(June 23)  The Part-time Faculty Professional Development program, a benefit of the contract, has been expanded. The link near the top of this page will take you to the Provost's Website, where you can find additional details.  

(June 10)  The UPTF will be having a membership meeting next month to update members and to approve the 2009-2010 budget. Check the calendar to the left for time and place of the meeting.

(February 2)   The UPTF Benefits Survey has now been inactivated. More than 130 people participated. Thanks! A discussion of the survey will be one of the items on the agenda of the March General Membership meeting.

(January 16)   A link to the uptf benefits survey can be found on the home page. The link will remain active until February 2. Please take the time do do the survey. It takes less than 5 minutes but will give the Union Council invaluable information in our efforts to acquire benefits for part-time faculty at WSU.

(January 14)   The next general membership meeting will be on March 6. See the Calendar for additional details.

(December 20)   As Bryan reported to members by email, the election of UPTF officers has now concluded. The candidates ran unopposed and will hold office from January 2009 through December 2010.   47 votes were cast.   The results are as follows:   Susan Titus - President;   Tom Anderson - Vice-President;   Nancy Shattuck - Treasurer;   Amanda Hiber - Secretary.

(December 15)   The election of UPTF officers for 2009 and 2010 has begun. Members can cast their votes between Monday, December 15, and Friday, December 19 at 5 pm. Results will be announced shortly thereafter by email and posted on this site by early the following week. All UPTF members are urged to vote.

(November 7)   There are more details available concerning the elections announced at the general membership meeting last month.  The election will be held the week of December 15.  Voting will be online and members will be able to vote anytime from 9 am on December 15 through 5 pm on December 19.   Further details will be communicated to members by email.

(October 18)   The general membership approved the amendments to the constitution yesterday and voted to continue membership dues until the winter meeting of 2010.   Elections for two year terms were announced for the executive officers.   Nominating petitions are available at the UPTF office.   Elections will be held in mid-December.   Watch this website for additional information.

(August 8) The general membership approved the initial budget and the proposed dues and agency fee amounts yesterday.

(July 11) The two bargaining teams signed the contract today. The contract takes effect on July 16. The complete contract is now available as a pdf file (see above).

(June 18) The Board of Governors approved the UPTF Contract.

(June 9) The first UPTF contract with WSU was ratified by members today. Altogether 248 ballots were returned. The final vote was 245 "Yes" and 3 "No." Now that we have ratified the contract, the WSU Board of Governors will vote on approval at the June 18 board meeting.

(April 30) The Bargaining team and the administration came to a tentative agreement early this morning after a 20 hour session.

(April 14) The following is a quote (SOLIDARITY, May-June, 2008, p. 13) from a tribute to the late Douglas Fraser written by President Irvin Reid of Wayne State University: "Mr. Fraser devoted his life to improving the workplace by ensuring workers receive fair pay, enjoy job security and are in a safe environment. He believed everyone must be treated with dignity and respect at work, and his example is one we all can follow."

Thank you President Reid! We're happy to read those thoughts.

SOLIDARITY FOREVER!