CE instructors reach accord

he Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), a unit of United Auto Workers Local 2322, announced Monday that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the University for graduate instructors in Continuing Education.

     The tentative agreement, which includes pay increases of approximately 26.5 percent over two years, needs to be voted on by union membership, according to a GEO press release. The number of students enrolled in a course will determine instructor compensation. A course with average enrollment previously paid $2,530, and in two years, the same-sized course would pay $3,200, according to the release. Graduate students teach approximately 300 courses per year in Continuing Education.
Additional benefits in the proposed contract include a course-cancellation payment, providing graduate instructors with $500 for their preparation efforts when a course is canceled "at the last moment," and health and tuition benefits. Instructors also will be included in the development of appointment and reappointment policies.