The NCCFT Mourns Jeff Frankel
The NCCFT Executive Committee, along with the rest of the campus, mourns the passing of Professor Jeff Frankel, who devoted nearly forty years of his life to Nassau Community College. […]
Governor Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship Program Is Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be
Earlier this month, the NCCFT Executive Committee attended NYSUT’s Community College (ED39) conference in Latham, New York, where we received a briefing on Governor Cuomo’s much lauded Excelsior Scholarship program. […]
The NCCFT Congratulates Christine Pellegrino!
In an upset victory that has to hearten those of us in organized labor, and specifically those of us in education unions, Christine Pellegrino—who has been an elementary school reading […]
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Contract Negotiations: The Next Challenge We Face
The weeks leading up to last Thursday’s vote to ratify, or not, the amended Academic Senate bylaws passed by the Senate at its meeting on April 27th have been fraught […]
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NCCFT President Frank Frisenda’s Statement at the Bylaws Ratification Meeting
Hi. My name is Frank Frisenda and I am the President of the NCCFT. If you feel confident that you understand this issue, then vote accordingly. It is unfortunate that […]
BOT Watch: The Board Passes a Budget May 9, 2017
The Board of Trustees opened the meeting by approving the minutes from April 18 and then moved directly into what became a lengthy and somewhat complicated discussion of the budget for […]
Taking One Step Forward, Not Two Steps Back
On May 5th, we sent an email to the NCCFT Executive Board informing them that contract negotiations have begun. Under normal circumstances, we would have allowed your department representatives to […]
Report from Detroit: The AFT Higher Education Conference
The NCCFT Executive Committee is back from the AFT’s Higher Education Organizing Conference in Detroit, where we had a chance to listen to some meaningful and motivating talks on the state […]