On April 3, 2017, CSCU President Mark Ojakian dropped a bombshell — the “Students First” Plan — into the hands...
Category: Collective Bargaining
27.022017February 27, 2017
National AAUP leaders speak out on threats to faculty, higher education
By Liz NewbergIn Collective Bargaining, Communication, National AAUP, PoliticalTags aaup, Collective Bargaining, employment, legislation, litmus test, tenure
Washington, D.C. – Shortly after the 2016 election, the AAUP warned that we could be facing the greatest threat to...
24.022017February 27, 2017
Thousands descend on Capitol for Labor Committee hearing
By Liz NewbergIn Collective Bargaining, Communication, Political, SEBACTags capitol, Capitol Monitor, Elena Tapia, Labor, Legislature, Union Strong
Hartford, CT – Union Strong was the message of the day on Feb. 21 when thousands of union members –...
23.022017March 29, 2017
Proposed bill would “manage” faculty out of their rights
By Liz NewbergIn Collective Bargaining, Communication, Political, SEBAC, Wages & Working ConditionsTags aaup, Collective Bargaining, Fasano, NLRB, Pacific Lutheran, Yeshiva
NEW BRITAIN, Feb. 23, 2017 – With a plethora of anti-union and anti-state worker bills being introduced this session in...
04.012017March 29, 2017
And so it begins…CSU-AAUP responds to Governor’s State of the State Address
By Liz NewbergIn Adminstration/BOR, Collective Bargaining, Communication, Contract & Grievance Administration, Election, PoliticalTags austerity, budget, fair share, governor, higher education, Malloy, SEBAC, state of the state, unions
HARTFORD, Jan. 4, 2017 – Gov. Malloy’s reference to “state employee concessions” during his State of the State address may...
22.122016December 22, 2016
Goodbye ugly sweaters; hello ugly session
By Liz NewbergIn Collective Bargaining, Communication, Council, Meetings & Conferences, National AAUP, Students, Wages & Working ConditionsTags Day of Action, deficit, higher education, union news
December’s Union News takes a look at the upcoming legislative session, including a list of pre-filed bills that are anti-worker...
28.112016November 28, 2016
A message from the CSU-AAUP President
By Liz NewbergIn Collective Bargaining, Communication, SEBACTags informal meeting, Malloy, SEBAC, union leaders
Dear CSU-AAUP Members: The Malloy administration requested to meet informally with SEBAC Leaders, and that discussion occurred November 23, 2016. The...
21.102016November 2, 2016
21.092016September 21, 2016
Sign the pledge to be a Higher Education Voter
By Liz NewbergIn Collective Bargaining, Communication, Election, Political, StudentsTags election, Faculty Forward, higher education, pledge, Voter
Please click here and pledge to be a Higher Education Voter and vote for candidates this election year who support...
25.072016July 25, 2016
CSU-AAUP signs contract extension agreement
By Liz NewbergIn Adminstration/BOR, Collective Bargaining, Council, Wages & Working ConditionsTags agreement, BOR, Collective Bargaining, contract, CSU-AAUP, extension
With the current Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire August 25, 2016, CSU-AAUP has signed a contract extension agreement with...