Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees ratified new contracts Oct. 7 with the University's faculty union and with WMU's Police Officers Association. The board unanimously approved a three-year contract with the WMU Chapter of the American Association University Professors. The collective bargaining agreement was reached in July and members of the AAUP chapter ratified the new agreement Sept. 7 with a 93 percent vote of approval. The board's ratification was the final step in the process.
More competitive salaries is a key component of the contract.
WMU President Elson Floyd urged the board to approve the contract in his remarks at the opening of the board meeting. After all, they are faculty members at one of the nation's top 100 public universities. The board met in executive session to consider the agreement between the University and the Police Officers Association. When they emerged, trustees voted unanimously to approve a three-year agreement with that group.