HR officer sends letter to YSU administrators before faculty vote on tentative pact

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State University’s chief human resources officer sent a memo to administrators, outlining terms of the tentative agreement the faculty union is expected to vote on Monday.

“The TA is the product of many months of work on the part of the faculty and administration negotiation teams,” Kevin Reynolds wrote in the Friday memo to the Executive and Administrative Staff Council and department heads. “We are hopeful that the faculty will vote to accept the tentative agreement.”

The memo was obtained by The Vindicator.

University trustees unanimously approved the agreement last week and a union vote is expected Monday afternoon although Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, the union’s chief negotiator said last week that approval will be difficult. Faculty regards the agreement as what would amount to a second concessionary contract, he said following trustees’ vote.

The agreement includes bonuses and pay increases for faculty. The Vindicator has previously reported those details, which are reiterated in Reynolds’ memo.

Read more about the tentative pact in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.