Tentative Agreement! Strike Paused

This evening, our ASE bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with the University.  The team is recommending this TA for ratification by membership; the strike is on pause while membership votes on ratification. 

This Tentative Agreement will become our contract only after a majority YES vote among ASE members. Only union members can vote in ratification. The ratification vote will open tomorrow, Wednesday May 15th at noon, and end on Friday May 17th at 7pm.

Contract highlights include:

• • Wage Increases
    • A 36% increase to the base ASE salary over the life of the contract (12%/10%/10%)–the largest raises our bargaining unit has ever won in a contract 
    • Hourly wage increases increases of 8%/5%/5%
    • Reinstatement of guaranteed increases for variable rate departments (3%/2%/2%)

• Healthcare

• • • Premiums: Maintained $0 healthcare premiums
    • Vision Coverage Improvements: including 100% increase in eye exam coverage 

• Immigration

• • • First ever Immigration article: paid leave time for immigration appointments and hearings; right to opportunity for reappointment after loss of work authorization 

• Reasonable Accommodations

• • • First ever Accommodations article with guaranteed, enforceable right to Interactive Process and disability and pregnancy accommodations, including ergonomics
    • Interim measures 

• Summer UPASS

• • • Coverage for Summer UPASS beginning Summer ‘25 regardless of student status/job title

• Childcare Reimbursement

• • • New maximum of $1560 per quarter in childcare reimbursements (previously $1350)

• Intellectual Property

• • • Publication credits will reflect the work of bargaining unit members

• Travel Reimbursements

• • • New commitment to 30 day timeline for reimbursements

• Non-Discrimination Improvements

• • • Annual data on of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation provided to the Union

• Grievance Timeline Improvements

• • 30 day timeline (previously 21 days) to file a grievance (maintained 180 days for harassment and discrimination)

Informational sessions will be held each day of ratification, starting tomorrow morning at 9am, to make sure members have the information they need to vote on this historic agreement. RSVP here!

Bargaining team member office hours will be held every day to make sure that members can ask questions and discuss the ratification vote. RSVP here!