Common use of RECOGNITION AND DESCRIPTION Clause in Contracts

RECOGNITION AND DESCRIPTION. The Board recognizes the UNO AAUP as the exclusive agent for the purpose of negotiating with the Board concerning salaries, fringe benefits, and terms and conditions of employment, to the extent required by law, for personnel meeting the following general description: All full time (1.0 FTE) Academic-Administrative personnel of the University of Nebraska at Omaha whose Primary Appointment is in one or more of those academic units (now referred to as Colleges, including the University Library) reporting to the office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs; and whose appointment has been approved by the Board. New Academic Administrative appointees fitting the above description shall be added to the Bargaining Unit, including personnel in any newly created academic unit(s) who share a community of interest with the Bargaining Unit. The Bargaining Unit shall include those job titles now in common usage among academic units at UNO; namely, Assistant Instructor, Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Research Fellow, Senior Research Associate, Research Associate, Community Service Associate, Coordinator, Counselor, Librarian (all specialties), including all academic personnel holding Auxiliary Appointments as defined in this Agreement. Unit Members holding Special Appointments which expire at the end of an academic year and who are reappointed for the succeeding academic year will be deemed to be continuing Unit Members represented by the UNO AAUP. The Bargaining Unit shall also include the University Division counselors who hold faculty rank. Unit Members on continuous appointment who reduce their workload through a University-sponsored partial or phased retirement program will be deemed to be continuing Unit Members represented by the UNO AAUP, and as a result, shall be covered by the terms of this Agreement. Said coverage shall be proportional to the Unit Member’s FTE in the case of salary increases, benefit contributions (unless otherwise dictated by the terms of the partial or phased retirement agreement) and other contract provisions which may be proportionalized. In the case of contract provisions which may not be proportionalized, the Faculty Member will be considered a Unit Member. Nothing herein shall extend to the Unit Member any rights or privileges not otherwise provided under the terms of the Agreement.