February 22, 2011
Good Afternoon,
To date your negotiation team has met with the administrative team on: February 24, 2010, March 4, 2010, March 17, 2010, March 31, 2010, April 14, 2010, May 4, 2010, May 26, 2010, June 7, 2010, June 16, 2010, June 29, 2010, October 28, 2010, November 22, 2010 and most recently on February 7, 2011.
As you are aware, following our meeting of November 22, 2010, impasse was filed jointly with the management team and we waited for a mediator to be assigned and scheduled. That first session was scheduled by PERC for February 7, 2011. Unfortunately the mediator was ill and the meeting did not occur, resulting in a future March meeting.
Your team took this opportunity to re-visit economic items and re-open dialogue with management. While we were pleased with the direction of the conversation, no additional items were finalized. However, we feel cautiously optimistic that we will be able to settle with a modest increase and without the assistance of the mediator.
Please rest assured that your team remains committed to maintaining a fair contract while preserving the benefits of our previous contracts. A future member meeting will be held as soon as we have more information that we can share.
Sheri Ventura
President,
Academic –Administrative Personnel Federation – Local 3983