WE’VE REACHED A FULL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. WHAT’S NEXT?
Our negotiations team reached a full tentative agreement on our first contract. This is a historic moment for our union and for the entire KU community.
Read the full AFT press release here!
Now it’s time for members to review the agreement, ask questions, and vote on ratification. All UAKU members are encouraged to attend one of the general member meetings below. These meetings are a great place to learn more about the agreement and what it means for you. Members of the negotiations team will discuss key provisions, answer questions, and discuss the ratification process. Click the button below to RSVP!
- Monday, March 23 – 6:00-7:00 pm – Burge Union, Forum B
- Tuesday, March 24 – 12:00-1:00 pm – Watson Library, 3 West
- Tuesday, March 24 – 7:00-8:00 pm – Zoom/Remote Option
Read the complete tentative agreement, our proposed constitution, and our wins and dues information below!
COMPLETE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
UAKU PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
UAKU VICTORIES AND DUES INFO
We Are UAKU
We are United. We have worked together to craft a shared Statement of Purpose, signed by a growing majority of our colleagues. We are committed to KU at its best: a university that attracts scholars, staff, and students from all over the world. Our diversity is our strength. When we lose members of our community because they feel more welcome elsewhere, we lose more than valuable colleagues — we lose sight of our mission.
We are Academics. In our myriad roles on campus, we produce and support scholarly and creative work and guide our students down paths of inquiry and activity that enrich their lives and the communities they go home to. Our work is a valuable and vital public good.
We are KU. A university is its people. Students’ time here is designed to be limited. Administrators, too, come and go. Alongside dedicated staff, we sustain the University and fulfill its academic mission. It is our research, our teaching, and our service that earn KU its R1 status and maintain its AAU designation. We are proud of this place and our role in it.
We’ve chosen our name with care and intention: to reflect our unity, to demonstrate our understanding of the wide range of academic positions on campus, and to advocate for job security for all of us.
