Collective Bargaining Agreement between University of Delaware and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7, University of Delaware Chapter

Effective July 1, 2008 ­
June 30, 2010

Section 1. The University shall provide for employees and retirees covered herein the same benefits, including but not limited to health insurance, vacation, sick leave, etc., provided for salaried employees and retirees under the same terms, conditions and co-pays as provided to salaried employees. This shall include any changes to, deletions or additions to the benefits provided by the University to salaried staff.

Section 2. Jury Duty - The University will grant leaves of absence with pay from work in conjunction with University policy to employees for time spent on jury duty. Night shift employees called to jury duty who normally would not be expected to work while on jury duty shall be similarly compensated. Employees who are dismissed from jury duty or released as witnesses will be expected to return to work for the balance of their scheduled workday.

Section 3. Bereavement Leave - The University will provide a member with five (5) days leave for the death of an immediate family member as administered and defined by the University. One day leave will be granted for the death of a non-immediate family member as administered and defined by the University. The University, based upon unusual circumstances, may grant additional time for travel time to services or an employee may utilize vacation in conjunction with bereavement leave. An employee who is already on a paid or unpaid leave during the death of a relative will not receive bereavement leave. A paid leave, for purposes of this provision, shall include long term illness/disability, long-term sick leave, holiday leave, and workers' compensation disability. It shall not include vacation leave and regular sick leave.

Section 4. Leave of Absence - An employee desiring a personal leave of absence without pay for personal urgent and compelling reasons must complete and sign a personal leave of absence request form and submit it to the appropriate supervisor for approval by the Director of Public Safety. Personnel on leaves of absence without pay may continue health care coverage at their own expense, even though the University paid for their benefits while actively employed. All requests to continue health care insurance coverage will be subject to the legal and contractual provisions of the programs. University shall have complete discretion to grant or deny leave. The University will not unreasonably deny requests.

Section 5. The University will provide a tuition remission program for individuals covered under this agreement and their respective families and dependents. A total of two family members, including dependent children and the spouse of a member, may each take seventeen (17) credit hours at no charge if enrolled as a full time matriculated undergraduate student. This benefit shall apply to seventeen (17) credit hours in one semester and may not be divided between semesters. Students who enroll at the University as a result of the tuition remission program shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the maximum ratio in any University enrollment cap. Students who enroll under this program shall be eligible for University housing on a space-available basis after considering the needs of enrolled students paying regular tuition.

Bargaining unit member’s family or dependents may enroll in two academic credit courses without payment of fees during each semester and each summer and winter session. Enrollment in academic credit courses involved with study trips or enrollment in non-credit courses will be permitted only if such enrollment does not displace a paying student from the class or add appreciable costs to the University.

The parties agree that the benefit clauses described in section 5 herein are identical to such educational benefit and course fee waivers provided by the University to all salaried employees. The parties agree that these benefits are subject to change, alteration or elimination by the University without bargaining with the FOP provided such change applies to all similarly situated salaried employees.