Monthly Archives: September 2007

Joint Committee on the Visiting Status September 13, 2007

On September 13, 2007, Kye Carbone sent the following email: Dear UFCT Member: As Pratt faculty members, most of us are aware of how intractable the visiting category/status issue has become. Getting the Pratt Administration [in the last negotiation] to agree to meet and discuss the many issues emanating from the ‘visiting category' was no small [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | September 22nd, 2007

Elections Update September 22, 2007

From the September 22, 2007 status report: Hard to believe that late this fall semester the UFCT will be once again conducting its elections, the current three-year terms for all four officer positions: President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer expiring on December 31, 2007. Currently, these four positions are held respectively by: Kye Carbone, Adjunct Professor [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | September 22nd, 2007

Negotiations Update September 22, 2007

From the September 22, 2007 status report: The 2003-2007 Collective Bargaining Agreement expired on August 31, 2007. As of this writing, the UFCT and Pratt Administration have already held six negotiation sessions (two to three hours each), having started in June, and are scheduled to meet two more times back-to-back in early October. Mid-month and [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | September 22nd, 2007

Grievance Update September 22, 2007

From Kye Carbone’s September 22, 2007 status report: I am exceedingly proud that the UFCT has now established – over the last four years – an impressive track record of vigilance in defending the Contract, the bargaining unit and its bargaining unit members. A lengthy grievance report, giving summaries of all grievances for academic years: [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | September 22nd, 2007