by ephyra | Nov 9, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF negotiators met with the Chancellor’s representatives today, Friday, November 9, 2012, at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg. With the strike authorization vote looming, PASSHE presented APSCUF with a new concessionary comprehensive proposal. The new...
by ephyra | Nov 5, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
By Catherine Whitley (EUP English & Theatre Arts) Sun Tzu (ca. 500 B.C.), Philip II of Macedonia (382-336 B.C.), and Julius Caesar (102-44 B.C.) are each credited with the first articulation of this very effective strategy: divide your enemies into smaller...
by ephyra | Nov 2, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF’s faculty negotiations team met with the Chancellor’s representatives today, November 2, 2012, at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg. Early in the meeting the two sides finalized language on two items that had been discussed at sessions weeks before:...
by ephyra | Oct 22, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiators met today, October 22, at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg. The Chancellor’s representatives presented data they believed would support their proposals; however APSCUF negotiators pointed out flaws in their presentation including a...
by ephyra | Oct 18, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
On Wednesday, the Chancellor publicly released the letter he sent on Monday refusing APSCUF’s offer of binding arbitration. It is clear from the letter that the Chancellor and his team do not believe that the State System’s faculty and coaches are entitled...
by ephyra | Oct 18, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
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...
