Tag: AAUP

Learn More About Your AFT Benefits

The AAUP’s recent affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) means that together, they now represent more US higher education workers than any other union. The affiliation also means that in addition to being an AAUP member, UCLA-FA members that choose to add AAUP membership are now AFT members as well, with access to a number of new resources and benefits, including counseling, traveling, educational, and insurance programs.

The AAUP will be hosting a webinar on October 18 at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT where staff from the AFT membership team will walk members through the benefit program. Register here.

AFT member cards are being sent out this fall to home addresses. If you do not have a home address on file, you’ll be asked to supply it in the coming weeks. If you have a question about your AFT membership, please email aftplus@aft.org.

To read more about the affiliation, visit our website. We hope you can attend the webinar!

AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey

A national survey of university faculty compensation paints a troubling picture of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on higher education. Salaries dropped for the first time since 2011 according to a national survey by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Adjusted for inflation, salaries decreased 0.4 percent when averaged across the more than 900 colleges and universities surveyed, and declined by by 0.8 percent at doctoral institutions. Nearly 60 percent of institutions surveyed froze or cut salaries, while about 30 percent cut or modified fringe benefits. The survey also showed substantially higher salaries for male faculty over female faculty, and for private institutions over public.

For the full report see: 2020-21 Faculty Compensation Survey Results.