The Pratt Faculty Union » Higher Education http://www.pratt-union.org Salary, Benefits and Rights for Faculty Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:59:02 +0000 en hourly 1 The State of Academic Unionism, Dec. 9, 5:15-7:30 http://www.pratt-union.org/2011/12/04/the-state-of-academic-unionism-dec-9-515-730/ http://www.pratt-union.org/2011/12/04/the-state-of-academic-unionism-dec-9-515-730/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:40:51 +0000 trotsky http://www.pratt-union.org/?p=102910 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 (kyecarbone@gmail.com) as seating will be limited. Moreover, students, friends, and guests are allowed, but we will need to know just how many to accommodate.

In Solidarity,

Kye

]]> http://www.pratt-union.org/2011/12/04/the-state-of-academic-unionism-dec-9-515-730/feed/ 0 Huge Nationwide Protests to Support Public Higher Ed http://www.pratt-union.org/2010/03/06/huge-nationwide-protests-to-support-public-higher-ed/ http://www.pratt-union.org/2010/03/06/huge-nationwide-protests-to-support-public-higher-ed/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:24:44 +0000 Suzanne http://www.pratt-union.org/?p=267 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.

]]> http://www.pratt-union.org/2010/03/06/huge-nationwide-protests-to-support-public-higher-ed/feed/ 0 60% in poll believe colleges more concerned with “bottom line” than education http://www.pratt-union.org/2010/02/17/60-in-poll-believe-colleges-more-concerned-with-bottom-line-than-education/ http://www.pratt-union.org/2010/02/17/60-in-poll-believe-colleges-more-concerned-with-bottom-line-than-education/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:58:39 +0000 Suzanne http://www.pratt-union.org/2010/02/17/60-in-poll-believe-colleges-more-concerned-with-bottom-line-than-education/ Here's the article from the New York Times.

]]> http://www.pratt-union.org/2010/02/17/60-in-poll-believe-colleges-more-concerned-with-bottom-line-than-education/feed/ 0 CUNY UNION & SUPPORTERS PROTEST BUDGET CUTS http://www.pratt-union.org/2009/11/12/cuny-union-supporters-protest-budget-cuts/ http://www.pratt-union.org/2009/11/12/cuny-union-supporters-protest-budget-cuts/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:16:36 +0000 Suzanne http://www.pratt-union.org/2009/11/12/cuny-union-supporters-protest-budget-cuts/ The protest march took place October 28, 2009.

]]> http://www.pratt-union.org/2009/11/12/cuny-union-supporters-protest-budget-cuts/feed/ 0 ALL PRATT FACULTY: YELLOW FORMS DUE BY OCTOBER 15 http://www.pratt-union.org/2008/10/07/all-pratt-faculty-yellow-forms-due-by-october-15/ http://www.pratt-union.org/2008/10/07/all-pratt-faculty-yellow-forms-due-by-october-15/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:09:25 +0000 Suzanne http://www.pratt-union.org/2008/10/07/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 is a mandatory condition of your employment.  Please call the union office (718-636-3614) if you have not received this material.

–Suzanne Verderber 

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