
These are articles in which substantive change was made during negotiations this year. They have all been tentatively agreed to by Western and the WMU-AAUP. They will not be official until after ratification by WMU-AAUP membership. The ratification vote will be taken in early September.
| ARTICLE 01 | RECOGNITION OF CHAPTER | ||
| ARTICLE 02 | DEFINITIONS | ||
| ARTICLE 14 | APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF FACULTY | ||
| ARTICLE 16 | EVALUATION OF FACULTY | ||
| ARTICLE 17 | TENURE POLICY AND PROCEDURES | ||
| ARTICLE 18 | PROMOTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES | ||
| ARTICLE 20 | FACULTY SPECIALISTS | ||
| ARTICLE 22 | PROGRESSIVE REVIEW AND DISCIPLINE FOR CAUSE | ||
| ARTICLE 24 | FACULTY SENATE | ||
| ARTICLE 25 | LAYOFF AND RECALL | ||
| ARTICLE 26 | SABBATICAL LEAVE POLICY | ||
| ARTICLE 30 | DISTANCE EDUCATION | ||
| ARTICLE 32 | ECONOMIC COMPENSATION | ||
| ARTICLE 35 | RETIREMENT | ||
| ARTICLE 38 | UNIVERSITY CALENDAR | ||
| ARTICLE 42 | WORK OF THE UNIT: WORKLOAD, CLASS SIZES, and SCHEDULING of CLASSES | ||
| ARTICLE 49 | DURATION | ||
| APPENDIX D | WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY CALENDAR | ||
| APPENDIX E | EXTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS -- PROMOTION AND TENURE |