Category Archives: Negotiations

Discussions with Pratt Administration

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 [...]
2 Comments | By Suzanne | May 2nd, 2008

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 [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | April 29th, 2008

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 [...]
1 Comment | By Suzanne | April 1st, 2008

Negotiations and Elections Update

The Union and the Administration are in the process of putting finishing touches on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which sums up changes made to the Collective Bargaining Agreement as a result of this summer's negotiations.  The MOU will be presented to Union members for ratification as soon as these final changes have been made. [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | March 7th, 2008

Negotiations Update November 29, 2007

From an email sent from Kye Carbone to the membership, November 29, 2007 Dear UFCT Member: This is the second in a series of emails to UFCT members regarding our recently concluded contract negotiations. Hopefully, these emails will serve to explain in more detail the "how" and "why" of negotiations.  Once a 'Memorandum of Understanding' (MOU) [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | November 30th, 2007