Month: April 2011

The election of Union @ Cooper Union officers and Area Representatives will be conducted at the date, time, and place below: Date: Monday, May 9th 2011 Time: Noon – 6pm Place: 201A New Academic Building To meet the needs of members who work part-time or may not be able to vote in person, the Elections … Read moreElections

The next General Membership meeting for the Union @ Cooper Union will be held on Friday, April 29, noon -2pm in the Peter Cooper Suite.  Lunch will be provided. Agenda: Negotiations:  Negotiations are over.  We will discuss what the team has negotiated. Elections for May 9th.  Nominations for union officers will be accepted through April … Read moreGeneral Membership Meeting

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Amidst recent debates about collective bargaining and the sustainability of pensions and other benefits in tough economic times, unions are increasingly under suspicion and attack. In today’s service-based economy, do unions still make sense, or are they a vestige of an industrial past? Should young people care about protecting unions and bargaining rights? How do … Read morePublic Program: “Do Unions Still Matter?”

Dear Members, I am in receipt of your letter dated Feb 9, 2011. The first thing I have to point out is that the Administration is responsible for negotiating union contracts, not the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has oversight on the budget proposed by the administration, and those contracts are part of … Read moreLetter to UCU from Mark Epstein, Chairman of the Board of Trustees