Frank Talk from the President’s Desk: Your Future, Your Commitment, Your Choice! Why Your VOTE-COPE Contributions Matter
In my last post, I told you a little bit about the Janus case, which the Supreme Court is expected to rule on by June 2018, and about the threat […]
From The Vice President’s Desk: Donna Hope
Now Is The Time! (Remarks delivered by Vice President Donna Hope at the General Union Meeting on October 31st) It’s standing on the shoulders of giants that will move our […]
Frank Talk from The President’s Desk – November 2017
Dark Clouds on the Horizon: JANUS v AFSCME Council 31 Who is Janus? Mark Janus is a Child Support Specialist with the Illinois Department of Heathcare and Family Services. He […]
Our Signed Contract, Next Steps
Now that our new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has been ratified by the Nassau County Legislature, you may be wondering, especially since the contract’s provisions are now in effect, when […]
Nassau County Legislators Vote Unanimously to Approve the NCCFT’s New Contract
On Monday, October 16th, the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously to approve the Nassau Community College Federation of Teacher’s new collective bargaining agreement. This is an important contract for a […]
Frank Talk from The President’s Desk – October 2017
Dear Colleagues, As you know, the Executive Committee has been working hard to improve how we communicate with you, and this monthly update—which we’re calling “Frank Talk from The President’s […]
Contract Ratification FAQs
At a special meeting held on September 5, 2017, The NCCFT Executive Board unanimously approved for contract ratification by the membership a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the college. A […]
Moving Forward from Here: The NCCFT’s Statement Regarding The Recent Arbitration
In a post earlier this month, we laid out for you the strategy behind our decision to take the Board of Trustees to binding arbitration over their June 27th resolution, […]
Some of What We’ve Been Working on This Summer: Binding Arbitration, the Senate Bylaws, and Contract Negotiations
On June 28th, we posted to this blog about the resolution passed by the Board of Trustees at their June 27th meeting in response to the failed ratification vote regarding […]
Thinking Strategically About Governance: What Might We Learn from “SUNY Voices”
Published by the national office of the AAUP, the journal Academe “explores a wide range of….critical issues facing higher education.” While full access to the journal requires an AAUP membership, […]