In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.

You may have heard that we need to conduct another ratification vote.  This is true. In fact, we are currently waiting for a Memoradum of Agreement from the College attorney to present to you for ratification.   We were not in receipt of the MOA at the time of the recent meeting which was held for this purpose.  To ensure that you have all the information you need to make an informed choice, we intend to share the details of the MOA as soon as we can reschedule the meeting.  To that end, we will notify you of the time and place of ratification as soon as the document is received and reviewed

As of March 12, 2013, we are communicating with Administration regarding upcoming negotiations.  We have requested that they provide us with some potential bargaining dates as per our contract.

As soon as we have set those dates, we will announce them on this website and thereafter will keep you posted as to the progress or lack thereof at the bargaining table.