All are welcome to attend the counting of the ballots in 125 North Hall.

I think it is important for all Union members to vote on the MOU. What ever side you are on. The contract is yours. If you still have questions on the MOU and its implications, attend the meeting today ( May 15th ) or call the Union office at 718-636-3614. Gerson

Please remember to write your return address and sign across the back flap of the WHITE return envelope in which you place the brown envelope containing your ballot. –Suzanne

INFORMATIONAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MAY 15, 12:30-2, 110 ENGINEERING BALLOTS DUE BY FRIDAY MAY 23 by 12 NOON A package containing a cover letter with ballot and balloting instructions, a contact information letter, a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding, a mailing envelope, and a blind envelope was sent last week to all UFCT 1460 members. If you are a member of the Union and have NOT received this package by May 12, please contact Kye Carbon

Dear faculty, This site, www.pratt-union.org, the one you are looking at now, is the one and only site managed by the executive officers of the UFCT 1460, the Pratt faculty union. We do not have anything at all to do with any other websites containing information about the union, despite any links to other sites that may exist. Feel free to email any of the union officers with any specific questions you may have (see the "About" section for contact info). –Suzanne

I have heard that a member of the faculty was taping the last meeting of the union. This was done without the permission of the faculty present. This is the most outrageous occurrence I have heard in all my years at Pratt. I think that this should be looked into by the executive committee and appropriate action taken. I think the perpetrator should step forward and apologize. I also think that the copy should be destroyed unless the faculty present unanimously approve of the

Ric Brown asked (and I believe others similarly concurred) that I follow-up by providing my understanding of the statute governing negotiations, in particular the claim and concern that the administration would or could impose a contract on the union in the event that the MOU is not ratified by its membership. Section 8 (a) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) defines employer unfair labor practices (ULP). Five types of conduct are made illegal. Section 8(a)(5) prohibi

MEETINGS Two additional group information meetings for UFCT members regarding the review of the Memorandum of Understanding will be held: Thursday May 8, 12:30-2, Engineering 110 Thursday May 15, 12:30-2, Engineering 110 Note: Neither meeting is a "general membership" meeting; therefore no motions will be accepted from the floor. The present Collective Bargaining Agreement (click on Contract, above) and the Memorandum of Understanding (look in the column to the right) are ava

Group Meetings: 2 additional meetings have been scheduled in May for UFCT members to discuss the MOU: Thursday May 8 from 12:30-2 in 110 Engineering (location to be definitively confirmed ASAP) Thursday May 15 from 12:30-2 in 110 Engineering (location to be definitively confirmed ASAP) Invite all members whom you think have not been notified. One-on-One Meetings Kye Carbone (and other negotiating team members as available) will be available for small discussion on May 5, 6, a