by Kathryn Morton | Aug 2, 2024 | News
Honestly, coming into this internship, I had no idea what to expect. I don’t come from a union background, nor do I come from a higher-education background (I’m a first-generation college student.). That almost deterred me from even applying, but I’ve learned that is...
by Kathryn Morton | Aug 1, 2024 | News
Dr. Kara Laskowski began her career as a communication professor at a nonunionized private institution, giving her firsthand experience in a workplace without a voice for the rank-and-file employees. She joined APSCUF in 2003, shortly after joining Shippensburg...
by Kathryn Morton | Jul 31, 2024 | News
Joining APSCUF was a no-brainer for Dr. Eric Hawrelak, who signed up during his 2004 new-faculty orientation at Bloomsburg University. He has a family history of union membership, with both his parents serving in union jobs. On June 1, Hawrelak succeeded Dr. Tom...
by Kathryn Morton | Jul 30, 2024 | News
Patrick McGinty brought his plus-one to the APSCUF strike in 2016. “I walked the picket line as an adjunct, with my wife — my wife who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant,” McGinty said. As a new adjunct, the union’s fight was especially pertinent to him: One of the...
by Kathryn Morton | Jul 12, 2024 | News
John Gump has spent the last eight years continuing APSCUF’s fight for coaches. Rob Fulton of Shippensburg University aims to use his experience to continue this fight as the new coach executive leader for the union. This is only the second time since the coaches’...
