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danthewrightman
- Dec 5, 2007
- 1 min
Hillary, Obama and Healthcare
Global News This article claims that NONE of the health insurance plans offered by the top 3 candidates for the Democratic nomination...
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danthewrightman
- Dec 5, 2007
- 1 min
American College of Physicians Endorse Single-Payer
Global News It seems relevant to post articles here dealing with the debate over universal, single-payer health care and/or medicare for...
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danthewrightman
- Dec 3, 2007
- 1 min
Labor Goes to Bali
A parent union of the UFCT Local 1460, the AFL-CIO, opposed participation in the Kyoto treaty to combat global warming. The question...
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danthewrightman
- Dec 2, 2007
- 1 min
Union Raps NASA Chief Michael Griffin December 2, 2007
Read the NYT article , which reports that the union representing scientists and technicians at NASA criticizes the NASA administrator for...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 30, 2007
- 6 min
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...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 30, 2007
- 2 min
November 25, 2007 Negotiations Update
LOCAL NEWS Dear UFCT Member: I am pleased to announce that on Tuesday, November 20th, at about 10PM, the UFCT and Pratt Administration...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 15, 2007
- 2 min
Getting Evaluated and Promoted: The Basics
The process of evaluating faculty at Pratt for retention and promotion is called the "ARPT" process. ARPT stands for Appointment,...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 5, 2007
- 1 min
UAW R.I.P.?
Read Max Fraser's piece from The Nation on how the latest UAW negotiations for the top three American auto makers are eroding the union...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 2, 2007
- 1 min
Elections Update November 2, 2007
Local News Dear UFCT Members: The following members have volunteered to serve on the UFCT's Elections Committee: (1) Kathryn Filla (ID,...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 1, 2007
- 2 min
Academic Freedom November 28, 2007
GLOBAL NEWS The following article raises key issues related to academic freedom. What is the meaning of “academic freedom” in the...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 1, 2007
- 2 min
Tenure Threatened for K-12 November 26, 2007
Global News On November 26, 2007, I attended a candlelight vigil organized by the United Federation of Teachers held outside the...
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danthewrightman
- Nov 1, 2007
- 1 min
The Epidemic of Contingent Faculty Labor (November 20, 2007)
Global News On November 20, 2007, the New York Times published a front-page story with the headline “Decline of the Tenure Track Raises...
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