Dues Proposal 

Ballots were distributed on April 11th and were due on April 30th.Ballots were counted at 4:00 pm, May 5, 2008 in the journalism lounge.  Signed outer envelopes were verified against a list of all dues paying members, the inner envelopes were seperated and opened and then the ballots were counted.
A total of 114 ballots were cast out of 411 eligible voters, with 17 ballots deemed ineligible by the election committee due to irregularities
These people verified the ballots and counted them:
  • Ralph Engelman: Journalism (chair of elections committee)
  • Michael Pelias: Philosophy (Treasurer, member of elections committee)
  • Edward Donahue: Chemistry (President)
  • Glen Lawrence: Chemistry
  • Amy Robinson: Philosophy


BALLOT QUESTION:

OPTION 1: 87 in favor (89.7% of eligible ballots)
a) Raise full dues (union dues + dental) from 1.25% of base salary to 1.55% of base salary
b) Agency Fee rate (dues alone or no union membership) remains at 0.75% 
c) Raise adjunct dues from $35/semester to $45/semester.

Option 2: 10 in favor (10.3% of eligible ballots)
a) Cancel dental coverage
b) Agency Fee rate (dues alone or no union membership) remains at 0.75% 
c) Raise adjunct dues from $35/semester to $45/semester.

Option 1 carried.  
The new dues structure will take effect on September 1st, 2008