Category Archives: History of Labor

Chronology of labor history

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

Report on Situation at UC Davis

Here is an excellent report on the situation at UC Davis, and in the California public university system in general, in the wake of pepper spraying of students and use of police brutality on campus.  It includes an interview with untenured professor Nathan Brown who called for the Chancellor’s resignation, and has since garnered support [...]
Comments Off | By trotsky | November 23rd, 2011

Pratt Faculty Union to Join Wednesday Wall Street Demonstrations

A call from a fellow Pratt Faculty Union member to join the historic Occupy Wall Street movement: Sisters & Brothers: I’m on sabbatical this semester so I’ve spent a lot of time on Wall Street. I’ve seen some of you at Liberty Plaza, mostly sisters, two of whom are officials of our glorious union. I [...]
Comments Off | By trotsky | October 4th, 2011

Rally to Support LIU Faculty, Monday, 9/12, 3-5

Dear UFCT Member: As you’ve probably heard, our fellow Brooklyn faculty colleagues at LIU are on strike. Calling a strike is never a cavalier move, or is it a stunt; but only called for when management chooses to be completely intractable with respect to collective bargaining. The LIU faculty union had been negotiating for a [...]
Comments Off | By trotsky | September 11th, 2011

Monday, April 4: Union Solidarity at Pratt

Monday, April 4:  Union Solidarity at Pratt ————————- WORKERS’ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS! National Day of Union Solidarity on the Pratt Campus Please Join Us For A Lunchtime Roundtable Discussion Monday, April 4, 12:30-2pm, in the Alumni Reading Room, 3rd floor of the Library. All members of the Pratt community are welcome. On April 4, [...]
Comments Off | By trotsky | March 31st, 2011