by apscuftest | Aug 24, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The APSCUF and PASSHE negotiations teams met today, Thursday, August 23, at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg. Modest progress was made as PASSHE presented a wage proposal that was closer to the AFSCME pattern and APSCUF offered a health care proposal. However, the two...
by apscuftest | Aug 19, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Harrisburg, Pa — APSCUF Vice President Ken Mash testified at a House State Government Committee hearing on Wednesday, August 15, against four pieces of legislation that would eliminate faculty sabbaticals, end tuition waivers for relatives of employees at PASSHE...
by apscuftest | Aug 9, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
In the past two “statements” from the faculty negotiations team to membership, we have referenced the state “pattern.” After multiple questions about what this is, we thought we’d put this primer out for your information. In June 2011, a week before the expiration of...
by apscuftest | Aug 7, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The APSCUF and PASSHE negotiations teams were scheduled to meet multiple times this week. However, late last week PASSHE’s chief negotiator informed APSCUF that the System would not offer to the faculty the same economic proposal that Governor Corbett agreed to with...
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...
