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...
by ephyra | Oct 15, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Today, October 15, 2012, was the deadline for the State System to accept APSCUF’s offer of binding interest arbitration. The Chancellor responded this afternoon; he not only refused the offer, but he went on to state that PASSHE fully endorses its current proposal....
by ephyra | Oct 5, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF’s negotiators met with the Chancellor’s team today, October 5, 2012, at the APSCUF offices in Harrisburg. As agreed to previously, APSCUF presented data in support of the association’s proposals. Near the close of the session, the Chancellor’s team...
by ephyra | Oct 3, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Chancellor John Cavanaugh sits on the Governor’s Commission for Post-Secondary Education. He testifies annually in front of both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees about the State System’s budget request. He is the leader of State System and should be its...
by apscuftest | Sep 26, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Yesterday, I sent a letter (via email and paper) to Chancellor Cavanaugh offering binding interest arbitration to settle the outstanding issues in faculty negotiations after the currently scheduled sessions end in November. It set a deadline for acceptance of October...