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LEO and the administration met in a small group session on Wednesday, February 24, to discuss the visa needs of international lecturers and also modified duties for new parents.   On Friday morning, February 26, smaller groups discussed Performance Reviews.  In the afternoon, the full teams met, with the Union presenting yet another version of the Appointments  article.   The parties seem to be moving towards agreement in some areas of Appointments, but still need to talk more about the key issue: what happens after a lecturer successfully completes a second major review.   Once again, LEO members from all three campuses attended the session and participated in the caucus and the drafting of language.   Next session will be this Friday (yes, during our break!) in the School of Social Work from 9:30 to 5, once again open to all LEO members. 

At the end of the day, LEO pressed the administration regarding rumored lecturer layoffs in several LSA departments in Ann Arbor.  As of yet, these are only rumors, yet they have persisted and have come from multiple sources.  The contract mandates that the Union be informed about all layoffs; however, compliance is far from perfect.   LEO members who hear anything definite about layoffs are asked to call the LEO office (734-995-1813) or to email VP Kirsten Herold ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).