Classes will be held on Aug. 30 as sched­uled as cur­rent nego­ti­a­tions between the Ferris Faculty Association (FFA) and rep­re­sen­ta­tives for the admin­is­tra­tion continue.

Faculty and admin­is­tra­tors held a meet­ing on Sunday to con­tinue dis­cussing con­tract nego­ti­a­tions. They did not reach an agree­ment nor did they choose to strike. The next nego­ti­a­tion meet­ings are sched­uled for Sept. 1 and Sept. 15.On Aug. 17 2010, expect­ing a basis for agree­ment, the admin­is­tra­tion pro­posed a $7.5 mil­lion four year enhanced eco­nomic offer, which also included a fifth-year option. The pro­posal included mar­ket adjust­ments increas­ing from $250,000 to $300,000 for each of the four years.

The pro­posed health care plan includes a four per­cent increase in the con­tri­bu­tions of the uni­ver­sity along with a reported $50,000 sup­ple­ment in years con­tain­ing an increase of more than 10 percent.

The administration’s rep­re­sen­ta­tives also nego­ti­ated a con­tract that began with a 2 per­cent salary increase, which rose through the remain­der of the con­tract to 2.25 per­cent, 2.5 per­cent and 2.75 percent.