Why We Need NYSUT
This week, NYSUT released its 2018 legislative wrap-up, which we encourage you to read through, as it provides a detailed overview of the legislative work NYSUT does on behalf of […]
BOT Watch: The NCC Board of Trustees Meeting, June 12, 2018
This summary of the Board’s actions is taken from Dr. Keen’s June 14th email: The Board of Trustees at its meeting on June 12, 2018 took the following actions: Approved […]
Frank Talk from The President’s Desk – Summer 2018
The NCCFT has been negotiating a Special Retirement Incentive since April, when Dr. Keen announced at the Board of Trustees meeting that the College would consider such a measure in […]
Highlights from the NCCFT End-of-Year Show: Hail to the Chiefs!
Sharon Steuer was kind enough to create this slideshow of some images from our 2018 show, Hail to the Chiefs. Enjoy!
BOT Watch: The NCCFT Board of Trustees Meeting, May 8, 2018
Preparing for Janus 5: Why NYSUT Matters
In our last post, we told you about the Empire Center for Public Policy (ECPP) and its role as a right-to-work beachhead for the network of right-wing organizations behind the […]
Preparing for Janus 4: Keeping the Union-Busters at Bay in New York State
In our last post, we shared this graphic with you from Mary Bottari’s In These Times article, “Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions:” Notice […]
Preparing for Janus 3: What We’re Up Against
Starting with this post, the next three in our “Preparing for Janus” series, will focus on the following: Locating the Janus case within the right’s broader, national, union-busting strategy; Sketching […]
BOT Watch – The NCC Board of Trustees Meeting, April 17, 2018
A Frank Update from the President’s Desk
As I wrote in my previous “Frank Talk”column, the college administration has been preparing several critical searches, about which the elected faculty leadership—the Academic Senate Executive Committee, the Academic Department […]