All:

As an update on the AAUP negotiations:

- The URL with the web site containing the current status of the negotiations is nearing completion.  You should get a note shortly with the URL.

- We have tentatively agreed to two articles, with four more that should be agreed to at the next session.  These are close, and would have been agreed to this week except for some late changes suggested by the AAUP.  The text of all proposals and tentative agreements will be available on the web site.

- The union has declared impasse on several noneconomic articles.  These are not agreed to, and if neither side changes their position these items (and any others in a similar situation) will eventually go to mediation.

- There are several pending noneconomic articles;  the union has indicated that they will have a new counter on governance, and the university is preparing a counter on the grievance process.  The union and the University agreed to establish a subcommittee to discuss the promotion and tenure article, but there is not yet an agreement on a charge to the subcommittee.

- We were scheduled to begin discussion of the union's economic proposals this week.  It was clear during the discussion though, that the union negotiating team was not prepared for a substantial discussion on the content of their economic proposals;  at one point the union's lead negotiator said "I have not read the proposal".  These will be back on the table at the next session.

The negotiations ended without setting a firm date for the next negotiating session.  I expect this to be set within a few days though, and anticipate that it will probably be sometime in the middle of October.

Dave R

David D. Reed

Vice President for Research

Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive

Houghton, MI  49931

Ph. 906 487-3043