November 19, 2014 -- UPDATE. UWS Moves Forward with Outsourcing Custodial Services. ABC News Article.
Rally at UW-Oshkosh in support of UW-Superior.
UW-System issues an RFP to hire a vendor for UW-Superior custodial and grounds keeping work.
Tuesday Sept. 2, 2014, 4 - 6pm
105 W.Chesapeake Ave-Rm.104
* Collect and Close all Nominations
* Executive Board and Treasurer Report
* Organizing Efforts
* BCFPE Election Committee UPDATE
Come to a meeting to discuss options for changing the Lecturer B system into something that is better for part-time lecturers and our job security at EMU.
All lecturers are invited, EMUFT members will be able to vote on options.
There are multiple meeting times to accommodate as many people as possible. You need only come to one meeting:
Wed. July 9 at 10am
Wed. July 9 at 5:30pm
Thur. July 10 at 12pm
Thur. July 10 at 7pm
All meetings will be in 221 Pray-Harrold and will last one hour.
Last year, the EMU administration told EMUFT that it would like to change the Lecturer B system for part-time lecturers. EMUFT members met and decided it was a topic worth exploring if a system for better job security could be implemented instead. A group of members has been researching other job security provisions in higher education union contracts across the country. They will present some options for a new system and open this up for conversation at the meetings on July 9 and 10.
The Supreme Court Harris v Quinn ruling does not apply to all unions. The
Supreme Court decision judged the plaintiffs in the case to be personal
assistants that are quite different from "full-fledged public employees"
and therefore Abood v Detroit Board of Education which enables unions to
collect fair share fees from non-members for expenses germane to
collective bargaining did not apply. The Court found that the personal
assistants were not eligible for the same types of benefits as other
Carroll County Government and MCEA has entered into another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Agreement takes effect from June 19, 2014 and will expire on June 30, 2016. MCEA Chief Negotiator, Michael Keeney extends his thanks to the Carroll County Commissioners along with the Carroll County Office of Human Resources for finalizing yet another successful MOU.
Tom McCord of UMA is a candidate for PATFA secretary, and Pam Mitchel of UMF is a candidate for PATFA treasurer. Both seek re-election.
For Treasurer: Pam Mitchel, UMF
I appreciate all of the work done by PATFA to improve working conditions and salaries for adjuncts in the UMaine System. I would like to continue as the PATFA treasurer to support the union's work.
For Secretary: Tom McCord, UMA
Our most recent negotiating session took place last Saturday 6/14 for eight hours. It did not result in an agreement. While a detailed summary of the CIA's perspective on the meeting is available on the portal, that account does not include the statement the CTA delivered toward the close of the meeting during the only time the parties met across the table.
CTA President Richard Horvath delivered the following message on behalf of the membership:
