lecturers below $63,000 will be raised to the new minimum. 

    • Faculty should receive a new salary letter after winter break to document your updated salary.

    • The process for Research faculty raises is unchanged from the past CBA (performance increases up to 9%, subject to the process outlined in Article 18)

  • Other changes- 

    • Professional Development Funds increase to $1950 per person this fiscal year (to be spent by June 2025).

    • The waiting period for 403b contributions by UVM for Lecturers is now reduced to 2 semesters, effective immediately.

    • Paid parental leave for Lecturers in their first four years of employment is now 8 weeks (previously 6 weeks), effective immediately.

    • The overload teaching pay rate and summer teaching pay rate will increase starting in summer 2025 (overload- $2,400/credit or $7,200/course equivalent; summer rate will be the same as overload rate or 3% of faculty member's base salary per credit, whichever is greater). 

We will follow up with further information as we work through the implementation of the new CBA. If you have any questions, please contact your Delegate or Rep, the bargaining team, or UA's Contract Administration Committee. 

We have a Tentative Agreement!

After 10 months of negotiations, we have a full Tentative Agreement on the full-time faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Members, we are holding a meeting to discuss the TA on Monday, December 2 at 4pm (on Zoom. Link in your email). The ratification vote ballot will then be sent to members late on December 2.

Details on the Tentative Agreement are available to members here

Vermont Public: Support staff vote to unionize at Central Vermont Medical Center (Sept. 6, 2024)

UVM Graduate Student workers vote overwhelmingly to unionize!

On March 27, UVM Graduate Students United shared the news:

“We are thrilled to announce that the Graduate Student Union Election results are IN! 🎊 GSU-UAW2322 is officially recognized! 🎉

A HUGE thank you to the 382 voters who took the time to come out and make their voices heard. Your participation is invaluable! 🙌

We are proud to share that a staggering 97% voted YES! 🗳️✅ This overwhelming support underscores the strength and unity of our graduate student community.

Together, we've taken a significant step forward in advocating for the rights and interests of graduate students. Let's continue to work together, support each other, and make a difference!”

UA Student Scholarships for 2024

Each year, United Academics (UA), the faculty union of the University of Vermont, awards several scholarships to students who demonstrate an active commitment to community service (paid or unpaid), especially in pursuit of social, economic or environmental justice. All application materials must be submitted through the online application form by April 30, 2024. Following this deadline, the UA Scholarship Committee conducted its review process, and scholarship recipients were announced in mid-May.

Bennington Banner: American Arbitration Association certifies official card count to recognize Bennington College United (2-19-24)

Bennington Banner: American Arbitration Association certifies official card count to recognize Bennington College United (2-19-24)

https://www.benningtonbanner.com/local-news/american-arbitration-association-certifies-official-card-count-to-recognize-bennington-college-united/article_21462900-cf50-11ee-91c4-0b8c9fef0ac2.html

Congratulations to our newly elected members of the Delegates Assembly!

The United Academics Nominations and Elections committee would like to congratulate the four new members of the Delegates Assembly (DA), all of whom were recently elected by their colleagues in their respective units:

Alice Scannell representing Part-time faculty

Srinivas Venugopal representing Grossman School of Business

Dan Weise representing College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Brian Beckage representing College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

We are extremely grateful to these newly elected members for stepping up to support our union!