#ooc

Well, could be both....

Yes.

Yeah.

But as you said, close to a contract, so looking less likely?

yup!

we went to fact-finding, which is pretty last ditch

fact-finder was funny - there was a lot of "shut up, give them a raise" to the admins

What IS fact-finding? If it's too long of an explanation, I can probably look it up, though.

negotiations broke down so badly that they hire a neutral party

Ahhhh

Oh. That is no good.

It is unsurprising

BIG conflict between BoT and the union

the fact finding report was VERY BAD for the BoT. We won almost every point of contention

"shut up and pay them"

I mean, in legalese, but still

YSU faculty are the lowest paid in the state

by, on average, 9k

Huh. Hopefully, this makes up some of the shortfall.

The new contract.

If all works out, I am due ~3k in a raise

then 2.5% and 2.5% over the next two years

last contract was 0%. 1%, 1%

...which doesn't even keep up w/inflation, while the administrators got between 5-7% annual raises

Okay, that's maddening.

Why would THEY get higher raises? What's the justification?

THEY are the bosses

so, yeah

adversarial negotiations

Very. But glad you guys are 'winning', so to speak. Or at least getting your concessions.

Yeah, at least we aren't losing ground

The only thing I can say it....the Admins must have been oblivious to the unfairness, or they wouldn't have brought in fact-finders who they should have KNOWN would not take their side.

They're also arrogant jerkwads

Oh. Well, I was TRYING to put a good spin on it. Stupid instead of malicious, but.

Arrogant jerkwads sums things up nicely.

*g*

Is this the time of day I miss everyone, mostly?

*peers at the name list*

it has been crazy slow

I miss folks

Recently, things are different.

Think maybe because of school?

Ah?

Yes, and personal stuff for some.

Ohh.

I can, sadly, almost only PBEM for now.

I was about to ask how the job was going, but I think that answers it.

I know Feygal is back in school, and your kids are, so. Yeah.