We will hold a General [Union] Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 14th from 5:00 to 7:00 in the Alumni Reading Room [3rd floor, Brooklyn Library]. The single topic for discussion will be: ‘Equity’ & ‘Parity’, in particular, for Part-Time Faculty… What is meant by equity? What is meant by parity? How do we get there if at all? Please bring your ideas and questions to this open-discussion, as this is a ‘global’ issue affecting faculty across higher-ed and the nation. Over

Union Delegates will meet on Wednesday, October 2nd from 12:30 to 2:00 pm in South Hall Room 105. Food will be served for vegetarians and omnivores alike. This meeting is for Union Delegates only and is not a general membership meeting. Feeling excluded? Find out how to be a Delegate here. Wondering what the Delegates Assembly is? You can find out more here.

For many years now, Pratt’s Faculty Union has been holding ARPT Forums to help members better understand our rights in regards to appointment, reappointments, promotion, and tenure. Functioning departmental peer committees are essential to the establishment and protection of these rights, and past ARPT Forums have served to motivate and inform members about their responsibility to maintain healthy peer committees across the Institute. Whether you are a veteran unionist or a n

Dear UFCT Members: It is hard to believe that this semester’s end is upon us! Seems like yesterday that we started the semester w/a bang; sixty UFCT members in attendance for a highly successful ARPT Forum, and on the heels of a newly ratified Contract! Naively I thought we would be able to savor such successes… but, to quote John Lennon: “Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.” … In any event, I had initially planned on having at least two ‘General

Here is an enlightening article from Bloomberg Business Week that demonstrates that “employment of administrators jumped 60 percent from 1993 to 2009, 10 times the growth rate of tenured faculty.” Here is the link.

Proposal for the next UFCT Forum put forth by Emily Beall and Chris Jensen Beyond the Contract: Fostering Union Dialogue and Action In early September, UFCT members participated in a very successful ARPT forum. In addition to learning about our rights and responsibilities in the faculty ARPT process, members also began some important discussions on a range of matters, especially about what is happening “on the ground” from department to department. In order to continue these

…at a Board of Trustees meeting to protest salary proposals that would actually add up to pay cuts! The Pratt Faculty Union supports our Ohio brethren in their fight for fair treatment. Here is a link to the story.

Dear colleague, As mentioned at Friday’s event, the existing ARPT from multiple departments are available on this website. In the right-hand column, under Categories, please click on “ARPT Criteria and Documents.” Best, Suzanne Verderber VP, UFCT 146o

Dear UFCT Member: I am pleased to announce that the UFCT will be hosting our third annual “ARPT Forum” on Friday, September 7th, from 10:00 to [no later than] 3:00. This year’s forum will again be held at ‘Anima Italian Bistro’, 458 Myrtle Avenue (between Washington and Clinton), 718-422-1122. Article XVI: Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (ARPT) is the “due process” article of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) we have w/the Pratt Administration; the ‘h

The Union will be conducting its third annual forum on Friday, September 7 (specific time and place to be announced) to discuss with faculty issues related to the promotion and reappointment process (“ARPT”–Appointments, Reappointments, Promotion, and Tenure). Please mark your calendar and try to attend. In the past, important information has been transmitted & received.