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~ Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College ~ Contract ~

 

The following is the contract for the adjunct faculty of Emerson College, the Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College, American Association of University Professors (AFEC-AAUP). It was ratified and signed into effect in May 2004 (the pay scale was implemented by the College earlier, in the fall of 2003).  This contract is in effect until June 30, 2008.

 

Please see the Contract highlights and Background page for background about how this contract was developed along with a cheat-sheet of its highlights.

 

Note: On August 3 2006, the Union and College signed a Memorandum of Understanding about the interpretation of Article 4.2. The full text of that Memorandum is at the bottom of this page.  Also, the updated 2006-2007 Wage Table has been added at Article 4.1. These amendments are not in the .doc file or .pdf file below.

 

[note: these files do not contain the updated Article 4.2 language or the current 2006-2007 Wage Table – see text below]

 

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Contract between the

Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College, American Association of University Professors

(AFEC-AAUP), and Emerson College

May, 2004

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                                                   

PREAMBLE

 

ARTICLE 1     RECOGNITION

 

ARTICLE 2     ACADEMIC FREEDOM

 

ARTICLE 3     FACULTY STATUS

 

ARTICLE 4     SALARY AND BENEFITS

 

ARTICLE 5     WORKLOAD

 

ARTICLE 6     GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND ARBITRATION

 

ARTICLE 7     REPRESENTATION

 

ARTICLE 8     NON-DISCRIMINATION

 

ARTICLE 9     PAST PRACTICES

 

ARTICLE 10   SEPARABILITY

 

ARTICLE 11   NO-STRIKE/NO LOCKOUT

 

ARTICLE 12   FACULTY RESPONSIBILITY

 

ARTICLE 13   GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

 

ARTICLE 14   MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

 

ARTICLE 15   WAIVER OF RIGHTS

 

ARTICLE 16   PRE-EXISTING RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES OR BENEFITS

 

ARTICLE 17   DURATION OF AGREEMENT

 

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

 

WORKLOAD

 

COURSE PREFIXES

 

 

 

Preamble     

The purpose of this Agreement, entered into the 2nd day of March, 2004 by and between Emerson College (herein referred to as the “College”) and the Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College, American Association of University Professors (herein referred to as the “Union”), is to set forth wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment for the bargaining unit set forth below at Article 1.

 

This Preamble or any provision thereof are not subject to the provisions of Article 6, Grievance Procedure and Arbitration.

 

Article 1

Recognition

The College recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of the unit certified by the National Labor Relations Board in Case No. 1-RC-21, 313 as set forth below:

 

All regular part-time teaching faculty employed during the academic year to teach at least one (1) course of no less than three (3) credits in the Day School or the Continuing Education Program at the College’s Boston, Massachusetts campus, but excluding all full-time faculty, full-time faculty with fixed-term appointments, emeritus faculty, music lesson faculty, accompanists, graduate students, teaching assistants, academic deans, academic department chairs, administrators, staff employees, librarians, library employees, coaches, confidential employees, all other employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.

This Article or any provision thereof are not subject to the provisions of Article 6, Grievance Procedure and Arbitration.

 

 

Article 2

 

Academic Freedom

 

 

2.1       Part-time faculty are entitled to academic freedom in the classroom to teach effectively their subject, consistent with the academic requirements of the College, but they must be careful not to introduce into their teaching irrelevant matter or controversial matter which has no relation to their subject.

 

2.2       Part-time faculty are citizens, members of a learned profession, and employees of an educational institution, the College.  When they speak or write, they are under an obligation to be accurate, to exercise appropriate restraint, to show respect for the opinions of others, and to make it clear that they are not speaking for the College.

 

 

Article 3

 

Faculty Status 

3.1        Faculty

The College and the Union recognize that part-time faculty have a significant role in the institutional life of the College and education of its students.  Acknowledging that there will be substantial numbers of part-time faculty whose employment by the College will be limited in scope and duration, the parties also understand that there are part-time faculty who have established and will establish a longer-term relationship with the College and who have made and will make a strong commitment to the College, its students, and its educational mission. 

3.2       Notification of Reappointment

Part-time faculty shall receive notification of appointment or reappointment by July 7th for the Fall Semester and by December 15th for the Spring Semester. The decision by the College not to appoint or reappoint a part-time faulty member is not subject to Article 6, Grievance and Arbitration.

            3.3       Length of Appointment

Faculty at Step 1 shall receive appointments for one semester.  Faculty at Steps 2 and 3 shall receive appointments for two semesters.  Faculty at Steps 4 and 5 shall receive appointments for four semesters.

3.4       On-Campus Offices and Equipment

Part-time faculty members who are teaching shall have access to copy machines and office space, a locked desk or file cabinet, on-campus voice mail accounts, and an Emerson e-mail address.

3.5       Personnel File

3.5.a  The College shall keep a personnel file for each part-time faculty member. The personnel file should contain records of peer evaluation, student evaluation, dean/chair notes, the faculty member’s resume and any additional information provided, including letters, details on scholarly activities, publication status, research grants, and awards.

3.5.b  Part-time faculty have the right to review their personnel files upon five (5) business days’ written notice. A representative of the Union may accompany the employee in this review, and the review shall be conducted during normal business hours and in the presence of a designated employee of the College if the College so chooses. The part-time faculty member may have material from the file photocopied at the College’s cost per page. No one may remove any material from the file. The right of review does not extend to pre-employment information (e.g., letters of reference, reference checks and responses), or information provided to the College with the specific request that it remain confidential.

3.6       Discipline and Termination

3.6.a      Just Cause

i.  The College may not discipline or terminate a member of the bargaining unit except for just cause. Disciplinary action or termination shall be subject to the grievance procedure provided for in Article 6.

ii.  Just cause includes, but is not limited to, the following, any one of which can result in discipline up to and including immediate discharge.

·        Failure to meet at least two (2) classes during a semester without prior written approval by the Department Chair.  Written approval by the Department Chair may be obtained after the absence if said absence is necessitated by a last minute illness, accident or personal need so long as the Department Chair receives prior notification of the absence in writing (which includes e-mail and fax);

·        Failure to turn grades in on time without prior written approval by the Registrar;

·        Conviction for any felony or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge;

·        Sexual harassment of a student, a part-time or full-time faculty member, staff member or visitor;

·        Assault or battery of a student, a part-time or full-time faculty member, staff member or visitor;

·        Plagiarism at anytime in a faculty member’s career;

·        Submission of falsified information to the College;

·        Violation of the College’s Alcohol/Drug Policy;

·        When carrying out Union business, use of an account/code number different from the account/code assigned to the Union.

            3.7      Representation

When the College meets with a part-time faculty member for the purpose of imposing disciplinary action or termination or when such meeting might lead to the imposition of disciplinary action or termination, the faculty member has the right to have a Union representative present at such meeting.

          3.8       Notice of Full-Time Position

When the Director of Human Resources receives a written job description from the Vice-President for Academic Affairs with respect to a full-time faculty position, the Director of Human Resources will send a copy of the written job description to the President of the Union.

Article 4

 

Salary and Benefits

 

           

            4.1       For the period September 1, 2003 to May 31, 2004, the minimum wage per credit paid by the College to faculty members shall be as set forth in Table 4.1 below:

 

Table 4.1 Minimum Wage Per Credit

Updated August 2006 by the College for the 2006-2007 year:

Course Prefix[1]

WP 100-199

OP 100-199

VA,MA

PH

LI, WP 200+

PS

CD 100-599

PL

EC

MH, GM

 

 

 

LF,LS

 

SC, HS

SO

MT

 

 

CD 600+

 

 

 

TH,MU,DA

 

 

 

HI

 

 

 

 

 

 

OP,JR,PA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Minimum

 $        910.58

 $        938.12

 $    1,020.89

 $    1,048.49

 $    1,076.08

 $    1,103.67

 $    1,131.26

 $    1,186.44

 $    1,351.99

 $    1,434.77

2 Quarter Point

 $    1,004.40

 $    1,035.24

 $    1,125.74

 $    1,156.64

 $    1,187.55

 $    1,217.35

 $    1,248.25

 $    1,308.95

 $    1,491.06

 $    1,582.66

3 Midpoint

 $    1,098.21

 $    1,131.26

 $    1,231.69

 $    1,264.80

 $    1,297.91

 $    1,331.02

 $    1,364.13

 $    1,431.46

 $    1,631.22

 $    1,730.55

4 Three Quarter Point

 $    1,192.03

 $    1,228.38

 $    1,336.54

 $    1,372.96

 $    1,409.38

 $    1,444.70

 $    1,481.12

 $    1,553.97

 $    1,770.28

 $    1,878.44

5 Maximum

 $    1,285.85

 $    1,325.51

 $    1,442.49

 $    1,481.12

 $    1,519.75

 $    1,559.48

 $    1,598.11

 $    1,675.37

 $    1,909.35

 $    2,026.34

 

 

Original Wage Chart at time of contract signing (May 2004):

Course Prefix

WP 100-199

OP 100-199

VA,MA

PH

LI, WP 200+

PS

CD 100-599

PL

EC

MH, GM

 

 

 

LF,LS

 

SC, HS

SO

MT

 

 

CD 600+