Article 30. Salary and Retirement

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ARTICLE 30: SALARY AND RETIREMENT

Section 3. Cost of Living Adjustments (Years 1 and 2: 2020-2021 and 2021-2022)

For purposes of this Article, “CPI” means the Consumer Price Index, West Region for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U West Region) for the previous 12-month period as published in October for the preceding year by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(a) Bargaining unit members employed on January 1, 2021 on a 12-month basis shall receive a 1.0% increase in base pay effective January 1, 2021.

(b) Bargaining unit members employed on February 1, 2021 on a 9-month basis shall receive a 1.0% increase in base pay effective February 1, 2021.

(c) Bargaining unit members employed on January 1, 2022 on a 12-month basis each, shall receive a 1.0% increase in base pay effective January 1, 2022.

(d) Bargaining unit members employed on February 1, 2022 on a 9-month basis shall receive a 1.0% increase in base pay effective February 1, 2022.

(e) Bargaining unit members employed on January 1, 2023 on a 12-month basis, and those employed on February 1, 2023 on a 9-month basis, shall, on their respective days, receive a percentage increase to their base pay as follows:

1. An 8.0% increase shall be applied to the first segment of the annual salary rate (1.0 FTE) of all members up to and including $60,000; a 2.0% increase shall be applied to any segment above $60,000 and up to and including $80,000; a 0.5% increase shall be applied to any segment above $80,000 and up to and including $110,000; and no increase shall be applied to any segment above $110,000.

(f) Bargaining unit members employed on January 1, 2024 on a 12-month basis, and those employed on February 1, 2024 on a 9-month basis, shall, on their respective days, receive a percentage increase to their base pay as follows:

1. An increase to their base pay equal to the percent change in the CPI provided that the percentage increase in CPI is not less than 1.75% or more than 3.5%. If the percentage increase in CPI is less than 1.75%, then the percentage increase in base pay shall be 1.75%; if the percentage increase in CPI is greater than 3.5%, then the percentage increase in base pay shall be 3.5%.

Section 4. Salary Adjustments

(d) Academic Professional Reclassification Pool (2021) Targeted Market Adjustments

The University will allocate no less than 0.80% of the total ASR as of January 1, 2021 of Academic Professionals to fund ASR salary increases for Academic Professionals to bring their salaries into alignment with the new salary minimums or ranges associated with the new classification system. The amount allocated will be calculated after the University has applied other ASR salary increases effective January 1, 2021. These ASR salary increases will be distributed and determined in a manner agreed upon by the parties in interim bargaining following completion of the transition to the new classification system. Prior to determining the amounts payable under this section the parties will negotiate pursuant to Section 6, sub-section 4, below. Funds allocated under this section will be applied within sixty (60) days of ratification retroactive to the date academic professional assignments to job families and IC levels are complete.

1. Academic Professional ASRs were increased by 0.8%, effective January 1, 2022.

2. The University will allocate 1.0 % of the total Academic Professional ASRs as of September 16, 2022, to move ASRs to new salary ranges as agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Professional Salary Bands and Salary Adjustments, dated November 22, 2022. Salary increases will be effective January 1, 2023 (12-month employees) and February 1, 2023 (9-month employees).

3. The University will allocate 0.8% of the total Academic Professional ASRs as of January 1, 2023 (for those employed on a 12-month basis) and as of February 1, 2023 (for those employed on a 9-month basis) to fund targeted market salary increases. The amount to be allocated will be calculated after the University has applied other ASR increases effective the same day. Targeted market salary increases will be effective July 1, 2023 for those employed on a 12-month basis and on September 16, 2023 for those employed on a 9-month basis and will be determined jointly by the parties prior to implementation. The parties will begin meeting to develop a formula for targeted market increases beginning the second week of February 2023 and will meet bi-weekly until it is concluded.

Section 5. Minimum Salary Rates—Academic Ranked Instructional and Research Faculty.

(a) Effective January 1, 2021 2023 for 12-month faculty with academic rank and effective February 1, 2021 2023 for 9-month faculty with academic rank, 1.0 FTE salary rates shall be no less than those listed below. Members will receive the greater of either the across-the-board COLA increase or an increase to the new minimum for their rank and term of service.

1. On January 1, 2022, the minimum salary rates for 12-month faculty with academic rank will increase by 1%. Prior to January 1 of each year, the Office of Human Resources will provide the new minimum salary rates to the Association and will publish the new rates on its webpage.

2. On February 1, 2022 the minimum salary rates for 9-month faculty with academic rank will increase by the 1%. Prior to February 1 of each year, the Office of Human Resources will provide the new minimum salary rates to the Association and will publish the new rates on its webpage.

1. On January 1, 2024, the minimum salaries for faculty with academic rank will increase by an amount specified in Section 3(f) of this article. Prior to January 1, 2024, the Office of Human Resources will provide the new salary rates to the Association and will publish the new rates on its webpage.

2. Summer Session Minimum Salary Rates. Nine-month faculty employed to teach during Summer Term will be paid for Summer Term teaching at a per-credit-hour rate that is no less than 2.5% of the member’s base nine-month salary rate.

Section 6. Pay-Range Structure, etc.—Academic Professionals.

(a) The structure for compensating Compensation for Academic Professionals groups their positions in job families is based upon Job responsibilities Family and Career Track and Career Level.

(b) Academic Professional 12-month salary rates effective January 1, 2021 2023:

(c) On January 1, 2022 2024, the minimum and maximum salary rates for Academic Professionals will increase by 1%, an amount specified in Section 3(f) of this article unless new language about minimum and maximum salaries is agreed to during interim bargaining after the transition into the new AP job structure. Prior to January 1, 2024, of each year, the Office of Human Resources will provide the new minimum and maximum salary rates to the Association and will publish the new rates on its webpage.

(d) Nine- (9) month salary rate equivalencies will be calculated by dividing the twelve- (12) month salary rate by 1.22 and rounding up to the nearest monthly whole-dollar amount.

(d) Upon completion of the AP transition process to the new Job Family and Job Level structure, the University will provide AAUP with a list of all Academic Professionals, their placement, and their salary, and the parties will immediately commence bargaining to determine new salary minimums for the new Job Family and Job Level structures to replace the salary rate chart in sub-section 2 of this Section.

Section 7A. Academic Professional Level Reassignment Salary Increase.

(a) If an Academic Professional position is reassigned to a higher level within the same job family, the reassignment salary increase shall be effective on the first day of the month following the date of submission of the reassignment request, should the request be approved. The minimum reassignment salary increase in 2021 2023 shall be:

9-month appt. 12-month appt.

$2,237 2,393 $2,723 2,913

The minimum reassignment salary increase in subsequent years 2024 shall be the 2023 amount increased by the COLA percentage calculated in accordance with Section 3, paragraph (f) above increase in base pay provided to academic professionals that year due to the change in CPI, unless new language regarding academic professional salaries is agreed to during interim bargaining over the classification and compensation study. Prior to January 1, 2024 of each year, the Office of Human Resources will provide the new minimum reassignment salary increase amount to the Association and will publish the new amount on its webpage.