MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
CSU-AAUP AND CSU-BOT 

Except as modified herein, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors and the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System effective August 23, 2002, through August 24, 2006, will continue in full force and effect. 

This agreement is made and entered into this 3rd day of April, 2003, by and between the Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors, Inc., an employee association within the meaning of Sections 5-270 through 5-280 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and the Board of Trustees for Connecticut State University, an employer within the meaning of said statutory sections. 

The existing Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be modified as follows: 

1.  Article 25.1:  The term of the Agreement is extended to August 24, 2007. 

2.  Article 25.2: The provision for a contract re-opener shall be amended as follows: The parties agree that the agreement will be reopened for the limited purpose of negotiating/arbitrating for the adjustments to salary and special funds for the 2006-2007 academic year.  Said negotiations shall commence on or before September 5, 2005.  Should the parties be unable to reach agreement, an arbitration hearing shall commence on or before October 17, 2005. 

The parties further agree that negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement shall commence on or before October 1, 2006.  Prior to the commencement of negotiations the parties shall exchange proposals with respect to any provisions of this Agreement as to which modification will be sought as well as any proposals for new articles or sections.  Those provisions not opened by said notices or by subsequent mutual agreement shall automatically become part of any successor agreement.  The parties further agree that should they be unable to reach agreement on any of the open issues, an arbitration hearing shall commence on or before March 1, 2007. 

3. Article 12 

(A) 2003-2004 academic year:  There shall be no adjustments in salary or special funds, with the exception of adjustments due to promotions. 

(B) 2004-2005 academic year: The salary and special fund adjustments originally scheduled to go into effect for the 2003-2004 academic year will be implemented.   

(C)  For the 2005 – 2006 academic year, eligible members under Section 12.5.2 shall have their compensation adjusted as follows:  The maxima and minima set forth in Article 12 will increase by two percent (2%), so that a member’s salary shall be increased by said 2% in accordance with the method for salary determination set forth in Section 12.5.3.  In addition, each member shall receive an increase based upon two percent (2%) of the combined base salaries of full-time members of the bargaining unit as of the pay period ending November 11, 2004, in accordance with the method for salary determination set forth in Section 12.5.3, except that all members shall also receive an equal flat dollar amount based upon one percent (1%) of the combined base salaries of full-time members of the bargaining unit as of the pay period ending November 11, 2004. 

12.8  Part-time Member Pay Rates

Each part-time member shall be assigned to one of the following groups: 

For part-time members hired on other than load credit basis, forty-five (45) hours of service shall be considered the equivalent of one (1) load credit, both for purposes of classification and compensation. 

12.8.1  Members may be paid at a rate greater than the minimum for their group, at administrative discretion, except that no member shall be paid at a rate greater than $1,466 for 2005-2006. Any part-time member who was employed previously as a part-time member in Connecticut State University shall be paid in any session at a rate that is greater than the member’s rate of pay in the previous academic year by a percentage at least as large as the percentage increase in the maximum part-time rate. 

12.10  Special Funds

12.10.1 Travel, Faculty Development, Research Grants, Curriculum-related Activities and Retraining Funds

For the purposes delineated in Articles 9.5 (travel), 9.6 (faculty development), 9.10 (research grants), 9.11 (curriculum-related activities), and 13.17 (retraining) there shall be an annual appropriation of 1,725,696 for 2005-2006 and annually thereafter. Said funds shall be available at the beginning of each academic year. Of this amount, 39.2% shall be available for travel, 9.4% for faculty development, 37.1% for research grants, 12.0% for curriculum-related activities, and 2.3% for retraining.  

Funds initially allocated for full-time travel, faculty development or retraining which are not yet committed as of February 1 in any year may be reallocated for use in any of these three categories. Funds in each of the other categories may not be reallocated for use in any other category. 

Of the funds allocated for travel and faculty development, 90% shall be available for use by full-time members, 10% for use by part-time members. 

The University shall report the amounts disbursed to named individuals in each category to CSU-AAUP upon request.           

Article 11 

11.2  Salary for Summer Session and Intersession 

Wages per load credit for full-time members shall be: 

 Wages per load credit for part-time members shall be governed by Article 12.8 

(D) 2006-2007 academic year: To be determined by re-opener. 

4. Appendix G: The modified agreement currently in place on the “part-time faculty percentage” will remain in effect until August 24, 2007.   

5. Job Security 

There shall be no layoffs or non-renewals of faculty members on Regular Appointments (tenure-track)  between the date of this Agreement and June 30, 2007, except where non-renewal or denial of tenure is based upon the evaluation criteria and categories set forth in Article 4 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement; or, except where management declares financial exigency pursuant to Article 17.   

The parties affirm that the concept of tenure carries with it the expectation of continued employment in the absence of extraordinary circumstances and that, pursuant to Article 17, all reasonable alternatives to reduce expenses would be explored even in the event of financial exigency.  

The above provision shall not apply to employees in grant-funded positions wherein funding terminates, special appointments, temporary or durational employees, or to denial of tenure or non-renewal of tenure-track appointments where such denial or non-renewal is for performance reasons. The above provision shall expire on August 24, 2007,  Section 5-278a of the Connecticut General Statutes, notwithstanding. 

In light of the expected impact on the bargaining unit due to the Early Retirement Incentive Program, the employer anticipates that all tenure-track faculty non-renewed for economic reasons on or about March 1, 2003 shall be reappointed.  The pending grievance regarding the non-renewals of the tenure-track faculty is hereby withdrawn.  

This Agreement is subject to approval of the legislature pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 5-278. 

In witness whereof, the parties have affixed their signature as duly authorized collective bargaining agents.