The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Cincinnati and the university chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1986 through August 31, 1989 is presented. The 42 articles, grouped into seven categories, cover the following: (1) basic principles (recognition and description of bargaining unit, academic freedom, academic safeguards and responsibilities, non-discrimination, and affirmative action); (2) faculty and librarian status (appointments, reappointment, promotion, tenure, continuous appointment, grievance procedure, disciplinary hearing and dismissal for cause); (3) compensation (compensation, increases for part-time and geographic full-time faculty, minimum salaries, overloads, academic unit head compensation, and additional compensation); (4) fringe benefits (medical, dental, life, disability insurance; health maintenance plans; sick leave; retirement programs; academic leave, study and research leave for librarians, and special duty assignments; professional, personal, child-rearing, vacation, and military leaves and released time for education and for librarians; special or emergency leaves; professional travel); (5) governance (governance of the university; retrenchment under conditions of financial exigency; termination because of discontinuation of a program, department, college, or library; institutional responsibilities; academic unit heads); (6) bargaining agent (rights and duties, dues check-off, released time, disputes and arbitration); and (7) agreement administration. (LB)