by ephyra | Feb 3, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Early Sunday morning after two full days of negotiating, APSCUF and the State System of Higher Education reached a framework of an agreement for faculty. The general framework largely mirrors the agreements reached by Governor Corbett and the other statewide unions....
by ephyra | Feb 1, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
By Doug Brown, Public Policy Researcher Today surrounded by leaders from the State System of Higher Education, including Board Chairman Guido Pichini, leaders of the state-related universities, members of the Advisory Commission on Postsecondary Education, and House...
by ephyra | Jan 31, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Today, the steering committee of the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE), which represents hundreds of thousands of faculty across the country, approved the following resolution of support for APSCUF. The campaign is composed only of groups who have...
by ephyra | Jan 28, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
The Chancellorโs representatives repeatedly make specious claims about the Systemโs contributions to faculty health care. As a public academic institution, PASSHE ought to be more careful about spreading misleading information to our students and the public. Perhaps...
by ephyra | Jan 24, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
This morning, hundreds of APSCUF faculty convened at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg to rally for the settlement of a fair contract. Buses brought faculty from across the state for a protest that was held before and during the PASSHE Board of Governors...
by ephyra | Jan 17, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiators met January 16 for approximately six hours. The parties exchanged proposals involving distance education and both active and retiree health care, but did not reach any agreements. There were also substantive discussions...