UAFP began negotiations for a new contract with Pace University on March 23. We have a committee of 15 people who have been working since August to draft our proposal. It is a strong document designed to improve your working life and the lives of your students. We hope Pace sees the value in these changes [...]
An appeal by Pace University to block unemployment insurance benefits to an adjunct was denied recently by the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL). The NYSDOL ruled that receipt of an appointment letter does not constitute a guarantee or a reasonable expectation of employment. The events unfolded in the following manner. Last summer the adjunct was not assigned a [...]
The New York Times (Feb. 19, 2015) by Nicholas Kristof – Like many Americans, I’ve been wary of labor unions. Full-time union stagehands at Carnegie Hall earning more than $400,000 a year? A union hailing its defense of a New York teacher who smelled of alcohol and passed out in class, with even the principal unable to rouse her? A [...]