CLEVELAND (August 24, 2020) – Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù (Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù) administration, the American Association of University Professors Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù chapter (AAUP-Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù), and AAUP-Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù-Law School (LS) chapter are pleased to announce that the parties have a tentative agreement to extend the current Collective Bargaining Agreements, which expired August 15, 2020.

The tentative agreement was reached after multiple sessions of engaged, candid, and professional discussions. The Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù-AAUP and Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù-AAUP-LS chapters will present the tentative agreement to their membership for ratification. Upon ratification by the union membership, the Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù administration will present the tentative agreement to the Board of Trustees for approval.

The parties believe that constructive dialog, mutual understanding, transparency, and collective efforts are essential for Ò¹À´ÏãÑо¿Ëù to emerge from the current pandemic in a stronger, more sustainable position and plan to continue further interactions in that spirit.

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