Rally Supporting Efforts to Unionize Adjuncts at Marist College
Peter D.G. Brown (center with cap) at Marist College rally
New Paltz UUP Chapter President Peter D.G. Brown spoke at a rally April 9th in support of SEIU’s efforts to unionize adjuncts at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Marist is a private institution, dedicated to Catholic values, that costs $50,000 a year to attend. Its President, Dennis Murray, made over $2.6 million in 2011. Most of the courses are taught by adjuncts starting at $2,400 per course—less than one-thousandth of Murray’s salary. MORE
Category: Adjunct, Contingents, Higher Education, Universities /
Tags: adjuncts, contingent faculty, Marist College, Peter D.G. Brown, unions, United University Professions
SUNY Student Assembly Passes $5K Resolution, Depite Opposition from Governor Cuomo
Reynaldo Muniz III at SUNY Student Assembly
Despite the reported opposition from New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo, the resolution supporting a $5,000 minimum starting salary per course for adjuncts was debated and passed April 4 by the statewide SUNY Student Assembly, which represents some 463,000 students.
The following report is by James DeArce, an adjunct at SUNY New Paltz, who is both a nursing student and Student Trustee Member of the Board of Trustees at SUNY Ulster County Community College: MORE
Category: Adjunct, Contingents, Universities /
Tags: $5K Campaign, adjuncts, contingent faculty, Student Assembly, SUNY
New State Budget Increases Aid for SUNY, Helps Safeguard SUNY Hospitals
UUP President Fred Kowal
The head of the union that represents academic and professional faculty at the State University of New York today expressed concern that while the enacted state budget took many steps forward, it fell short of providing the resources necessary to meet the university’s growing needs.
“State lawmakers responded to our call to increase state support for SUNY’s state-operated campuses and to safeguard SUNY hospitals, and for that we are extremely grateful,” said UUP President Fred Kowal, Ph.D. He noted that the $7.6 million increase for state-operated campuses is the first increase in state support for SUNY since 2008. “It’s a step in the right direction toward closing the gap created by years of underfunding, but more needs to be done.” MORE
