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An active union membership is fundamental to our mission in education, and that means staying informed! Our public communications shared here will include news, calls to action, open letters, announcements, and other important union information. Please check back here regularly to stay in the loop!

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Faculty, Students, Graduates and Retiree Testify on NCC Chaos at SUNY Trustees’ Nov. 13 Public Hearing

Details of the NCC Administration’s course of destruction this summer and fall were presented at the SUNY Board of Trustees’ Nov 13 public hearing by faculty, student, graduate, and retiree speakers.  Speakers shared the difficulties of creating course schedules with reduced class offerings; the results of the administration’s early class cancellation policy; the impact of not replacing full-time faculty retirees and of firing recent, untenured faculty on staffing labs, help centers, and classes; the issues created for students when programs

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NYSUT Community College Conference, Nov. 8-10, 2024

Twelve of us went to the NYSUT Community College Conference at Bolton Landing, New York, on Nov. 8 to Nov 10.  Members Kim Ballerini, Ziaullah (“Zia”) Durrani, Leonardo Falcon, Valerie Lagakis, Adeline Mucci, David Pecan, Alex Sanchioli, and Caitlin Thurber along with NCCFT officers Suzanne Kaebnick, Virginia Sanchioli, Faren Siminoff, and David Stern attended.  David Stern was also one of three presenters in a session entitled “Relationship with Community College Trustees.”  Saturday’s special guest speaker was AFT President Randi Weingarten,

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Regarding Recent Comments on Puerto Rico

The NCCFT applauds SUNY Chancellor King’s quick defense of Puerto Rico, and his reminder of the innumerable contributions that its U.S. citizens — and the millions with ancestral ties to the island —- have given to our fabulous multicultural nation. Chancellor King’s leadership is among these gifts.   The attitude that any ethnic or religious group among us is disposable is the antithesis of the spirit of a multicultural democracy. We know that hateful rhetoric cannot be dismissed as unimportant —

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NCC Trustees Try to Break Free of SUNY Oversight over Community College Pres or Chief Administrative Officer

From the minutes of the Sept 10, 2024 Board of Trustees’ meeting: Trustee Durso introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS New York State Education Law Section 6306, specifies that COMMUNITY COLLEGE shall be administered by a board of trustees; five appointed by the local legislative body or board, four by the governor, and one elected from the student body; and WHEREAS Education Law § 6306 (2) states, in relevant part, that [t]he board of trustees of each community college shall appoint

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9/11, Political Engagement, and Voter Registration Resources

Today we remember those who died on 9/11. As we mourn those victims of terrorism, who died to preserve our freedom and way of life, let’s also recommit to our Constitution and democratic institutions by making a plan to vote in November — and by helping others prepare to vote! At NCC, faculty and students can participate in the Civics Club’s “deliberative dialogues” on issues. This is a great way for students to earn the practices of political engagement and

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