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2012 RAU Contract Highlights

Posted on December 2, 2012 by adminDecember 2, 2015

Highlights of 2012-2015 Contract and 2011-2012 Memorandum of Agreement

Article	New Language	Old Language
Wages	Academic Year 2011-2012 New RA – $3,400 – 12.5% Returning – $3,600 – 17% Academic Year 2012-2013 New RA – $3,600 – 5.9% Returning – $3,800 – 5.5% Academic Year 2013-2014 New RA – $3,800 – 5.5% Returning – $4,000 – 5.3% Academic Year 2014-2015 New RA – $4,000 – 5.3% Returning – $4,200 – 5%	Academic Year 2010-2011 New RA – $3,022 Returning – $3,074
Schedule Posting	The Employer/University Administration shall post official duty schedules for each area in a location easily accessible to the RAs/ALAs in that area. The posting shall include duty requirements and weekly staff meeting times.	There was no posting requirement in the last contract.
Duty/Shift Coverage and Compensation for RAs/ALAs Employed During Thanksgiving, Intersession, and Spring Breaks	All shifts and all duties must be covered and the Residence Director (RD), Apartment Manager, and Apartment Complex Coordinator have final responsibility for making the duty/shift schedule. The Employer/University Administration will make an announcement at least forty-two (42) calendar days in advance advertising the need for Thanksgiving RA/ALAs over Thanksgiving break, Intersession and Spring Break staffing. Staffing selection shall be made as follows: RA/ALAs of the building(s) remaining open for break periods will be given the right of first refusal for required break coverage. Unfilled schedules will be advertised to RA/ALAs across campus, who will have the opportunity to voluntary sign up for shifts. Any required shifts not filled on a voluntary basis will be assigned to employees in reverse order of seniority. The employer will consider on a case by case basis requests for service exemptions presented by RA/ALAs for who this service proves a significant hardship. When such an exemption is granted, the next more senior RA/ALA will be assigned.	All shifts and all duties must be covered and the Residence Director (RD), Apartment Manager, and Apartment Complex Coordinator have final responsibility for making the duty/shift schedule.
Programming Expectations	Both parties agree programming is an essential component of the RA/ALA position.It is agreed that programming and related training requirements must be developed to address the student population of any given floor. However, the employer agrees to consider consistency of expectations between similar types of residence halls when establishing training expectations while also supporting variation in programming approaches among RA/ALAs and residence areas.	There was no programming language in the last contract.
Code of Student Conduct Violations	In exercising its reserved authority under Articles 2 and 3 of this contract in regard to termination of RA/ALAs the University acknowledges that a finding of a violation of the Code of Student Conduct may not in every instance result in termination of the employment of an RA/ALA.	Code of Student Conduct violations result in the automatic termination of a Resident Assistant / Apartment Living Advisor.
Staff Meetings	RA/ALA’s must attend all staff and supervisory meetings unless the RA/ALA has a University scheduled review session, class, or exam that conflicts with said meeting. Requests to be excused from a meeting due to other irreconcilable academic and related conflicts shall be submitted in advance to the Residence Director for consideration. RA/ALAs excused from staff and/or supervisory meetings are responsible for all instructions and information distributed at the meeting.	RA/ALA’s must attend all staff and supervisory meetings unless the RA/ALA has a University scheduled review session, class, or exam that conflicts with said meeting.
“Double Single” Rooms	We maintained “double single” rooms despite management’s insistence that the union give them up and accept RA/ALAs receiving “private” design-single rooms.
Second Jobs	We maintained RA/ALAs right to have a second job without securing the approval of management.

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