Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters / 2003-2007 Contract / Article VII. Designation of AAUP Representatives and Their Privileges
From CGEU
1. The University and the AAUP agree to recognize the designated representatives of each for the purposes of collective negotiations, such designation to be made in writing by each party to the other. This designation shall not preclude others, in reasonable numbers, from attending collective negotiations at the invitation of either party for the purpose of providing factual knowledge or expertise with respect to a particular subject for collective negotiations.
2. The University agrees that faculty members designated by the AAUP may be released from a portion of their instructional responsibilities to attend to official AAUP business. The AAUP will reimburse the University for such release at the rate of $1,500 per credit hour of instruction. For non-instructional faculty, the percentage of release time will be based on the normal assignment for all duties, and the percentage of salary reimbursed by the AAUP to the University will be equal to the percentage of release time, up to a maximum amount of $9,000. The AAUP shall be entitled to utilize six (6) courses of release time per year; no more than four (4) courses shall be released in one semester. In lieu of a course, the AAUP may designate a non-instructional faculty member for release time.
The AAUP shall in writing notify the designated University officeof those individuals whom the AAUP wishes to designate for such release time as provided above. Such notice for instructional faculty shall indicate the specific instructional duties from which the faculty member requests release and shall be provided at least six (6) weeks prior to the end of the fall semester for spring semester release, and by June 1 for fall semester release in order to permitthe University to determine whether the release is consonant with the needs of the academic program. Such notice for non-instructional faculty shall specify the percentage of the faculty member's professional time and the specific duties from which release is sought and shall be provided as set forth immediately above in order to permit the University to determine whether the release is consonant with the needs of the academic program. Such requests for release may not be unreasonably denied, and a written statement of the reasons for denial shall be given to the AAUP upon request within ten (10) working days of that request.
The AAUP shall each year in writing inform the designated University officeof the identity and terms of office of the AAUP officers and the nature of their responsibilities. In addition, the designated University officeshall in writing inform appropriate deans and other academic officers serving as superiors to the duly elected officers of the AAUP of the identity of these officers and the nature of their responsibilities.
3. Representatives of the AAUP shall be permitted to transact official business on University property at all reasonable times, provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal University operations.
4. The AAUP and its representatives shall have the right to use University buildings at all reasonable hours for meetings provided they follow regular University procedures.
5. The AAUP shall have the right to make reasonable use of the University facilities and equipment, including duplicating, computing and office equipment, and available audiovisual equipment, all in accordance with University procedures. The AAUP shall pay reasonable costs for the use of facilities and equipment.
6. The AAUP shall have the right to post bulletins and notices to the employees it represents, relevant to official AAUP business, without seeking permission or approval.
