Category Archives: Benefits

Article 28.4 (b): Tuition Remission

A benefit enshrined in the Collective Bargaining Unit involves a full-time or adjunct faculty member's ability to follow any course of study at Pratt Institute and to receive full or partial reimbursement depending upon the faculty member's status (full time or adjunct).  Article 28.4 (b) of the UFCT 1460 Collective Bargaining Agreement states the following: 28.4  Tuition [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | November 13th, 2009

Health Care Bill Narrowly Passes in House

Good news or bad?  Democrats and progressives are all over the map.  Here is a range of articles addressing the issue: 1.  New York Times Op-Ed November 12, 2009: Trading Women's Rights for Political Power 2.  Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed, New York Times, November 12, 2009: A Defining Choice 3.  Ralph Nader, Commondreams.org, November 11, 2009: Still [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | November 12th, 2009

Sanders to Push Single Payer in Senate

Bernie Sanders of Vermont will bring a single payer bill to the floor of the Senate this year.
Add a comment | By Suzanne | October 31st, 2009

HR 3962: Affordable Healthcare for America Act

I thought I would spend some time trying to read through the bill just introduced by the House.  Purely from a layperson's perspective, here are some notable elements (comments and corrections are welcome):  It appears to make available an emergency "public option" ("the high risk pool program") beginning January 10, 2010 that will expire when the [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | October 30th, 2009

Report of November 5 Meeting

MEMBER BENEFITS Two representatives from NYSUT attended our Union meeting on November 5 to explain many of the benefits of Union membership.  These include discounts (computers, books, office supplies, music and video equipment, car rentals, movie and theater tickets), additional insurance plans (disability, catastrophic coverage, rental, long-term care), and banking (savings and CD's) at [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | November 6th, 2008