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Comment on Public Statement of Protest to the BOT by danellison

danellison — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:23:24 +0000

You didn’t even mention the threat of suspension and subsequent expulsion from the university for any student found “sleeping” at the Occupy Carbondale site. They can sleep in class, in the hallways, on the steps or in the grass. Just not at the protest area. Talk about being deprived of your first amendment right to free speech!

Comment on Public Statement of Protest to the BOT by Dani

Dani — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:22:31 +0000

Powerful & very well-said. Thank you for making this statement in front of the BOT. Please let me know how I can help with this continued fight!

Comment on Public Statement of Protest to the BOT by Statement in Defense of Free Speech Presented at the Board of Trustees Forum « Occupy SIUC

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:55:11 +0000

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Comment on GAU Statement of Support for the FA by kabrownfield

kabrownfield — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:56:36 +0000

The way to work harder, then, IS to work. Bargain with the FA!

Comment on GAU Statement of Support for the FA by Gary

Gary — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:29:58 +0000

How can the administration work any harder? They have made their mind up that they will NOT negotiate ANY terms. That is the work they are accomplishing.

Comment on GAU Executive Summary of Our Tentative Agreement by Three Down, One to Go | SIUC Unions United

Three Down, One to Go | SIUC Unions United — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:06:03 +0000

[...] and compromise with three of the four IEA-NEA unions: the Association of Civil Service Employees, Graduate Assistants United, and the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association. The reports I hear from the FA bargaining team [...]

Comment on GAU Executive Summary of Our Tentative Agreement by W. Doc Stodden

W. Doc Stodden — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:59:56 +0000

To reinforce what Jim said: 50% is a VERY high number to reach. GAU is probably at or close to it’s all time high in terms of membership, and we represent at most about 12 percent of the bargaining unit. We negotiated it into the contract because it is a start, and is important to have in principle, but in practice, unless we get a massive influx of members (like, we would have to quadruple our current membership within the space of a year) fair share won’t be triggered anytime soon.

It is important for the Union’s long term existence to have language in the contract about fair share, because it gives us something to work toward, but the reality of it is that a 50% trigger is an almost impossibly high bar to reach and would require a mammoth effort on the part of the Union in terms of recruitment to actually get anywhere close to achieving.

Comment on GAU Executive Summary of Our Tentative Agreement by jpodesva

jpodesva — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:22:13 +0000

It means that if fifty percent of all eligible GA’s joined the union, then fair share would kick in.

Comment on GAU Executive Summary of Our Tentative Agreement by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:04:55 +0000

“if we get a majority of the bargaining unit joins the union”

What does this mean?

Comment on GAU Reaches Tentative Agreement by virginia hoffmfan

virginia hoffmfan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:45:52 +0000

I know this has been so very difficult for the group that does so much for so little. As a retired AP staff who tried to organize AP folks, I was told over and over that the AP staff would always be rewarded the same as faculty. Sometimes, in my cynical moments, I wish I still had that list.

My thoughts are with you today and yes, I will join the picket line as many of my retired colleagues will.

Ginny Hoffman