Bargaining Update

Yesterday’s bargaining was a disappointment, to say the least.  The insurance information we asked for in JUNE?  Sorry, don’t have it. Economic offer?  Sorry, don’t have it, thought they did inform us that it won’t be much anyway.  However, we did schedule a whole slew of further bargaining dates, as if this thing is going to stretch on forever.  Well, I can assure you, it won’t.  The status quo is unacceptable, and if the administration won’t listen to GAU, they will listen to us when we join with our sisters and brothers in the Faculty Association, the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association, and the Association of Civil Service Employees.

What can you do to resolve this situation without having to resort to a strike?  Join us!  Sadly, this is an administration that only thinks in terms of, and only respects, power.  The more members we have, the more power we have.  It’s that simple, actually.  Also, if you are a member of GAU, you get to vote on whether or not to strike, and when the administration has come back to reality, you have the ability to vote on the contract.

Join us, and exercise the power that scares the hell out of the administration.  Believe me, the last thing Cheng & Co. want you to do is join the union.  That should tell you something: they’re scared of your potential.  They should be.