Faculty Layoffs Signal Troublingly Deep Disinvestment in Higher Ed
03/01/2016 – When Chicago State University sent layoff notices to about 900 faculty, staff and administrators Feb. 26, it was the latest in a series of events that show just […]
NCC Board of Trustees Meeting March 8, 2016
Special BOT Meeting 3-2-16
Obfuscation – Implication – Litigation
It is unfortunate that the controversies surrounding the NCC Presidential Search are obfuscating the visits of the candidates for NCC President who are visiting our campus to meet with the […]
NCC BOT 2-9-16
Forked Tongue
We don’t want to belabor the point, however, we will. The recent retirements of 105 Full-Time faculty is a zero-sum game. It will cost the College about $13,000,000 to pay […]
NCC BOT Meeting – January 12, 2016
Case Update: Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
Union fees in jeopardy: In Plain English For nearly forty years, it has been settled that, although public employees who don’t join a union cannot be required to pay for […]
Three NCC Trustees Gave To Murray Campaign
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/kate-murray-received-campaign-contributions-from-3-ncc-trustees-who-backed-her-for-counsel-s-job-1.11315060
United States Supreme Court Hears Friedrichs Case Today
COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN ANTI-UNION CASE With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments Jan. 11 in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, the AFT and our allies […]