In 2009 the UAFP won our first collective bargaining agreement.
We achieved a number of advances for adjunct faculty at Pace University campuses in New York City and Westchester.
It was a tremendous accomplishment.
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RUN! UAFP Elections Approaching
Now that you’ve had some time to think about it … if not you, who? Hopefully you’ve considered the idea of running for UAFP office. To run, you’ll just need (5) five signatures from members in good standing by April 8. If your schedule is such that you don’t meet other Adjunct Faculty, please e-mail Barbara [...]
Run for UAFP Office!
The UAFP election for Executive Council members is coming up in April. If you’re eager to have a direct impact on how the UAFP is run, how it interacts with the administration and how it serves our adjunct faculty, here’s your opportunity to make a difference. Run for office! We need fellow adjuncts to assume [...]
Adjunct Faculty Scholarship Grants
The Union of Adjunct Faculty at Pace (UAFP) and Pace University are pleased to announce the new Adjunct Scholarship Support Program to provide funding for Adjunct Faculty members who present papers or Chair panels at national conferences in their disciplines. This fund is a new program that we have initiated in partnership with Provost Uday Sukatme. Pace University [...]
DIRECT PAYERS – Dues Deadline
If you haven’t signed an authorization form to have your UAFP dues automatically deducted from your paycheck, you should! Just sign the form at this link and fax or scan and e-mail to UAFP by Nov. 16. (Fax number and e-mail address are on the form.) Your dues/fees for Fall 2012 will be automatically deducted from [...]
New UAFP Leadership
Dear Colleague, As you should have seen from the new make-up of the Executive Board in our recent e-mail to adjuncts, a number of changes have taken place. Let me explain why. Due to a newly enacted Constitutional Amendment, John Pawlowski, who has led the union since its inception, may no longer serve as the [...]
Welcome Back – Contract News!
Welcome back! I hope this will be a productive and rewarding semester for you. Good news — The contract was ratified by 98% of the voters, and by the Board of Trustees, which met on Sept. 14. Everyone will receive a 3% raise in their first paycheck. This raise is guaranteed. There is no merit component. [...]
Grants Available to Pace Adjuncts
Thinkfinity Initiative Grants Available to Pace Adjuncts All adjunct faculty should have received an announcement from Pace about the Thinkfinity grant. UAFP Vice President Barbara Lerner has been in contact with the Provost and was assured that the grant is available to adjunct faculty. As a matter of fact, the Thinkfinity grant has reserved 10% [...]
Health Insurance Reimbursement Deadline – OCT. 15
October 15 is the deadline to apply for a partial health insurance reimbursement if you purchased your own health insurance last year and you are not eligible for health insurance through another job, spouse or domestic partner, or Medicaid or Medicare. Please note that some aspects of this program have changed as have some of the [...]
All Adjunct Faculty: Contract Information Meetings
All Adjunct Faculty: Meetings to Discuss New UAFP Contract WED – August 1 – 6:00 pm Pleasantville: Miller Lecture Hall Downtown Manhattan: Lecture Hall North All adjunct faculty are welcome to attend one of these meetings to learn about our new contract. Our negotiating committee has worked hard to keep us moving forward financially while [...]
Good news! Contract Agreement! Save the Date for Informational Meeting
Contract Agreement The Union of Adjunct Faculty at Pace and the Administration of Pace University have reached agreement on a new 3-year contract. In these tough economic times, it keeps us moving forward financially and retains all the important gains we made in the first contract. Here are some highlights: * 3% guaranteed across-the-board raise [...]
Pace Contract Expires June 30
Pace Contract Expires June 30… and with it, your raise for next year, your benefits, and the small amount of job protection we have been able to negotiate. Nevertheless, here’s what the UAFP has been trying to accomplish - • A 4% guaranteed raise • An increase in the Medical Assistance Fund (from $25,000 to [...]
Self-Evaluation Guidelines
Some Adjuncts have received a self-evaluation form from their Department Chairs. This has come from the Dean’s Office. Most probably it will be used to determine next year’s raises. If you get one – and not everyone does – here are some guidelines to help you complete it. Go to the union website, and click [...]
Adjunct Conference Room
As we hope you know, there is an Adjunct Office with computers and conference rooms on the 7th floor of 41 Park Row. An Adjunct recently informed us that one of those conference rooms had been closed off. A notice was posted stating that it was now the office of a Visiting Scholar. Our Vice [...]
Deadline EXTENDED for 1-Yr Appt. Applications
Because of on-going negotiations, Pace has decided to extend the deadline for applying for the one-year appointment. They say that they will contact you with new deadlines. Some of you have had questions about this. We are usually appointed for one semester. If you qualify, you can be appointed for a full year (2 semesters) [...]
APRIL 1 DEADLINE to Apply for 1-Yr Appts.
The UAFP contract allows all bargaining unit members who are eligible to apply for one-year appointments. For eligibility requirements see Collective Bargaining Agreement, Article VI (page 7). You can apply by simply sending an e-mail to your department chair and copy it to the Dean of your school. It can say: “I hereby apply for [...]