Press Releases
Five universities issue retrenchment letters, threatening faculty jobs and student opportunities
Oct. 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 More than 100 tenured and tenure-track faculty members today learned they may lose their jobs at the end of the 2020–21 academic year. The affected...
read morePennsylvanians continue to struggle with student debt, and COVID-19 is worsening problem, survey shows
July 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Nearly two-thirds (60%) of surveyed Pennsylvanians with student-loan debt report they are only just able to cover their monthly expenses but would...
read moreThousands of APSCUF faculty share concerns about fall semester
‘Our members want to teach — they just don’t want to become sick,’ union president says July 15, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 About three-quarters of surveyed union faculty members...
read moreMartin elected APSCUF president
April 17, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Delegates today elected Dr. Jamie Martin the next president of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties. Martin, a...
read moreAPSCUF coaches vote ‘yes’ on new agreement
Feb. 6, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Coach union members at Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities voted this week to ratify their four-year tentative agreement. Of APSCUF coach members...
read moreBoard of Governors approves contracts with faculty, professionals
Board of Governors approves contracts with faculty, professionals Union members ratified agreements early this year HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education unanimously approved two new collective bargaining...
read moreAPSCUF coaches reach tentative contract agreement
Dec. 10, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Contact: Dave Pidgeon, 717-720-4054 or dpidgeon@passhe.edu; Kathryn Morton, 717-236-7486 or kmorton@apscuf.org Coach negotiators on Monday night reached a tentative agreement with Pennsylvania’s State...
read moreAPSCUF coaches negotiations update – 11/19/19
This release has been updated to reflect changes in future negotiations dates. Nov. 19, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, 717-236-7486, kmorton@apscuf.org Negotiations between the union representing coaches at Pennsylvania’s...
read moreAPSCUF faculties vote ‘yes’ on new agreement
Nov. 15, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Faculty union members at Pennsylvania's state-owned universities voted this week to ratify their four-year tentative agreement. Of APSCUF faculty...
read moreAPSCUF faculty members to vote Nov. 11–13 on tentative agreement
Nov. 1, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dave Pidgeon, 717-720-4054 or dpidgeon@passhe.edu; Kathryn Morton, 717-236-7486 or kmorton@apscuf.org Faculty members at state-owned universities will vote Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 11–13, on whether to ratify a...
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