The Monmouth administration has delayed providing important and necessary information for negotiating healthcare premiums for the upcoming final year of our contract with Monmouth University. In addition, the University has hired a new lawyer just to negotiate with FAMCO: John C. Romeo, whom Rider University brought in to bully their faculty union, as well. Despite shelling out an unknown amount for Romeo’s services, the university is not moving any faster to provide the information we have requested multiple times since March. The Information in question are the following sets of documents:

1. The 2021 and 2022 Horizon claims experience as reviewed by Segal, including the FEBP 2022
2. Settlements received by Monmouth from Horizon for 2019-2021
3. Summary of the meeting and all 2022 year end reports from Segal and Horizon from the April 12 meeting with Horizon and Segal

We would like you to join us on Zoom Tuesday afternoon to discuss what we can do about this.

We need to review this information because we are committed to moving forward toward a settlement. We are concerned about the University’s continued delays in providing this information to fulfill the union’s request as best as the University is able–information that is available or can be made available to the University by Segal. This delay includes our agreement to postpone two bargaining sessions to allow the University additional time to obtain the Horizon claims experience as reviewed by Segal, which we still have not received. John Romeo was also hired during this time.

The information we have repeatedly requested is essential to bargaining premiums for 2024. FAMCO requested the information above be delivered on or before Friday, May 19 (after multiple previous requests) so that we can proceed with informed discussions. We also requested that the University confirm if parts of the information we have been requesting do not exist in any form by Friday, May 19 so that we know the University can meet its obligation to provide the information requested, including in any preliminary or partial capacity as it pertains to understanding the costs of healthcare to the University.

To discuss what we can do about this delay, we request your attention on Tuesday afternoon on Zoom. Watch your email for an invite to this meeting. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Solidarity forever!