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NCCFT 2012 Operetta

NCCFT 2012 LUNCHEON MEETING

President DeSanto’s statement to BOT 4-30-12

Good Evening
I am Debra DeSanto, President of the NCCFT, and I will be reading this statement on behalf of the NCCFT Executive Committee.
At a time when the Administration speaks of an ongoing dire economic situation here at NCC, as President of the NCCFT, I must address the BOT regarding the administration’s misguided expenditures.
An administration that [...]

Union Victory

For the last two and one half years, the NCCFT has been fighting for contractual parity for the LINCC lecturers. These wonderful educators, whose work has been highlighted at several recent BOT meetings, currently pay 10% of their health insurance premium costs.
After highlighting this inequity, the NCCFT secured a BOT statement at last night’s [...]

NCCFT to Board of Trustees: Restore our access to unfettered campus-wide communications

The NCCFT Calls on the Board of Trustees: “Approve the ALLNCC Resolution on Your March 14th Calendar!”
Restore our community’s access to unfettered campus-wide communications
The right to free speech is a fundamental value of our democracy; it is also a necessary condition for the free exchange of ideas, a practice without which institutions of higher education [...]

STOP PLAYING POLITICS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY!

On Monday, Feb 27th, the Nassau County Legislature is scheduled to vote on Ed Mangano’s plan to close 4 of our 8 police precincts.  This proposal comes at a time when there has been a substantial increase in burglaries, home invasions, and other crimes.
The Mangano plan will have a profoundly negative effect on public safety [...]

“More Than a Number” – Teacher Evaluation Forum

Concerns and questions about New York State’s new teacher evaluation
system will be the focus of a Feb. 15 public forum at LIU Post, where
college professors and Long Island school principals will present their
opposition.
More than 500 people already have signed up for the forum titled “More
than a Number: Is the new New York State principal and [...]

“Don’t Let Albany Turn School Funding Into A Game”

NYSUT fights for fairness across the entire spectrum of education, from pre-K through university. We need to make sure we are fighting for each other. Recent changes to education funding for elementary and secondary education will be devastating not only to the teachers and students whose school budgets will be affected, but also for us [...]

CSEA – Fight for your Careers & Benefits- Mon. Dec. 19 at 1pm!

BOT Statement – Wednesday, December 7, 2011 read by Secretary Faren Siminoff

In Dr. Astrab’s ALLNCC email of December 1st he indicates he is distressed by a recent disturbing email. Well, we too are very distressed by that and much, much more. We are distressed by what is transpiring at this institution. Each week seems to bring another “crisis” justifying draconian cuts, curtailment of our contractually guaranteed [...]