MEMBER BENEFITS Two representatives from NYSUT attended our Union meeting on November 5 to explain many of the benefits of Union membership. These include discounts (computers, books, office supplies, music and video equipment, car rentals, movie and theater tickets), additional insurance plans (disability, catastrophic coverage, rental, long-term care), and banking (savings and CD's) at favorable rates. Get more information by clicking on THIS LINK , or stop by the Union

12:30-2:00 in 110 Engineering A benefits specialist from the parent union will be present to answer questions about and provide information on the myriad benefits of union membership.

As of the October 15th deadline, only 20% of faculty have returned the yellow forms that were distributed in all Brooklyn campus mailboxes in September. Of some 700+ contacts made, meaning, the stuffing of — at a minimum — 700 plus Pratt Brooklyn mailboxes w/an information packet including the 2007-2011 CBA, there have been just 152 responses (107 UFCT bargaining unit members wishing to remain union members, 40 newly enrolled union members and just 5 opting for being age

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

Dear faculty, Here is a summary of the topics discussed at yesterday's meeting: 1. The next general membership meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 5 from 12:30-1:45 in 110 Engineering. A representative from our parent union, NYSUT, will be present to discuss all the benefits of union membership. 2. Currently faculty stats were reviewed, and several very positive trends were noted: the number of faculty with a CCE has increased significantly (currently the number

The first general membership meeting has been called for Wednesday, October 1, from 12:30-2 in Engineering 110. The topic will be "the state of OUR Union." Feel free to bring colleagues who are thinking of joining the Union. The new contract and other important information relevent to ALL faculty have also been distributed in faculty mailboxes. If you did not receive this, stop by the union office, 125 North Hall, call the office at 718-636-3614, or write to Suzanne Verderbe

Dear faculty, Here is some Union information that may be helpful as you get into the swing of the Fall semester: 1. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement, covering 2007-2011, has been printed and should be delivered to your mailbox by mid-September. 2. Monthly membership meetings will begin shortly. When a date has been set, it will be immediately posted on this site. 3. A status report is being written and will be distributed to all members via email and faculty mailbo

See the story on the NYSUT website. –Suzanne

Our colleague Jim Costanzo has asked me to circulate his comments… ______ Kye, I appreciate all that you, the negotiating team and other officers have done to negotiate and ratify the contract. Pratt Institute is at a crossroads and the changes and acrimony that you mentioned go beyond the Union. The Master Academic Plan has proposed significant changes that has generated debates as intense as those involving the Union. I believe that change is a good thing for the Instit

1:25 PM The 2007-2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement has been ratified. The ballots were counted and the results are as follows: 149 Yays 25 Nays 26 Invalid Ballots (unmarked by any name, signature, or return address) 200 Total Votes Received