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PASSHE’s new concessionary proposal won’t stop strike authorization vote
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...
Divide and conquer
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...
No movement on key negotiations issues
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:...
No progress made at negotiations table
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...
APSCUF Responds to the Chancellor
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 to the same...
Where is the Chancellor: Is he overseeing university spending?
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...
PASSHE refuses binding interest arbitration
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....
PASSHE Passes New Concessionary Proposal Across Negotiations Table
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 passed a new...