by Kathryn Morton | Apr 8, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF issued the following release today: The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties’ negotiation committee today voted to move a strike-authorization vote to the floor of Saturday morning’s legislative assembly session....
by apscuftest | Apr 7, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
Remarks of Dr. Kenneth M. MashBefore the Board of Governors Mr. Chairman, Governors, and Chancellor Brogan, Today I stand before you prouder than ever to represent the approximately 5,500 faculty and coaches who are at the core of the 14 great universities comprising...
by Kathryn Morton | Mar 14, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
Putting it all on the table: Communism, socialism, old dinosaurs, your 17-hour workweek, struggling universities and supermarkets, APSCUF bashing, per-credit tuition, and more APSCUF live-tweeted this month’s State System budget-appropriations hearings before the...
by Kathryn Morton | Mar 10, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
Grazing students, funding, CBA bashing, your healthcare, release time for APSCUF chapter presidents, diversity hiring, struggling universities, per-credit tuition, and more APSCUF live-tweeted last week’s State System budget-appropriations hearings before the House of...
by Kathryn Morton | Mar 7, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
State employees and contractors under Gov. Tom Wolf’s jurisdiction got good news this afternoon when the governor signed an executive order raising their minimum wage to $10.15 an hour. Gov. Wolf’s 2016-17 budget proposal calls for raising the statewide minimum wage...
by apscuftest | Feb 25, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
Our guest post today is by Dr. Amanda Morris of Kutztown University. Faculty unions are the antidote to the poison of austerity, uncertainty, and fear that has taken hold at many of our universities. If the faculty of Mount St. Mary’s were unionized, the recent...