Hello everyone,
To maintain sanity on the listserv (and keep those who are just on for announcements from unsubscribing), I’d like to propose that we use this blog for sharing ideas and thoughts about upcoming furloughs, layoffs, and other timely issues affecting student-workers.
To this end, I am adding two comments below (one about the soup line [...]
Emergency Protest: Say “No!” to CUNY layoffs!
Have you been “non-reappointed” to your teaching position at CUNY? Then you’ve been laid off! Are cutbacks underway on your campus? Then you’re in danger of being laid off.
Adjunct layoffs are part of the current attack on public education. Governor Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg have slashed over $200 million from CUNY [...]
Join us for a discussion of the upcoming Professional Staff Congress contract with President Bowen and other principal officers:
When: Tuesday April 6th 12:30 – 2pm
Where: Room 9205/06
Lunch will be served for the first 80 to arrive!
Please RSVP to rmcgarry@gc.cuny.edu.
As you may have heard, Barbara Bowen and other principal officers are [...]
Join us in room 5414 to make signs for the March 4th Rally at Governor Paterson’s office.
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Equity Week from October 26th – 30th, 2009
Next Adjunct Project Meeting on Fri, Oct 23, 2-4pm in room 5409.
Campus Equity Week is a national week of action to raise awareness on issues of fairness and quality of education. It occurs biennially and is co-sponsored by many labor rights organizations. For example:
http://www.aft.org/higher_ed/cew/index.htm
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/contingent/cewpage.htm
Equity Week provides an opportunity [...]
Come to the NYSHIP Health Care Party on Thursday, October 15, 8-10pm in room 5414 at the GC!
Sponsored by the Adjunct Project, we will:
1) Give you food, drink, and prizes!
2) Inform you about NYSHIP, solicit your feedback, and sign you up if you’re not already.
You must present either your NYSHIP card, a union card or [...]
Please email theadjunctproject@gmail.com
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The Adjunct Project is holding an emergency meeting next Monday (Sept. 21st) at 4 p.m. in Room 5414 at the Graduate Center.
In addition to Adjunct Project staff, we will have an officer from the PSC (Professional Staff Congress) to discuss the late pay issues many of you are facing, to instruct you on what to [...]
Once again, many graduate assistants and adjuncts have not been paid for their appointment or reappointment due to a “high volume” of paperwork in payrolls across the CUNY system. If you weren’t paid please take the following steps:
Look at whatever pay stub you have and figure out what school is paying you.
Once you know that, [...]