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Where is the Chancellor: Is he overseeing university spending?
Last week, Bill Schackner, a reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, wrote the first article in a two part series, entitled, “The Other College Debt: Upgrades put Pennsylvania schools in a bind,” which takes a serious look at State System universities and their...
PASSHE refuses binding interest arbitration
Today, October 15, 2012, was the deadline for the State System to accept APSCUF’s offer of binding interest arbitration. The Chancellor responded this afternoon; he not only refused the offer, but he went on to state that PASSHE fully endorses its current proposal....
PASSHE Passes New Concessionary Proposal Across Negotiations Table
APSCUF’s negotiators met with the Chancellor's team today, October 5, 2012, at the APSCUF offices in Harrisburg. As agreed to previously, APSCUF presented data in support of the association’s proposals. Near the close of the session, the Chancellor's team passed a new...
Where is the Chancellor: What is his vision for PASSHE?
Chancellor John Cavanaugh sits on the Governor’s Commission for Post-Secondary Education. He testifies annually in front of both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees about the State System’s budget request. He is the leader of State System and should be its...
APSCUF offers binding interest arbitration to PASSHE
Yesterday, I sent a letter (via email and paper) to Chancellor Cavanaugh offering binding interest arbitration to settle the outstanding issues in faculty negotiations after the currently scheduled sessions end in November. It set a deadline for acceptance of October...
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiations teams fail to agree on retrenchment language
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiators met Friday, September 14, at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg. The Chancellor's team passed a proposal on retrenchment language and made suggestions for future bargaining sessions. APSCUF caucused and responded to their proposal in...
PASSHE cancels negotiations meeting scheduled for Friday, September 7
Negotiations between APSCUF and the Chancellor's team have been canceled for Friday, September 7. The Chancellor's chief negotiator indicated that the PASSHE team would not modify its position even after APSCUF submitted a proposal that would save the...
Negotiations meeting ends due to concession demands
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiators met today, Friday, August 31 at the APSCUF office in Harrisburg, as requested by the Chancellor's team. At last week's session APSCUF's team presented a proposal that would have saved the System between $300,00-500,000 per year...