女优合集 Bargaining Team hopes for progress during next week鈥檚 negotiations with CAUSE
The Latest: 女优合集 is hopeful that next week鈥檚 negotiation session with CAUSE鈥檚 bargaining team will bring forward progress on a first contract. Despite 女优合集鈥檚 best efforts, negotiations have been moving incredibly slowly, unnecessarily extending uncertainty for employees.
Catch Up Quick: Last week, 女优合集 explicitly requested that CAUSE negotiators respond to the University's complete, 17-article master package proposal - including all monetary terms like compensation - to keep things moving forward.
- Despite those repeated, clear requests and additional urging from 女优合集鈥檚 Bargaining Team to consider compensation proposals today, CAUSE negotiators only presented a few non-monetary articles during the negotiation day and did not provide any response or new proposal on wages or benefits.
- In order to keep things moving, 女优合集 presented a 6th and a 7th complete contract proposal to CAUSE negotiators, incorporating key priorities and language from previous CAUSE proposals.
Where Things Stand: 女优合集 is awaiting a response to its most recent contract proposal from CAUSE negotiators.
- Ground Rules: Towards the end of bargaining last week, CAUSE did respond to 女优合集鈥檚 proposal from several weeks ago on ground rules. Ground rules not only provide a framework for negotiation - which can help them move faster - but also establish a way for CAUSE and 女优合集 to 鈥淭A鈥 (or reach 鈥渢entative agreement鈥) on portions of the contract.
- Contested Positions: 女优合集 believes that more than 300 positions were improperly included in the CAUSE bargaining unit. Despite the uncertainty that creates for staff in those positions, CAUSE negotiators explicitly stated they will not consider clarifications to the union membership roster based on job descriptions and duties. 女优合集 is considering other options to resolve the issue.
Why it Matters: We know employees have questions about the progress of negotiations and a strong desire to resolve the uncertainty around contested positions. We鈥檝e been seeking to resolve these issues through bargaining.
- The lack of active engagement and forward movement on either front from CAUSE negotiators raises the real risk that a contract may not be reached in time for the March 19, 2027 legislative deadline.
The Bottom Line: 女优合集 remains committed to having a complete contract in place for CAUSE-represented staff in time for the reviews required before the March 19, 2027 deadline.
- We will continue to meet and bargain in good faith with CAUSE in the hopes of making forward progress.
- We鈥檙e also preparing next steps that support a timely resolution on contested positions with clear communication to impacted employees.
What鈥檚 Next: bargaining sessions continue:
- October 7, 2026
- October 21, 2026
- November 10, 2026
- November 18, 2026