WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA
November 6, 2015
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015
Location: OM 340
Time:
10:00 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER

10:00 – 10:05

2. CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT WITH UFWW

10:05 – 10:30

3. ADJOURNMENT

Presentation:
Discussion

Bruce Shepard, President

1. CALL TO ORDER

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ITEM SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

TO:

Members of the Board of Trustees

FROM:

President Bruce Shepard

DATE:

November 6, 2015

SUBJECT:

Consideration of Contract with UFWW

PURPOSE:

Action Item

Purpose of Submittal:
President Bruce Shepard will brief the Board on recent contract negotiations with the United
Faculty of Western Washington (UFWW).

Proposed Motion:
Moved that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the proposed collective bargaining agreement
with the United Faculty of Western Washington.
The Board of Trustees authorizes the President or his designee to execute the agreement on behalf
of the Board effective November 6, 2015, in keeping with the reserved authority in the Board of
Trustees Rules of Operation, Section 2.3(h).
Supporting Information:
State law authorizes colleges and universities to engage in collective bargaining with faculty. The
University and the UFWW have been at the table in negotiation since April 17, 2015 and have now
reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement. Members of the UFWW were given the
opportunity to vote on whether to ratify the contract on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 35, 2015. The result of that vote will be counted on November 5, 2015 and will be reported at the
Board meeting.
The proposed collective bargaining agreement can be found in its entirety on the Provost Website
under News and Events: http://www.wwu.edu/provost/

3.

Adjournment