APSOU Bargaining Unit Poll Results
2001-2003 Biennium (77 responses) / 1999-2001 Biennium (78 responses)
The two surveys are remarkably similar.
To make it easier to compare, you'll find the old data inserted into John Engelhardt's
original report in italics and shaded. Where the questions were not identical,
the old question is typed in instead of the phrase "from 1999-2001 survey."
I also inserted the weighted averages into all the priority tables and identified
the top 3 items from each survey based on the weighted averages.
-- Sherry
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Wage and Compensation Issues |
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral/ Don’t Know |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
|
1. APSOU should bargain for more floors within ranks (e.g. every 2 years instead of 3 or 5). |
2 3% |
6 8% |
24 31% |
26 34% |
19 25% |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
4% |
6% |
19% |
42% |
26% |
|
2. Merit pay for all ranks should be included in the next contract. |
19 25% |
8 11% |
18 24% |
17 22% |
14 18% |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
32% |
9% |
23% |
18% |
15% |
|
3. The contract should define minimum salaries for new hires at given rank and years in rank. |
4 5% |
3 4% |
14 18% |
40 53% |
15 20% |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
4% |
4% |
17% |
48% |
21% |
|
4. If starting salaries in a discipline are $10,000 below levels at comparator institutions, APSOU should support the hiring of new faculty at higher salary levels based on market criteria. |
5 7% |
9 12% |
15 20% |
26 35% |
19 26% |
|
Once all salaries have reached the mid-point of our comparator institutions, APSOU should support the hiring of new faculty in different disciplines at different salary levels, based on market criteria. |
23% |
25% |
23% |
14% |
10% |
|
5. The current summer school compensation plan (2% of 9-month salary/credit hour) should be renegotiated. |
2 3% |
8 10% |
25 32% |
18 23% |
24 31% |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
3% |
10% |
40% |
19% |
25% |
|
Benefit Issues |
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral/ Don’t Know |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
|
1. An APSOU priority should be to provide faculty choices for health and dental care. |
0 |
3 4% |
7 9% |
36 47% |
30 39% |
|
An APSOU priority should be to provide faculty with additional choices for health and dental care. |
0% |
19% |
23% |
32% |
25% |
|
2. The current “cafeteria” system should be continued and provide adequate money for health and dental coverage. |
0 |
1 1% |
9 12% |
27 36% |
39 51% |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
1% |
3% |
22% |
41% |
31% |
|
3. Faculty on 600-hour contract should receive health benefits regardless of their teaching schedule. |
3 4% |
6 8% |
29 38% |
22 29% |
16 21% |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
6% |
3% |
24% |
33% |
32% |
|
4. The cash back option should remain in place. |
3 4% |
5 7% |
10 13% |
26 34% |
32 42% |
|
5. APSOU should pursue an additional retirement option (perhaps with extended medical coverage) that supports full retirement at age 55. |
3 4% |
4 5% |
17 22% |
26 34% |
26 34% |
|
6. OUS should separate themselves from PEBB. |
2 3% |
6 8% |
47 63% |
9 12% |
11 15% |
|
Working Condition Issues |
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral/ Don’t Know |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
|
1. SOU should pursue converting to the semester system by fall 2003, even if SOU is the only OUS institution to convert to semesters. |
17 22% |
10 13% |
14 18% |
11 14% |
24 32% |
1. Wages and Compensation. Please rank your top three choices. Top choice = 1.
|
Choice |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Wtd |
Rank |
|
Salary dollars go to across-the-board raises (e.g. everybody gets a fixed percentage raise). |
38 |
10 |
11 |
145 |
1 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
27 |
16 |
18 |
167 |
1 |
|
Salary dollars go to raising floors within ranks. |
10 |
30 |
11 |
101 |
2 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
21 |
23 |
8 |
133 |
2 |
|
Salary dollars go to increasing the number of floors. |
3 |
10 |
18 |
47 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
8 |
17 |
18 |
112 |
3 |
|
Salary dollars go to merit pay plans. |
6 |
6 |
8 |
38 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
5 |
4 |
8 |
47 |
|
|
Salary dollars go to correcting salaries based on market criteria. |
15 |
9 |
7 |
70 |
3 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
11 |
5 |
3 |
52 |
|
|
Salary dollars go to increasing summer school compensation. |
2 |
8 |
9 |
31 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
0 |
8 |
11 |
49 |
|
|
Other- See below |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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From 1999-2001 Survey |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2. Professional Development Dollars. Please rank your top three choices. Top choice = 1.
How would you prioritize the following areas for increased budget support beyond current levels in Article 9 of the contract.
|
Choice |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Wtd |
Rank |
|
Faculty professional travel. |
26 |
23 |
14 |
138 |
1 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
37 |
16 |
11 |
154 |
1 |
|
Faculty recruitment and retention fund. |
5 |
6 |
9 |
36 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
5 |
2 |
7 |
26 |
|
|
Instructional/professional development |
17 |
20 |
21 |
112 |
2 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
10 |
25 |
20 |
100 |
2 |
|
Paid professional dues. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
31 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
3 |
10 |
10 |
39 |
|
|
Reinstating the individual faculty professional development account. |
13 |
9 |
9 |
66 |
3 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
15 |
12 |
10 |
79 |
3 |
|
Research. |
11 |
8 |
10 |
59 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
4 |
11 |
13 |
37 |
3. Support Service Dollars. Please rank your top three choices. Top choice = 1.
The following areas aren’t directly subject to collective bargaining, but APSOU can sometimes influence and inform the administration about faculty priorities. If SOU had additional dollars to spend in one or more of the areas--beyond what is currently spent--how would you prioritize?
|
Choices |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Wtd |
Rank |
|
Departmental services and supplies |
20 |
20 |
10 |
110 |
1 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
31 |
17 |
14 |
144 |
1 |
|
Departmental library/media funds |
2 |
6 |
11 |
29 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
6 |
9 |
9 |
45 |
|
|
Direct support to the Computer Center |
4 |
4 |
5 |
25 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
|
Direct support to the Library |
4 |
5 |
3 |
25 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
6 |
8 |
6 |
40 |
|
|
Equipment |
16 |
17 |
14 |
96 |
2 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
15 |
22 |
13 |
102 |
2 |
|
Secretarial and staff support |
19 |
8 |
10 |
83 |
3 |
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
13 |
9 |
18 |
75 |
3 |
|
Software fund |
0 |
7 |
5 |
19 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
1 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
|
|
Training |
7 |
2 |
8 |
33 |
|
|
From 1999-2001 Survey |
3 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
|
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Other |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Updated January 16, 2008