2 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2004
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Lecturers, 'U' reach
tentative agreement
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June 1, 2004
By Alison Go
Daily Staff Reporter
After 10 months of twice-a-week meetings,
round-the-clock discussion and continuous
work, the year-old Lecturers' Employee
Organization and the University signed a
final tentative agreement for a three-year
contract on Friday.
Pending approval of the agreement by
majority vote of all LEO members, the
union's first contract will be put into place
after June 16.
Members of the two bargaining teams met,
signed the agreement and shook hands at
the ceremonial signing, an event that LEO's
chief negotiator Jon Curtiss called
a "historic moment."
"This (contract) is a model for the whole
country - a model of collective bargaining.
Curtiss said.
The ceremony marked one of the last times
these two bargaining teams will meet.
Advances made by LEO include increased
job security, summer health benefits, and
raises in minimum salaries at the Ann Arbor,
Flint and Dearborn campuses.
While the two sides had already settled the
three biggest issues by April 19, the last four
articles of the agreement were put into place
on May 21.
Negotiations and advances follow a one-
day walkout staged by LEO members April 9
at the three university campuses.
"We're very happy with this
contract. Clearly there was
dramatic improvement and
our members are very
happy."
- Bonnie Halloran
Lecturer's Employee Oranization President
"We're very happy with this contract,"
LEO President Bonnie Halloran said.
"Clearly there was dramatic improvement
and our members are very happy."
For the most part, the terms of the contract
will be carried out starting Fall 2004.
Exceptions include the implementation of
summer benefits, which is already being
applied, and the completion of some job
security articles, the execution of which is
too complicated to be ready in September,
Halloran said.
Ballots were mailed to LEO members on
May 25 and will be counted on June 16.
Though ratification will require a majority
vote on two campuses and a total majority vote
among all members, Halloran "completely
expects (the agreement) to be ratified."
The three-year contract will cover approxi-
mately 1,400 faculty members from the three
campuses.
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Students joined University Lecturers' Employee Organization members in protest in front of the Fleming
Administration Building after unsuccessful negotiations Thursday, April 8.
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Graduate student Afia Ofori-Mensa shouts out in
support outside of the Modern Language Building.
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