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College bargaining committee provides update on negotiations

College bargaining committee provides update on negotiations

By Ithaca College Bargaining Committee • February 28, 2017
On February 24, the college made a proposal to the part-time unit to increase compensation by 14.3% over four years.
Contingent faculty responds to latest negotiations

Contingent faculty responds to latest negotiations

By Ithaca College Contingent Faculty Union Bargaining Committee • February 28, 2017
As usual, the administration has released information about the bargaining process that contains several misleading or outright false statements.

Lecturer responds to allegations that strike vote results are invalid

By Tom Schneller • February 28, 2017
The union has decided not to release the total number of votes cast because we do not intend to play into the hand of the administration.
Members of the unions and the Tompkins County Workers' Center rally at the Danby Road entrance to Ithaca College in support of the contingent faculty unions.

Students and locals rally for IC contingent faculty unions

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer • February 24, 2017
Students from Ithaca College and members of the Tompkins County Workers' Center rallied for the second time this week to support the contingent faculty unions.
Ithaca College published a list of questions the community might have about the current faculty negotiations, which are headed toward a strike. The Ithacan has annotated them below to provide context and clarification to these issues.

The Ithacan annotates strike FAQs published by college

February 21, 2017
On Feb. 19, Ithaca College published a list of facts and questions that community members might have about a potential contingent faculty strike.

Letter to the Editor: Lecturer believes strike vote may be invalid

By Kurt Lichtmann • February 21, 2017
But, the Union leaders broke one of the fundamental laws of the playing field: they made their own rules, and told everyone something else.
Cornell graduate student union supports IC contingent faculty

Cornell graduate student union supports IC contingent faculty

By Cornell Graduate Students United Organizing Committee and Cornell Organizing for Labor Action • February 21, 2017
We recognize that all labor actions by our colleagues and professors at Ithaca College are actions against the corporatization of higher education in the US.
In light of a protest held on Oct. 19 to rally community support behind the contingent faculty, the part time–faculty union and the full time contingent–faculty union have gone back to the negotiating table with the administration after an announcement earlier this month that negotiations would cease until they received a counterproposal.

Editorial: Students should support unions in potential strike

February 15, 2017
If it must come down to it, the campus community should support contingent professors if they go on strike.
Open Letter: Jewish studies program stands with union

Open Letter: Jewish studies program stands with union

By Ithaca College Jewish Studies Program • February 15, 2017
Our teaching needs, and therefore our students’ interests, are best served by faculty working under just conditions.
Open Letter: Chemistry department supports faculty unions

Open Letter: Chemistry department supports faculty unions

By Ithaca College Department of Chemistry • February 15, 2017
Ithaca College and our department depend on their work every semester and this need is not likely to diminish in the foreseeable future.
College bargaining committee responds to strike vote results

College bargaining committee responds to strike vote results

By Ithaca College Bargaining Committee • February 15, 2017
The Ithaca College bargaining team is disappointed that the contingent faculty unions have announced that they have voted to authorize a strike.
Megan Graham, assistant writing professor, along with faculty and student supporters, announced Feb. 14 that the strike vote had passed — giving the unions authorization to take actions up to and including a strike against Ithaca College.

IC contingent faculty vote to authorize strike

By Grace Elletson, News Editor • February 14, 2017
The Ithaca College part-time lecturers and full-time contingent faculty members voted today to authorize the IC Contingent Faculty Union to call for any action up to a strike.
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