Connections, both real and hoped for, between the labor movement and environmentalists have been news for at least fifteen years now. The possibility of such a connection came into wider view at the Seattle World Trade Organization protests in 1999, when alliances between trade unionists and other protest groups made headlines with catchy phrases like “Teamsters for Turtles”—or, more prosaically, the “blue-green alliance,” in reference … Continue reading
Publication of the Collective Bargaining Agreement After an editing and signature-gathering process that took far longer than expected, our current CBA is now available on the UAW Local 2322 web site: Goddard Faculty CBA 2015-2018. A hard copy will be mailed to union members later this month. The CBA will also be posted on the college’s web site. GCFU Officer Elections The terms of office … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce that the Goddard Faculty have overwhelmingly ratified their new contract with 96% voting yes for ratification! Congratulations to all of the members who have worked so hard and so long on this agreement. Additional thanks go to Bargaining Committee Chair Jan Clausen, Faculty Union President Muriel Shockley, as well as bargaining committee members Karen Stupski, Joanne Coakley, and former bargaining committee … Continue reading
Highlights of 2015 Goddard College Faculty Union Tentative Agreement Following a long and challenging bargaining process, the GCFU Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce a tentative agreement with the Goddard College Corporation (GCC). We began negotiating with the administration of President Barbara Vacarr early in 2013. Just a couple of months in, the administration announced we were in financial crisis and demanded draconian cuts (8% … Continue reading
By: Ryan Quinn, UAW 2322 Servicing Representative/Organizer The first time I met Jan Clausen in person was in April 2013, as we leafleted outside the New York International Auto Show on behalf of Nissan workers trying to organize with the UAW. For years prior, hers was a familiar voice calling into Joint Council meetings from her home in Brooklyn as a representative of faculty unit … Continue reading