by Chris Reese | Mar 21, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – “United We Stand, Underfunded We Fail,” will be the theme for rallies set for Tuesday at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities across the Commonwealth. Organized by the local chapters of APSCUF, the organization...
by Chris Reese | Mar 10, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Ken and I struggle with what and how much to put out on this venue. I like the informality, especially having spent the last two days doing formal press releases and interviews. (I’ve not seen if today’s papers actually use any of those) It’s been...
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 apscuftest | Feb 16, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
The “mail” the last three days has been full with references to Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin’s attempts to disempower the public sector unions in his state (Nation or Washington Post). As the Post points out, he has done so with threats of...
by apscuftest | Jan 23, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Los Angeles — (date & time unclear) I am in L.A. at the invitation of the California Faculty Association (CFA) — the meeting was referred to in Friday’s Inside Higher Ed article . There are somewhere between 65-70 attendees from 21 states....