Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters / 2003-2007 Contract / Article VIII. Salary Provisions and Health Insurance Benefits

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Subject to the appropriation of and allocation to the University by the State of adequate funding for the specific purposes identified for the full period covered by this Agreement, the following economic provisions shall apply:

FACULTY SALARY PROVISIONS

I. Fiscal Year 2003-2004

None


II. Fiscal Year 2004-2005

A. For all persons who are members of the faculty on June 30, 2004 and who continue to be employed as faculty members on July 1, 2004, there shall be, effective July 1, 2004, a 2.4% increase across-the-board based on the July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003 salary schedule.
B. In addition, all persons who are members of the faculty on June 30, 2004 and whose employment as faculty members continues beyond that date shall, effective July 1, 2004, be eligible to receive academic service increments which shall be distributed in accordance with a program established and administered by the University, as specified in the Faculty Academic Service Increment Program, in Appendix B. The annualized amount to be distributed pursuant to this program will be determined by applying the across-the-board percentage increase set forth in II. A. above to the state-funded faculty salary base of June 30, 2004, and shall not be less than $4,597,000. University Human Resources will calculate this salary base and inform the AAUP. Faculty members at or above the top range and step of their respective ranks may receive an academic service increment pursuant to this program. Steps shall be added to the top range of each rank for this purpose.


III. Fiscal Year 2005-2006

A.1. For all persons who are members of the faculty on June 30, 2005 and who continue to be employed as faculty members on July 1, 2005, there shall be, effective July 1, 2005, a 1.2% increase across-the-board based on the July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005 salary schedule.
A.2. For all persons who are members of the faculty on December 31, 2005 and who continue to be employed as faculty members on January 1, 2006, there shall be, effective January 1, 2006, a 1.2% increase across-the-board based upon the July 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 salary schedule.
B. In addition, all persons who are members of the faculty on June 30, 2005 and whose employment as faculty members continues beyond that date, shall, effective July 1, 2005, be eligible to receive academic service increments which shall be distributed in accordance with a program established and administered by the University, as specified in the Faculty Academic Service Increment Program, in Appendix B. The annualized amount to be distributed pursuant to this program will be determined by applying the across-the-board percentage increases set forth in III. A. 1 and III. A. 2. above to the state-funded faculty salary base of June 30, 2005 and of the last payroll date in October 2005, respectively, and combining the two resulting amounts which shall not be less than $2,414,000 and $2,472,000, respectively. University Human Resources will calculate this salary base and inform the AAUP. The academic service increment amounts awarded to the faculty in 2005-2006 shall be implemented in two phases, the first effective July 1, 2005 and the second effective January 1, 2006. Faculty members at or above the top range and step of their respective ranks may receive an academic service increment pursuant to this program. Steps shall be added to the top range of each rank for this purpose.


IV. Fiscal Year 2006-2007

A.1. For all persons who are members of the faculty on June 30, 2006 and who continue to be employed as faculty members on July 1, 2006, there shall be, effective July 1, 2006, a 1.90% increase across-the-board based on the January 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 salary schedule.
A.2. For all persons who are members of the faculty on December 31, 2006 and who continue to be employed as faculty members on January 1, 2007, there shall be, effective January 1, 2007, a 1.89% increase across-the-board based on the July 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006 salary schedule.
B. In addition, all persons who are members of the faculty on June 30, 2006 and whose employment as faculty members continues beyond that date shall, effective July 1, 2006, be eligible to receive academic service increments which shall be distributed in accordance with a program established and administered by the University, as specified in the Faculty Academic Service Increment Program, in Appendix B. The annualized amount to be distributed pursuant to this program will be determined by applying the across-the-board percentage increases set forth in IV. A. 1 and IV. A. 2. above to the state-funded faculty salary base of June 30, 2006 and of the last payroll date in October 2006, respectively, and combining the two resulting amounts which shall not be less than $4,018,000 and $4,148,000, respectively. University Human Resources will calculate this salary base and inform the AAUP. The academic service increment amounts awarded to the faculty in 2006-2007 shall be implemented in two phases, the first effective July 1, 2006 and the second effective January 1, 2007. Faculty members at or above the top range and step of their respective ranks may receive an academic service increment pursuant to this program. Steps shall be added to the top range of each rank for this purpose.


V. Faculty Promotional Salary Adjustments

A. For promotions effective July 1, 2003:
1. The faculty member will receive a promotional increment equal to 10% of his/her salary in effect on July 1, 2003 for his/her 2002-2003 rank.
2. The faculty member will then be placed at the appropriate dollar amount, as derived from 1. above, on the salary schedule in effect on July 1, 2003 for his/her new rank at the lowest range that will permit his/her placement at a point not higher than step 16 of a range. If the required dollar amount has not been reached by step 16 of the highest range for the rank, then the faculty member will be placed on that range (extended, if necessary) at the appropriate dollar amount above step 16.
B. For promotions effective July 1, 2004:
1. The faculty member will receive the salary increase effective July 1, 2004 appropriate for his/her 2003-2004 rank, range, and salary as provided in II.A. above.
2. The faculty member will then receive a promotional increment equal to 10% of his/her salary in effect on July 1, 2004 for his/her 2003-2004 rank.
3. The faculty member will then be placed at the appropriate dollar amount, derived from 1. and 2. above, on the salary schedule effective on July 1, 2004 for his/her new rank at the lowest range that will permit his/her placement at a point not higher than step 16 of a range. If the required dollar amount has not been reached by step 16 of the highest range for the rank, then the faculty member will be placed on that range (extended, if necessary) at the appropriate dollar amount above step 16.
C. For promotions effective July 1, 2005:
1. The faculty member will receive the salary increase effective July 1, 2005 appropriate for his/her 2004-2005 rank, range, and salary as provided in III.A. above.
2. The faculty member will then receive a promotional increment equal to 10% of his/her salary in effect on July 1, 2005 for his/her 2004-2005 rank.
3. The faculty member will then be placed at the appropriate dollar amount, derived from 1. and 2. above, on the salary schedule effective July 1, 2005 for his/her new rank at the lowest range that will permit his/her placement at a point not higher than step 16 of a range. If the required dollar amount has not been reached by step 16 of the highest range for the rank, then the faculty member will be placed on that range (extended, if necessary) at the appropriate dollar amount above step 16.
D. For promotions effective July 1, 2006:
1. The faculty member will receive the salary increase effective July 1, 2006 appropriate to his/her 2005-2006 rank, range, and salary as provided in IV.A. above.
2. The faculty member will then receive a promotional increment equal to 10% of his/her salary in effect on July 1, 2006 for his/her 2005-2006 rank.
3. The faculty member will then be placed at the appropriate dollar amount, derived from 1. and 2. above, on the salary schedule effective July 1, 2006 for his/her new rank at the lowest range that will permit his/her placement at a point not higher than step 16 of a range. If the required dollar amount has not been reached by step 16 of the highest range for the rank, then the faculty member will be placed on that range (extended, if necessary) at the appropriate dollar amount above step 16.


VI. Special Professorial Titles

Members of the faculty with special professorial titles (Named Professors, University Professors, incumbents of Endowed Chairs) can be placed, at the discretion of the University, on the salary range for special professorial titles. Faculty members placed on the salary range for special professorial titles shall continue to be eligible for all the provisions of Article XXIII and of this Article for which they otherwise would have been eligible, including academic service increments under provisions II.B. III.B. and IV.B. of Article VIII.

(1) The University and the AAUP have agreed to the following special schedules for the period of this Agreement: for faculty in the business disciplines, an extended schedule, the top of which is 35% higher for each rank than the highest salary for that rank on the regular schedules in Appendices C, D, E-1, E-2, F-1 and F-2; for faculty in engineering and computer science, an extended schedule, the top step of which is 25% higher for each rank than the highest salary for that rank on the regular schedules in Appendices C, D, E-1, E-2, F-1, and F-2; for law faculty, special schedules as set forth in Appendices C, D, E-1, E-2, F-1, and F-2.
(2) Individuals at the maximum step of the regular schedules are eligible for academic service increments and may move to the extended schedules through the application of academic service increments.


VII. Special Negotiations

At the request of the University at any time during the period of this Agreement, the AAUP and the University shall negotiate special salary schedules applicable to specific disciplines and ranks for a specified period.(1) Faculty members placed in accordance with this provision at a special salary above the maximum salary for their rank, as set forth in Appendices C, D, E-1, E-2, F-1 and F-2 to this Agreement, shall continue to be eligible for all the provisions of Article XXIII and of this Article for which they would otherwise have been eligible, including academic service increments under provisions II.B., III.B. and IV.B. of Article VIII (2).


VIII. Placement on Salary Schedules

Every faculty member will be placed on a range and step of the regular, special, or extended salary schedules.



TEACHING AND GRADUATE ASSISTANTS – SALARY PROVISIONS

IX. Fiscal Year 2003-2004

(3) Nothing herein precludes teaching/graduate assistants supported by grants from receiving grant-funded competitveness supplements.
None; except that there is a competitiveness pool of $600,000. An award to a TA/GA from the competitiveness pool shall be treated as a permanent part of her/his salary and the salary for any subsequent reappointment shall be based on that salary.(3)


X. Fiscal Year 2004-2005

A. For all persons who held appointments as teaching or graduate assistants during the 2003-2004 fiscal year and who received appointments as teaching or graduate assistants during the 2004-2005 fiscal year, there shall be a 10% across-the-board increase in salary.
B. Effective July 1, 2004, the starting salary for full-time teaching and graduate assistants shall be $15,730 for an academic year appointment and $17,932 for a calendar year appointment.
C. In addition to the above increase in salaries, the competitiveness pool shall be increased by 10% such that the total salary base for Teaching and Graduate Assistants in 2004-2005 will include a $660,000 competitiveness pool.(3)


XI. Fiscal Year 2005-2006

A. For all persons who held appointments as teaching or graduate assistants during the 2004-2005 fiscal year and who received appointments as teaching or graduate assistants during the 2005-2006 fiscal year, there shall be an 8% across-the-board increase in salary.
B. Effective July 1, 2005, the starting salary for full-time teaching and graduate assistants also shall be increased 8%.
C. In addition to the above increase in salaries, the competitiveness pool shall be increased by 10%. (3)


XII. Fiscal Year 2006-2007

A. For all persons who held appointments as teaching or graduate assistants during the 2005-2006 fiscal year and who received appointments as teaching or graduate assistants during the 2006-2007 fiscal year, there shall be an 8% across-the-board increase in salary.
B. Effective July 1, 2006, the starting salary for full-time teaching and graduate assistants also shall be increased 8%.
C. In addition to the above increase in salaries, the competitiveness pool shall be increased by 10%. (3)


XIII. In addition, all Teaching and Graduate Assistants who hold less than a full-time appointment in 2004-2005, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 shall receive a one time cash bonus of $75 in the third pay period after the start of the semester during which they hold such a part-time appointment.

The total of these bonus payments shall not exceed $15,000 in any year. In the event there are so many part-time Teaching and Graduate Assistants eligible to receive this bonus payment, that more than $15,000 would have to be expended in any year, the amount of the bonus paid to each Teaching and Graduate Assistant shall be reduced on a pro rata basis. The University shall promulgate advice discouraging the appointment of part-time Teaching and Graduate Assistants.


HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS

XIV. All members of the unit who are eligible for health insurance benefits coverage under P.L. 1961, c. 49 (NJSA 52:14-17.25 et seq.) shall pay premiums or periodic charges therefor on the same basis and to the same extent as established by the State Health Benefits Commission for employees for whom there is no majority representative.

Members of the bargaining unit who are eligible for health insurance benefits coverage and who are hired on or after July 1, 2004 shall not be eligible for enrollment in the Traditional Plan.

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