Category Archives: Contract

Issues relating to UFCT’s contract

Summary of May 1 Meeting

Dear members (and non-members), Here is a short summary of what happened at the Union meeting that took place yesterday from 12:30-2 in 110 Engineering. 1.  WHO IS A MEMBER? There was some confusion at the beginning of the meeting over whether faculty members who are not members of the union were permitted to be [...]
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News and Comments: April 29, 2008

Dear members, Several items of note: 1.  Ratification of the Collective Bargaining Agreement/Elections As you probably know by now, on April 17th the Union and the Administration signed the Memorandum of Understanding (often referred to as the "MOU"), a document that lists the changes to the contract brought about through the collective bargaining process.  These [...]
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Where is the Contract?

Dear UFCT Member:   At this late mid-spring semester date, it would be perfectly logical that you might be wondering aloud, or are contemplating accosting me personally to demand: “where the hell is the contract?”   As you’ll recall, I sent an email message to all UFCT members in late November 2007 announcing that the UFCT’s negotiating [...]
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CUNY Contract Settlement

Dear UFCT Members: The following message was sent to me from Tony Wildman who is the head of the Higher Education division of New York United Teachers (NYSUT) for both the public and private sectors. As many of you are aware, CUNY has historically, had the strongest and "best" contracts. The salary schedules and benefits [...]
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Article XXV: Ratio of Full-Time to Part-Time Faculty

A few points regarding the full-time/part-time faculty ratio: 1) The UFCT does not hire faculty, appoint faculty or determine a faculty ratio. We are not the employer. 2) The UFCT protects and defends the faculty (and its contract) and fights like hell to establish minimums and “floors” that are reasonable, realistic, attainable and sustainable — [...]
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