1. Emerging Issues in Collective Bargaining
Howard Bunsis
Professor of Accounting
President, Eastern Michigan University AAUP

2. Roadmap Health Care Issues Compensation Contingent Faculty
Fact Finding

3. Health Care Inflation per Kaiser 2006 Study
Source:

4. Health Care Cost Increases

5. Kaiser Study on Contributions

6. Kaiser Study: Type of Plans

7. Future of Health Care
President Edwards: Employer-based health plans still exist
President McCain: High Deductible Health Plans
President ??: National Health Insurance
President ??: No more employer-based health care

8. Compensation Issues National AAUP 2005-06 Results
Chronicle of Higher Education
Faculty
Upper-level administrators
Mid-level administrators
In collective bargaining, compensation less additional out-of-pocket health care costs should be considered

9. Employment Cost Index

10. Contingent Faculty Will there be specific metrics in contracts?
Percent based on headcount
Percent based on credit hours
Percent based on sections taught

11. More Contingent Issues
Replacement of retiring faculty
Guarantees?
Gain from the “swap”
Different union representation of different faculty groups

12. Fact Finding as a Remedy to Stalled Negotiations
California
Eastern Michigan
Ohio Universities
Lack of agreement on what a raise costs