American Association Of University Professors
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Eastern Connecticut State University Chapter |
What is the AAUP?
Founded in 1915, the AAUP defends academic freedom and tenure, advocates collegial governance, and develops policies ensuring due process for all university professors.
What is the CSU-AAUP?
The Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors is your elected collective bargaining agent. There are four local chapters, one on each of the State University campuses, Central in New Britain, Southern in New Haven, Eastern in Willimantic and Western in Danbury.
What does CSU-AAUP do?
Elected officers and chapter representatives to the CSU-AAUP Council meet monthly to conduct the main business of the organization which includes but is not limited to negotiating and administering the collective bargaining agreement for full and part-time coaches, counselors, librarians and teaching faculty.
Other CSU-AAUP duties include:
* Monitoring the actions of administrators and the Board of Trustees.
* Arbitrating faculty grievances and violations of academic freedom.
* Monitoring activities of the Board of Governors for Higher Education
* Retaining a law firm for legal advice to the CSU-AAUP and Council.
* Testifying before legislative committees and meet with state and national legislators to voice faculty concerns.
* Participating in LEAP and SEBAC.
* Sending delegates to State Conference AAUP Meetings, the National AAUP Meetings, and CBC Meetings.
What is the ECSU-AAUP?
Eastern Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors is your local chapter of the National, the State Conference, and the Connecticut State University AAUP, your elected collective bargaining agent.
What does the CSU-AAUP Do?
Elected officers of the ECSU-AAUP Executive Committee meet monthly and represent you at monthly CSU-AAUP Council Meetings. The ECSU-AAUP fosters collegiality through planning and support of social events on campus such as welcoming new faculty and our year-end social reception. ECSU-AAUP administers the Collective Bargaining Agreement (Contract) on our campus and maintains a cadre of trained grievance officers to represent you when you think contractual rights have been violated.
Am I a member?
All full and part-time teaching faculty, counselors, librarians and coaches are automatically members of the CSU-AAUP Bargaining Unit and have dues or agency fees, equal to 3/4 of 1% of salary, deducted from their paychecks. However faculty are not automatically members of the AAUP.
To become a full member of ECSU-AAUP and CSU-AAUP and AAUP, you simply sign a membership form. There is no additional cost. If you are not sure of your membership status, please call the office (5-5153) and ask Angela Collison, our office secretary.
Benefits of membership:
* Right to hold office
* Voting privileges
* Access to member benefits
* Subscription to Academe
What if I choose not to be a member?
If you choose not to sign a membership form, then you are considered an agency fee payer. Your fee is the same amount and is collected in the same manner as membership dues. The philosophy behind the agency fee is that every member of the bargaining unit benefits from CSU-AAUP's main function as contract negotiator and administrator.
Where do my dues (or agency fees) go?
CSU-AAUP collects dues by payroll deduction and pays the following annual dues on behalf of each member:
| Dues Paid | Full Time | Part Time |
| National AAUP | $120.00 | $32.00 |
| CBC | $2.75 | $0.50 |
| State Conference | $7.00 | $1.75 |
| Chapter | $6.00 | $6.00 |
The balance remains with CSU-AAUP and is used primarily for the purpose of performing its duties as the exclusive representative of the faculty, e.g., for use in collective bargaining, contract administration and grievance adjustment.
CSU-AAUP employs the services of four full-time staff housed at Central CSU, and three part-time staff on the four campuses. The latter includes Angela Collison, our ECSU-AAUP office secretary. The AAUP staff is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the chapter and CSU-AAUP offices and for carrying out the decisions of the CSU-AAUP Council.
CSU-AAUP Full-Time Staff
President: Dave Walsh, 2-5663
Director: Caryl Schiff-Greatorex, 2-3791
Asst. Director: Michelle Malinowski, 2-3790
Business Manager: Steve Greatorex, 2-3792
Who do I contact? ECSU-AAUP Officers
Please click here for our Current List of Officers
What is LEAP?
LEAP is the Legislative Electoral Action Program. It was founded in 1980 with the vision of building a diverse coalition of organizations with the common goal of creating a powerful, progressive movement through electoral, legislative and organizing strategies. LEAP has helped to recruit, train and elect many legislators since its founding. LEAP operates on the principle of building a strong grassroots base and is committed to achieving social and economic justice through collective action. CSU-AAUP is a member organization of LEAP.
What is the CBC?
The CBC is the Collective Bargaining Congress - the collective bargaining arm of the National AAUP, which represents sixty percent of active AAUP members. It is comprised of all of the collective bargaining chapters of the National AAUP and makes recommendations to the National Council and Annual Meeting on matters concerning the purpose, structure, and work of the AAUP. It also operates workshops to train its members to negotiate and administer contracts. The Chair of the CBC is ex officio on the AAUP National Council and Executive Committee. The CBC meets in December and in conjunction with the National AAUP Meeting in June.
What is SEBAC?
SEBAC stands for State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition. It is the coalition of all state employees' unions, mandated by State Statute to bargain for Health Care and Pension Benefits.
ECSU-AAUP, Angela Collison
Beckert Hall, Room 6
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone: (860) 465-5153
FAX: (860) 465-5290
Email: aaup1@easternct.edu
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