View the EMU-AAUP proposals presented to the University on Healthcare, Compensation and Erosion.

Negotiations between Eastern Michigan University and the EMU-AAUP broke off at 5:45 AM this morning, with the two sides failing to reach an agreement on a new contract.

Classes will be held Wednesday. However, the EMU-AAUP will hold a faculty meeting at noon to discuss the union’s options, which include going back on strike, which can occur as early as Thursday.

The EMU-AAUP has suspended the faculty strike for 24 hours while we return to the bargaining table. As we told you, we wanted to negotiate until we had a mutually acceptable result, and this process allows negotiations to proceed.

The administration has put out information regarding negotiations. Some of this information is simply incorrect. Here are the FACTS and MYTHS of what the administration has reported:

In an incredible demonstration of strength and solidarity, 389 members of the Eastern Michigan Faculty Union (EMU-AAUP) met today and reaffirmed their strong support of their strike. The faculty heard about the offers on the table from both sides, and they remain determined to stay on strike until a fair contract is achieved.

The Negotiation Status Report to Faculty is the presentation given to faculty members today at 2:00 in Roosevelt.

The Comparison of Proposals is a shorter version that contains only data on health care and salary. 

The university has put out a release tonight on the number of faculty, and we disagree about the long term rise int he number of faculty. represent a recent increase in the number of faculty. The number of faculty has increased in the last two years because it is recovering from an exceptionally low level, which the previous contract required them to correct.