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YPSILANTI – Eastern Michigan University has reached agreement on a three-year contract with the Eastern Michigan University Federation of Teachers Part-Time Lecturers Bargaining Unit.

The agreement, which covers 448 part-time lecturers at Eastern, runs from Sept. 1, 2020 until August 31, 2023. It was ratified by the bargaining unit on Oct. 13, 2020 and approved by the University’s Board of Regents at its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 22.

The agreement provides for no salary increase in 2020-21, a 1 percent raise in 2021-22, and a 2022-23 compensation increase level to be negotiated between June 1, 2022 and July 1 2022.

Rhonda Longworth, provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs, said, "During this unprecedented and challenging time on campus, I want to express my longstanding appreciation and support for the major role our EMU Part-Time Lecturers play in the education and development of EMU students. I also want to thank the negotiating teams for their diligence and commitment to collaboration.”

About Eastern Michigan University

Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest public university in Michigan. It currently serves nearly 18,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and, its graduate school. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information about Eastern Michigan University, visit the University's website.