Rider University Chapter of the AAUP
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  • Constitution
    • I - Name
    • II - Purpose
    • III - Membership
    • IV - Dues
    • V - Chapter Officers
    • VI - Committees
    • VII - Election of Officers
    • VIII - Removal of Officers
    • IX - Disciplining of Members
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    • XI - Contract Ratification
    • XII - Finance
    • XIII - Amendments
  • Saving WCC
    • Decision on Standing Lawsuit
    • AAUP Response to Provost Fredeen's October 2nd Email
    • Important Information on Campus Consolidation
    • Chinese Company Out As Buyer Of Westminster Choir College
    • Kaiwen is Gone
    • Kaiwen Education Reply to a June 2019 Inquiry from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
    • Update on Kaiwen Education's Financial Status
    • Arbitration Over Layoffs at WCC
    • Kaiwen Education 2018 Annual Report
    • By Federal Reserve Standards Kaiwen Education is a Highly Leveraged and Risky Business
    • Two Updates on Kaiwen's Finances
    • Due Diligence and Kaiwen Education
    • Chronology of a Crisis
    • WCC Reset
    • New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Delivers Major Setback to Rider University’s Plan to Sell Westminster Choir College
    • Westminster Foundation Press Release on AG Investigation
    • Purchase Agreement
    • Faculty Shocked to Learn Secret Agreement Would Allow Buyer to Close Westminster Choir College
    • Universities as the Guardians of Assets
    • Press Release Kaiwen Finances
    • 2019 Report on Kaiwen
    • DejaVuDellOmo
    • Kaiwen Announcement 1/11/19
    • AAUP Goes to the NJ Assembly
    • Sign the Petition to Save WCC
    • WWCAC Letter November 8 2018
    • Kaiwen Education: Report on Company Performance Through the Third Quarter 2018
    • New Information Reveals Chinese Corporation Plans to Take $20 Million Westminster Choir College Endowment despite Prohibitions Imposed by State/Federal Law
    • More Bad News about Kaiwen
    • Claims v. Reality
    • AAUP Challenges Legitimacy of Newly announced Non-Profit Said To Be Created To Run Westminster Choir College
    • Label Your Stuff!
    • WCC Alumni Council Questions and Answers
    • Statement on Proposed Sale of Westminster Choir College Faculty Union Vows to Continue Oppose ill-conceived Sale of Iconic Music School
    • June 7 Letter to Board
    • A Failure of Due Diligence
    • Bond 2017
    • Chronology of the WCC Crisis
    • Kaiwen Education Technology
    • Pending Legal Actions >
      • Legal Complaints against Rider University over Sale of WCC
    • The Legacy of Westminster Choir College
    • Updates and Information Sent to Faculty from AAUP Leadership >
      • A Letter to WCC Faculty regarding President Dell'Omo's Letter
      • Open Letter to Board of Trustees
      • Letter to Faculty
      • How a For-profit Company Might Ruin Westminster
      • A Message from AAUP regarding the potential layoff of Westminster Faculty
      • ​Update on Westminster
    • Press Releases >
      • Outrage Over Rider University's Plan To Sell Legendary Choir College To Chinese For-Profit Company With No Experience in Higher Education
      • DellOmo Lays Off Entire WCC Faculty
    • WCC Crisis in the News >
      • The Coalition to Save Westminster Choir College Initiates Spin-Off Discussions With Rider University Administration
    • Letters of Support for WCC >
      • Eric Whitacre Praises Westminster
      • Statement of support from NJ Higher Ed Leadership Council.
      • Support for Westminster Choir College
    • Teach In at WCC
    • WCC Teach In Audio >
      • Remarks by Laura Brooks Rice
      • Have American Universities Lost Their Way? by Joel Phillips
    • Governance Standards in Institutional Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 2022 Negotiations
    • Negotiation Updates
    • STRIKE FAQ
    • AAUP's Response to Admin's "Critical Need for Change"
    • AAUP v. Admin Proposals
    • CREDO >
      • Admin's Prioritization Report
      • WCC Students Petition DellOmo
      • Dr. Sanjay G. Reddy Speaks to the Chapter
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 1
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 2
      • Rider AAUP Executive Committee Recommendations Concerning Credo Consulting
      • Administration Attempts to Bully AAUP Executive Committee
      • Save Rider Rally
Current Contract
We will post the full Agreement once both sides sign off on it.
  Summary of changes in the 2002-2027 Agreement
 
Not a part of the Agreement but codified in a legally binding contract the University cannot file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to remove full-time faculty from the unit on the basis of the Supreme Court’s ruling in “ for 10 years or file to remove head coaches and trainer from the unit on the basis that they are statutory supervisors for five years. 
 
ARTICLE I, Recognition of Unit
 
Stays as is except coaches of Women’s and Men’s basketball will no longer be members of the unit. They will have their terms and conditions of employment protected for three years or until they enter into individual employment contracts with the University.
 
ARTICLE II, Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action 
 
This Article will be renamed  “Anti-Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
The list of items which cannot be the basis for discrimination will be expanded to include,  people with disabilities, genetic information including family medical history and  gender identity.
 
The AAUP will appoint the bargaining unit members to the committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion. The committee will be chaired by the Vice President for  Diversity, equity and Inclusion.
 
Explicit language will be added to protect against retaliation for filing a charge of discrimination, or being involved in otherwise legal behavior in opposition to discrimination.
 
The language of the Agreement will be modified to use the pronouns “they/them” instead of “he/she” 
 
ARTICLE III, Conflict of Interest 
 
No change.
 
ARTICLE IV, Academic Freedom 
 
No change
 
ARTICLE V, Association Privileges 
 
Small technical changes
 
ARTICLE VI, Definition of Ranks 
 
  Lectures—After a 6-year probationary period, Lecturers can be renewed under the following conditions
 
Go through full review through the P&T committee 

Reviewed on the basis of Teaching and Value but not Research

If approved by the committee they would gain a continuing expectation of employment, with loss of employment only for cause where the University would carry the burden or no available courses for them to teach in the following academic year or below half a normal load for two years in a row, or RIF through the layoff article

If the P&T committee does not recommend continuing status, they would be given a terminal contract for the following academic year

A system of lecturer academic ranks which would belecture on hire, Assistant Professor-Lecturer after 3 years, if renewed, and Associate Professor-Lecturer after 6 years and positive review through the P&T process. 
 

ARTICLE VII, Appointments 
 
Departments may request an additional line when they are aware of a potential candidate that would improve the faculty . If the requisite is approved the hiring process would move to the interview stage. The rest of the process would remain as in the present Agreement.
 
Departments will consider the benefits of improving the representation of underrepresented groups within the applicant pool when developing the qualifications for a new position.
 
When  conducting a search, the University and the department shall make a good faith effort to create a diverse applicant pool.
 
Departments will consider candidates potential contributions  to diversity along with the candidates other credentials and experience when developing their interview pool and when ranking the candidates.
 
Authorization for hiring will remain in place for two years but if a search fails to identify an acceptable candidate the authorization would need to be reauthorized by the Provost for the search to continue.
 
 
ARTICLE VIII, Promotion and Tenure
 
The Promotion and Tenure process will remain as in the present Agreement for this Academic year. AS of the 2023-24 year the committees will be realigned to reflect changes in the University structure. In addition, the President will no longer be a member of promotion and Tenure committees and their place will be taken by the Associate Provost. The President will be able to submit an independent review of the candidate to the Board of Trustees as is the right of anyone serving on a Promotion and Tenure committee. The rules governing that review will remain as in the present agreement. 
 
Contributions relating to diversity, equity and inclusiveness will be added to the list of examples of what constitutes value activities.
 
Scholarship that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusiveness may be considered even if it is not directly in the candidates home discipline.
 
Candidates must present letters of recommendation on their scholarship from outside of the University.
 
Lectures will be reviewed for promotion to Associate Professor Lecturer with Continuing Status on the basis of their teaching and value. They will need to have an appropriate degree above the baccalaureate. 
 
ARTICLE IX, Discipline 
 
Unchanged
 

ARTICLE X, Annual Reappointment and Non-Reappointment of Non-Tenured Bargaining Unit Members
 
Unchanged
 

ARTICLE XI, Academic Departments
 
The decision by the Provost to alter the structure of a department either by merger or division shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
 

ARTICLE XII, Programs
 
 No change
 

ARTICLE XIII, Academic Governance
 
There will be no change for the present academic year. Next year the committees will be arranged to align with the changes in the structure of Colleges and Schools.
 
The CECAPC (the replacement for the CCSAPC) will cease to exist. A bargaining unit member will be elected by the bargaining unit faculty to the UAPC to represent the Continuing Education programs.
 
The size of the UAPC and APC’s will be reduced and the administration will have one more member than the faculty on each committee. It will take a supermajority (50% plus 1) to pass academic policy.


ARTICLE XIV, Personnel Files

 
No changes
 

ARTICLE XV, Lay-Off
 
No change in process, the list of multidisciplinary departments still needs to be updated.
 

ARTICLE XVI, Professional Athletic Staff 
 
Professional Athletic staff hired after September 1, 2022 will only be able to apply for Athletic III if they are head coaches.
 

ARTICLE XVII, Adjunct Bargaining Unit Members 
 
No change 
 

ARTICLE XVIII, Evaluation
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XIX, Past Practices
 
No Change
 

ARTICLE XX, Management Rights
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXI, Agency Rights 
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXII, Grievance and Arbitration Procedure
 
The AAUP will have access to all information necessary to carry out its role, in the possession of the administration including that held by third party contractors hired by the administration to carry out investigations.  The administration may make claims that it cannot turn over certain material because of the need to maintain confidentiality. Such claims are arbitrable.
 

ARTICLE XXIII, No Strike; No Lockout
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXIV, General Work Conditions 
 
The ratio of secretarial support to faculty will be 1 to 20. The language mandating that the level of secretarial support remain at the same level as in 2001-2002 will be dropped.
 
There will be a goal of replacing bargaining unit computers on a four-year schedule, no bargaining unit member will have a computer older than five years.
 

ARTICLE XXV, University Responsibility for Legal Demands on Bargaining Unit Members
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXVI, Open Classroom
 
Visits to a faculty classroom will be limited to no more than two observers at one time and no more often than once every two weeks.
 

ARTICLE XXVII, Teaching Workload 
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXVIII, Library Faculty Workload
 
No change other than librarians may be scheduled to work at home through the normal librarian workload process.
 
 
ARTICLE XXIX, Value Responsibilities
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXX, Outside Employment 
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXXI, Bargaining Unit Development
 
Four years between receiving leaves.
11 research leaves and 3 developmental leaves per year
Summer Fellowships, 19 in first year divided 16/3, 22 in the second year divided 19/3  and 26 in the third year divided 23/3. Years 4 and five remains at 23/3. The stipend to be $5450 to increase as per the across the board raise.
Travel reimbursement capped at $175K per year and $1650 per individual.
 Reimbursement fund increased to $50K per year
 
 
ARTICLE XXXII, Intellectual Property and Distance Learning 
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXXIII, Sick Leave 
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXXIV, Compensation and Employee Benefits 
 
Across the Board increases per year over the five years for all bargaining unit employees will be
0%,0%,.25%, 2%,2%
 
Minimum salaries for full-time tenure track faculty will rise by last year’s raise ($3,000) plus the across at the board percentage each year of the Agreement.
 
For tenure track faculty hired after September 1, 2022 there will be no minimum for the rank of Assistant Professor II
 
Minimum salaries for lectures will be by rank
Lecturer $68,200
Assistant Professor-Lecturer-$74,000
Associate Professor- Lecturer-$84,000
 
Adjunct minimum per course will be by rank
Adjunct Instructor  $4,120
Adjunct Assistant Professor-$4,995
Adjunct Associate Professor- $5,415
Adjunct Professor-$5,815
 
Overload rates will be reduced by 20%
 
Health insurance plan designs will remain unchanged
Premiums for individual coverage will increase to 3.5% for the 100/80 plan, 3% for the 90/70 and High Deductible plan.
Dependent coverage premiums will be calculated as in the present plan but maximum cost for the 90/70 and High Deductible plans will be capped at 18% of base salary.
Enrollment in the 100/80 plan will be open only to those already enrolled in it.
There will be no payment for those who opt to waive health insurance through Rider.
 
University Contributions to TIAA-CREF each year of the five years of the Agreement will be
5%,5%,5.25%,5.5%,6%
 
Tuition Remission will remain the same for all present members of the bargaining unit. For anyone hired after September 1, 2022 they will be eligible for the benefit after achieving tenure for tenure track faculty, continuing status for lectures and 6 years for athletic staff.
 
Priority Adjuncts will have access to the same benefits they do in the present Agreement
 
 
ARTICLE XXXV, Salary Adjustment
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXXVI, Voluntary Separation
 
There will be buy out provision open to all full-time members and priority adjuncts who will be at least 60 with 10 years of service by the point at which they separate from the Rider. 
Those between ae 60 and 65 will have to waive health insurance through Rider. The decision to take the buyout must be made by December 31, 2022 and is binding. The end of employment can be either at the end of the 2022 or 2023 academic year. The payout will be equal to the full-time faculty members base salary in their last year of employment and 100% of the priority adjuncts pay in their last year of employment.
 
There will be phased out provision as well with the same eligibility conditions as the buyout except it is not available to athletic staff.  Those who choose this option will work a 50% workload and receive 66% of their normal salary.
 

ARTICLE XXXVII, Transfer of Faculty
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXXVIII, Separability
 
No change
 

ARTICLE XXXIX, Length of Contract: Future Negotiations 
 
 Five-year Agreement
 
​
ARTICLE XL, Enforceability
 
No change
 

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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • Chapter Meeting Minutes
    • Presentations from AAUP Meetings
    • Meeting Dates 21-22
    • Points of Contact
    • AAUP Officers
    • AAUP Awards >
      • Bertram Mott Award
      • Henry J. Frank Award
    • P&T Committee Members
    • APC Committee Members
    • UAPC Committees
    • Training for College/School Academic Policy Committee Members
    • CIM Training Video
    • Membership
    • Assumption of Risk and Waiver Form for Employees that is required for travel funds
  • Contract
    • Current Contract
    • Previous Contracts
  • Grievances
    • Grievance Process
    • Amendments to Grievance Process, Updated April 2016
    • Grievance Procedure Explained
  • Constitution
    • I - Name
    • II - Purpose
    • III - Membership
    • IV - Dues
    • V - Chapter Officers
    • VI - Committees
    • VII - Election of Officers
    • VIII - Removal of Officers
    • IX - Disciplining of Members
    • X - Meetings
    • XI - Contract Ratification
    • XII - Finance
    • XIII - Amendments
  • Saving WCC
    • Decision on Standing Lawsuit
    • AAUP Response to Provost Fredeen's October 2nd Email
    • Important Information on Campus Consolidation
    • Chinese Company Out As Buyer Of Westminster Choir College
    • Kaiwen is Gone
    • Kaiwen Education Reply to a June 2019 Inquiry from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
    • Update on Kaiwen Education's Financial Status
    • Arbitration Over Layoffs at WCC
    • Kaiwen Education 2018 Annual Report
    • By Federal Reserve Standards Kaiwen Education is a Highly Leveraged and Risky Business
    • Two Updates on Kaiwen's Finances
    • Due Diligence and Kaiwen Education
    • Chronology of a Crisis
    • WCC Reset
    • New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Delivers Major Setback to Rider University’s Plan to Sell Westminster Choir College
    • Westminster Foundation Press Release on AG Investigation
    • Purchase Agreement
    • Faculty Shocked to Learn Secret Agreement Would Allow Buyer to Close Westminster Choir College
    • Universities as the Guardians of Assets
    • Press Release Kaiwen Finances
    • 2019 Report on Kaiwen
    • DejaVuDellOmo
    • Kaiwen Announcement 1/11/19
    • AAUP Goes to the NJ Assembly
    • Sign the Petition to Save WCC
    • WWCAC Letter November 8 2018
    • Kaiwen Education: Report on Company Performance Through the Third Quarter 2018
    • New Information Reveals Chinese Corporation Plans to Take $20 Million Westminster Choir College Endowment despite Prohibitions Imposed by State/Federal Law
    • More Bad News about Kaiwen
    • Claims v. Reality
    • AAUP Challenges Legitimacy of Newly announced Non-Profit Said To Be Created To Run Westminster Choir College
    • Label Your Stuff!
    • WCC Alumni Council Questions and Answers
    • Statement on Proposed Sale of Westminster Choir College Faculty Union Vows to Continue Oppose ill-conceived Sale of Iconic Music School
    • June 7 Letter to Board
    • A Failure of Due Diligence
    • Bond 2017
    • Chronology of the WCC Crisis
    • Kaiwen Education Technology
    • Pending Legal Actions >
      • Legal Complaints against Rider University over Sale of WCC
    • The Legacy of Westminster Choir College
    • Updates and Information Sent to Faculty from AAUP Leadership >
      • A Letter to WCC Faculty regarding President Dell'Omo's Letter
      • Open Letter to Board of Trustees
      • Letter to Faculty
      • How a For-profit Company Might Ruin Westminster
      • A Message from AAUP regarding the potential layoff of Westminster Faculty
      • ​Update on Westminster
    • Press Releases >
      • Outrage Over Rider University's Plan To Sell Legendary Choir College To Chinese For-Profit Company With No Experience in Higher Education
      • DellOmo Lays Off Entire WCC Faculty
    • WCC Crisis in the News >
      • The Coalition to Save Westminster Choir College Initiates Spin-Off Discussions With Rider University Administration
    • Letters of Support for WCC >
      • Eric Whitacre Praises Westminster
      • Statement of support from NJ Higher Ed Leadership Council.
      • Support for Westminster Choir College
    • Teach In at WCC
    • WCC Teach In Audio >
      • Remarks by Laura Brooks Rice
      • Have American Universities Lost Their Way? by Joel Phillips
    • Governance Standards in Institutional Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 2022 Negotiations
    • Negotiation Updates
    • STRIKE FAQ
    • AAUP's Response to Admin's "Critical Need for Change"
    • AAUP v. Admin Proposals
    • CREDO >
      • Admin's Prioritization Report
      • WCC Students Petition DellOmo
      • Dr. Sanjay G. Reddy Speaks to the Chapter
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 1
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 2
      • Rider AAUP Executive Committee Recommendations Concerning Credo Consulting
      • Administration Attempts to Bully AAUP Executive Committee
      • Save Rider Rally