On October 30, the Goddard Staff bargaining committee met with management in the Clockhouse. Management and the union bargaining committee tentatively agreed on and signed eleven articles: “Union Recognition”, “Discipline and Discharge”, “Non-Discrimination”, “Sexual Harassment”, “Personnel Files”, “Notices”, “Severability”, “Union Security”, “Labor/Management Committee”, “Residency Employees”, and “Probation and Probationary Periods”. These tentative agreements mean that the language for those articles is settled, pending agreement on … Continue reading
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On October 16, the newly reconstituted Goddard Staff bargaining committee met with management in the Oak Room to restart the bargaining process. We were pleased at the change in tone from previous negotiations, but there is still much work to be done before we have a first contract. Management gave an updated offer where they showed some movement on several outstanding issues. It is clear … Continue reading
Goddard College staff, faculty, students, and alumni are joining together on Tumblr to share their “plan, vision, [and] hopes for the future of Goddard College”, and to ask The Goddard College Corporation what their plan is to sustain and strengthen the college. This new initiative, led by staff member and union activist Helen Linda, is a positive approach to questioning the administration on their plans. … Continue reading
Reprinted from the Rutland Herald, 2/22/2014: Goddard talks reaching critical point By Eric Blaisdell STAFF WRITER | February 22,2014 PLAINFIELD — Contract negotiations between the faculty at Goddard College and the administration are quickly coming to a head, and with an impasse likely some faculty members say they are ready to strike. According to an email from the faculty bargaining committee to faculty members that was obtained … Continue reading
Goddard College faculty in the UGP-2 program joined with staff members on October 4, 2013 for a day of solidarity where members across campus wore UAW 2322 “More than Auto Workers” shirts during the UGP-2 Residency in Plainfield, VT. This is the seventh residency this semester where staff and faculty have united to show solidarity on the first Friday of the residency. … Continue reading