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Open Letter: Art history department supports contingent faculty

Open Letter: Art history department supports contingent faculty

By Ithaca College Department of Art History February 13, 2017
The Department of Art History writes to express our deep appreciation and support for our part-time and contingent faculty members.
Students show their support for contingent faculty at a rally Oct. 19 at the Free Speech Rock.

Commentary: College’s inclusivity commitment hypocritical

By Chris Kim February 11, 2017
While administrators claim that they strive to make this campus a more inclusive community, they easily expose their hypocrisy when they neglect their own faculty members and students.
Open Letter: CSCRE department expresses support for union

Open Letter: CSCRE department expresses support for union

In the event that part-time and contingent faculty hold a legal strike, the CSCRE will not seek to replace them in order to fill our instructional needs.
Ithaca College bargaining team responds to strike vote date

Ithaca College bargaining team responds to strike vote date

By Ithaca College Bargaining Committee February 8, 2017
The college is committed to negotiating a collective bargaining agreement. The parties are meeting, and progress is occurring at each session.
Open Letter: HPPE professors voice support for faculty unions

Open Letter: HPPE professors voice support for faculty unions

If we are to realize fully IC’s vision of a “student-centered learning community,” we must ensure that all instructors are compensated equitably.
Open Letter: English department supports union negotiations

Open Letter: English department supports union negotiations

By Ithaca College Department of English February 7, 2017
We call on the administration to ensure that adjunct faculty per-credit pay for teaching is equitably based on that of full-time contingent faculty.
Open Letter: Administration must stop hiding behind students

Open Letter: Administration must stop hiding behind students

By Tom Schneller February 7, 2017
The IC administration's Walmart model of higher education does not sit well with many students, staff and faculty on this campus.

Open Letter: Sociology department supports contingent faculty

By Ithaca College Department of Sociology January 25, 2017
Let us then continue to model more moral equitable arrangements for all of those who educate our students.

Open Letter: Writing department supports contingent faculty strike

By Ithaca College Department of Writing January 25, 2017
If we are to realize fully IC’s vision of a “student-centered learning community,” we must ensure that all instructors are compensated equitably.
Pictured above is a previous rally held for the contingent faculty unions. Since it was held on Oct. 19, the part time–faculty union has made progress in negotiations with the administration but still remain stuck on compensation — the one issue that might send them to strike.

Ithaca College prepares for possible contingent faculty strike

By Grace Elletson, News Editor January 25, 2017
For over a year, the college has been in a bargaining battle with two contingent faculty unions and the prospect of a strike is looming.

College releases statement responding to possible faculty strike vote

By Ithaca College Bargaining Committee December 9, 2016
We are disheartened and frustrated at the adversarial tone, misleading allegations, and willingness to disrupt the learning environment for our students.
Members of the Ithaca College part time–faculty union walked out of negotiations with the administration Sept. 23 after receiving what they said was a disappointing counterproposal on compensation. On Dec. 8, the union announced that it may hold a strike vote at the beginning of next semester.

Contingent faculty union releases paper on bargaining priorities

Our students deserve a stable body of faculty who are compensated fairly for our hard work and dedication.
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