Collective Bargaining Updates

This page provides United Academics of KU (UAKU) collective bargaining updates as they become available.

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Negotiation Sessions
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UAKU Proposals and Counter-Proposals
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University Proposals and Counter-Proposals
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Proposals with Tentative Agreement by both Parties

Proposals in which a tentative agreement has been reached by UAKU & KU Management:

 

  • Labor-Management meetings
  • Severability
  • Parties to the Agreement
  • Dues Deduction
  • Purpose
  • Academic Freedom & Responsibility
  • Notices
  • Availability of Agreement
  • Personnel Files
  • Modified Instructional Duties
  • Benefits
  • Emerit Status
  • Phased Retirement
  • Benefits for Retirees (side letter)
  • Non-discrimination and Anti-harassment
  • Facilities and Equipment
  • Recognition
  • Side letter on use of Area Director title
  • Financial Exigency
  • Academic Program Discontinuation
  • Shared Governance 

Fall Semester 2025 Collective Bargaining Meeting Summaries

Below is a summary of collective bargaining sessions between the UAKU and KU management negotiating teams from the 2025 Fall semester. The meeting summaries list new proposals and counterproposals passed by each party as well as proposals on which the parties came to a temporary agreement. 

 

Upcoming Scheduled Collective Bargaining Sessions

  • Thursday, Dec 4
  • Friday, Dec 5
  • Monday, Dec 8

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Benefits provided by the state
  • Emerit status
  • Phased retirement
  • Terms of agreement
  • International employment support
  • Management rights
  • Non-discrimination and anti-harassment
  • Shared governance 

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Leaves

Presentation from KU leadership on the Master Plan with Q&A

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Workload

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • International Employment Support
  • Benefits for Retirees

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

  • Benefits
  • Emerit Status
  • Phased Retirement

Side Letter of Agreement

  • Benefits for Retirees

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Annual Performance Evaluation

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Non-discrimination and anti-harassment

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Union Rights

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Recognition
  • Academic Program Discontinuation
  • Financial Exigency

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Promotion & Tenure

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Union Rights
  • Management Rights
  • Shared Governance

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Periodic Reviews

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Discipline
  • Grievance & Arbitration

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Financial Exigency
  • Academic Program Discontinuation

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Appointments
  • Promotion & Tenure
  • Evaluations

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Shared Governance
  • Management Rights
  • Union Rights
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Reimbursements
  • Article Construction
  • Non-discrimination and anti-harassment

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Compensation
  • Terms of Agreement
  • Financial Exigency
  • Program Discontinuation

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Leaves

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Non-discrimination and anti-harassment
  • Workload

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Intellectual Property
  • Grievance and Arbitration
  • Discipline

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Recognition
  • Non-discrimination and anti-harassment
  • Academic Program Discontinuation
  • Financial Exigency

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Artificial Intelligence

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

  • Non-discrimination and Anti-harassment

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Compensation
  • Appointments

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Facilities & Equipment
  • Health & Safety

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

  • Facilities & Equipment

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Workload
  • Promotion & Tenure

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Shared Governance
  • Union Rights
  • University Rights

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Evaluations

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Side letter on use of area director title
  • Financial Exigency
  • Academic Program Discontinuation

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

  • Recognition
  • Side letter on use of Area Director title
  • Financial Exigency
  • Academic Program Discontinuation 

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Shared Governance

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Supplemental Professional Support

Counterproposals passed by KU:

  • Shared Governance

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

  • Workload
  • Sabbatical
  • P&T
  • Discipline & Dismissal
  • Grievance & Arbitration

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

  • Shared Governance

Past Collective Bargaining Meeting Summaries