by Kathryn Morton | Aug 28, 2024 | News
Congratulations to our 2024 scholarship recipients: Alayna Haight of PennWest Clarion (daughter of Dr. Jesse Haight of PennWest Clarion) and Abigail Hancox of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (daughter of Dr. Melissa Gibson of PennWest Edinboro). APSCUF offers a...
by Kathryn Morton | Aug 5, 2024 | News
Dr. Nadene L’Amoreaux’s father, a union electrician, showed her the benefits of the union. “I watched my father on strike many times,” she said. “I heard stories about how the union representation benefited or helped him.” L’Amoreaux first joined APSCUF in 1998,...
by Kathryn Morton | Aug 2, 2024 | News
Honestly, coming into this internship, I had no idea what to expect. I don’t come from a union background, nor do I come from a higher-education background (I’m a first-generation college student.). That almost deterred me from even applying, but I’ve learned that is...
by Kathryn Morton | Aug 1, 2024 | News
Dr. Kara Laskowski began her career as a communication professor at a nonunionized private institution, giving her firsthand experience in a workplace without a voice for the rank-and-file employees. She joined APSCUF in 2003, shortly after joining Shippensburg...
by Kathryn Morton | Jul 31, 2024 | News
Joining APSCUF was a no-brainer for Dr. Eric Hawrelak, who signed up during his 2004 new-faculty orientation at Bloomsburg University. He has a family history of union membership, with both his parents serving in union jobs. On June 1, Hawrelak succeeded Dr. Tom...
by Kathryn Morton | Jul 30, 2024 | News
Patrick McGinty brought his plus-one to the APSCUF strike in 2016. “I walked the picket line as an adjunct, with my wife — my wife who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant,” McGinty said. As a new adjunct, the union’s fight was especially pertinent to him: One of the...
