Temple Association of University Professionals – Temple Update

TAUP’s Fight For A New Contract

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 02:05:35 +0000

Nationwide, organized labor is having its moment in the spotlight, but for Temple’s Association of University Professionals, a battle for a new contract is underway. With their contract expiring in less than three days, TAUP held a rally to demand support from the Board of Trustees in obtaining what they say is a fair new contract. Political Science professor Barbara Ferman said…

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Temple and TAUP Announce Agreement

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:39:42 +0000

Temple and Temple Association of University Professionals, or TAUP, have come to a tentative agreement on a two-year contract with adjunct faculty after a year of negotiations. As the first agreement since adjunct faculty became part of the union, it offers adjuncts credit-hour increases for each of the two years. $1,425 per credit hour in 2017-18 and $1,500 for 2018-19. Those already paid more…

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Acting President Englert to Address Temple University

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:01:23 +0000

Art Hochner is still looking for answers after a tumultuous summer. He hopes to get some of those answers when President Englert makes his State of the University speech this week. As the President of the Temple Association of University Professionals, Hochner represents over 2,800 faculty members at Temple, and wants to see more communication from higher up. “It’s too closed a system.

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Adjuncts Vote to Unionize

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:30:06 +0000

The battle for unionization has finally come to an end. Temple University’s adjunct faculty voted to merge with Temple Association of University Professionals, the collective bargaining unit that represents the remaining university faculty. Temple University’s adjunct faculty has been petitioning for unionization for some time now. These talks long pre-dated the rallies for unionization held…

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