Minutes From Union executive Meeting 11-14-19

Meeting: Berklee Faculty Union
Date: November 14, 2019 at 1:00p
InAttendance: WillSilvio,DavidScott,AndrewShryock,ElizabethSeitz,WendyRolfe,PrinceCharles

Alexander, Dennis Cecere, Marti Epstein, Paul Masters, Denise Pons-Leone, Utar Artun, Peter Cokkinias, Michael Johnson, Stephanie Reich, Nicholas Urie, Vanessa Morris, Mike Scott

Call to order 1:01p.

1. Review minutes

MOTION: “To approve minutes of Union Executive Committee meetings on October 24, 2019 and November 7, 2019 and general membership meeting on October 31, 2019.” (MASTERS)

SECOND: M. JOHNSON

VOTE: unanimous approval, motion carries

2. Sick Leave Policy update

College has agreed to reimburse faculty who paid substitutes to cover their courses. Further documentation has been requested of those individuals. Additionally, College will clarify sick leave policy and procedure for Conservatory faculty. Compensation for chair-mandated make-up activities remains a point of confusion; SILVIO will pursue further. Discussion followed.

3. Presidential Search Committee update

Chair Marty Mannion has decided to exclude a Union representative from the Presidential Search Committee. Discussion followed.

4. Union-commissioned equity study

ROLFE summarized progress, and potential hurdles, regarding Union-commissioned equity study.

5. Part-Time Faculty concerns (confidential)

6. Meeting next week

SILVIO announced Union Executive Committee Meeting will not meet on November 21, 2019, in order to attend Roger Brown’s State of the College address.

Meeting adjourned 1:52p.