by Kathryn Morton | Mar 3, 2011 | Press Releases
HARRISBURG – Yesterday, the state Senate in Ohio passed legislation that would do away with the collective bargaining rights of university faculty at the public universities there. The president of the association that represents over 6,000 faculty and coaches at...
by Chris Reese | Mar 3, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio. — Neil Young While the news media was worried about Wisconsin, the state Senate in Ohio has passed (yesterday) legislation that eliminates faculty rights to organize (IHE). Period. In a last minute...
by Chris Reese | Mar 2, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
[The following blog entry was put together by Laura Saccente, Government Relations director in the Harrisburg office — Steve] Let me begin by stating my initial thoughts about attending the Harrisburg Capitol Rally “to save the American Dream” were not exactly...
by Chris Reese | Feb 28, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Lock Haven University Professor Mark Cloud, chair of State APSCUF’s Meet and Discuss Team, recently co-authored a study with his daughter, Jaime C. Confer, titled, “Sex Differences in Response to Imagining a Partner’s Heterosexual or Homosexual Affair.” The study was...
by Chris Reese | Feb 24, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
The Shippensburg chapter of APSCUF hosted a two-hour rally Thursday to support union members in Wisconsin. All of the Harrisburg television stations (as well as the NBC affiliate form Hagerstown, MD) attended the event and interviewed SU APSCUF President Deb...
by Chris Reese | Feb 23, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Join APSCUF-SU and AFSCME, as well as anyone who supports the right of public employees to participate in collective bargaining, in a show of support for our Wisconsin sisters and brothers. Union busting is not the answer to America’s economic distress.Mark it...
by Kathryn Morton | Feb 22, 2011 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more Information Contact: Kevin Kodish Tuesday, February 22, 2011 (717) 236-7486 ext. 3020 HARRISBURG – In a show of solidarity with Wisconsin workers, the president of the association that represents over 6,000 faculty and coaches at...
by Kathryn Morton | Feb 22, 2011 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more Information Contact: Kevin Kodish Tuesday, February 22, 2011 (717) 236-7486 ext. 3020 HARRISBURG – In a show of solidarity with Wisconsin workers, the president of the association that represents over 6,000 faculty and coaches at...
by Chris Reese | Feb 22, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education faculty members condemn Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s tactics
by Chris Reese | Feb 21, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin legislature are attempting to strip public unions, including University of Wisconsin faculty, of their collective bargaining rights. The University of Wisconsin faculty won the right to unionize as recently as 2009....