Fall 2025 Collective Bargaining Meeting Summaries

8/27/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

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

9/5/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

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

9/8/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Annual Performance Evaluation

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Non-discrimination and anti-harassment

9/12/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Union Rights

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Recognition
• Academic Program Discontinuation
• Financial Exigency

9/15/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Promotion & Tenure

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Union Rights
• Management Rights
• Shared Governance

9/18/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Periodic Reviews

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Discipline
• Grievance & Arbitration

9/23/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Financial Exigency
• Academic Program Discontinuation

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Appointments
• Promotion & Tenure
• Evaluations

10/8/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

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

10/15/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Leaves

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Non-discrimination and anti-harassment
• Workload

10/30/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Intellectual Property
• Grievance and Arbitration
• Discipline

10/31/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

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

11/4/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Compensation
• Appointments

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Facilities & Equipment
• Health & Safety

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

• Facilities & Equipment

11/12/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Workload
• Promotion & Tenure

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Shared Governance
• Union Rights
• University Rights

11/17/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

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 

11/19/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Shared Governance

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Supplemental Professional Support

11/21/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

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

12/4/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Discipline
• Grievance & Arbitration
• Union Rights
• Management Rights
• Health & Safety

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

• Discipline
• Health & Safety

12/8/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Workload
• Promotion & Tenure

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

• Appointments
• Evaluations 

12/11/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Supplemental Professional Support

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Leaves
• Management Rights
• Union Rights
• Workload

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

• Workload

12/19/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Appointments
• Sabbaticals
• Union Rights
• Management Rights
• Side letter- Supplemental Salary

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Appointments
• P&T
• Evaluations
• Leaves
• Grievance & Arbitration
• Compensation
• Terms of Agreement
• Management Rights
• Union Rights
• Sabbaticals

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

• Side letter on Supplemental Salary Fund Policy

12/22/25 Collective Bargaining Session Summary

Counterproposals passed by KU:

• Appointments
• Union Rights
• Management Rights
• Compensation
• Evaluations
• Promotion & Tenure
• Leaves
• Grievance

Counterproposals passed by UAKU:

• Union Rights

Tentative Agreement reached on the following proposals:

• Union Rights
• Management Rights
• Sabbatical
• Appointments

Counterproposals passed by UAKU on 12/24 (virtually):

• Leaves
• Compensation
• Grievance and arbitration
• Evaluations
• Promotion & Tenure
• Side letter of Understanding for Intellectual Property
• Terms of Agreement