Goddard College – Faculty

Goddard is a small college located in Plainfield, VT, offering low-residency programs. Approximately 100 Goddard faculty members are members of Local 2322. Founded in 1863, Goddard is recognized for innovation in education. Its mission is to advance the theory and practice of learning by undertaking new experiments based upon the ideals of democracy and the principles of progressive education first asserted by John Dewey. Goddard faculty are dynamic and talented artists, writers and scholars who live all over the country and the world.

Union Representative:Patrick Burke
patrick@uaw2322.org

GCFU Co-Chairs:

Herukhuti Williams

Union Stewards/Program Representatives:
BFAW-VT: Michael Vizsolyi
EDU: Gail Cueto
EDU-WA: Sharon Cronin
GGI: Sarah Van Hoy
MFAIA-VT: Ruth Wallen
MFAW – Beatrix Gates
MFAW-PT – Rogelio Martinez
PSY: Kristal Owens
UGP1: Eva Swidler
UGP2: Otto Muller

Joint Council Representatives:
Antonio González-Walker
1 vacant seat

Contract:
Goddard Faculty 2018

GCFU Member Publication: “Radical Leisure”

Posted on by June 23, 2016

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 →

Goddard College Faculty Union Update

Posted on by March 17, 2016

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 →

Goddard Faculty Overwhelmingly Ratifies Contract!

Posted on by June 30, 2015

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 →