Category Archives: Higher Education

The State of Academic Unionism, Dec. 9, 5:15-7:30

Dear Union Members: I am pleased to announce that on Friday, December 9th,  from 5:15-7:30, at Pratt Institute (location TBA), the UFCT Local 1460 will be hosting a lecture/presentation: “The State of Academic Unionism.” Our esteemed guests will be both Stanley Aronowitz of the CUNY Graduate Center, and Michael Pelias of LIU. Please RSVP ASAP [...]
Comments Off | By trotsky | December 4th, 2011

Huge Nationwide Protests to Support Public Higher Ed

Huge protests took place across the nation yesterday, including in New York State, with barely any coverage in the mainstream media. Here is a link to Democracy Now’s coverage.
Comments Off | By Suzanne | March 6th, 2010

60% in poll believe colleges more concerned with “bottom line” than education

Here's the article from the New York Times.
Comments Off | By Suzanne | February 17th, 2010

CUNY UNION & SUPPORTERS PROTEST BUDGET CUTS

The protest march took place October 28, 2009.
Comments Off | By Suzanne | November 12th, 2009

ALL PRATT FACULTY: YELLOW FORMS DUE BY OCTOBER 15

By this time, all Pratt faculty should have received a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and membership materials in their faculty mailboxes.  Whether or not you are currently a union member, you must fill out the yellow membership form and return it to the union office (125 North Hall) by October 15.  Filling out the form [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | October 7th, 2008