strike/political task force

Oh!  I almost forgot.

Back in October at the APSCUF/PSEA Conference on Labor in Higher Education, Mike Gambone, Glenn Richardson, and I co-chaired the first meeting of the Strike and Political Task Force (initially Strike and Political were separate, but we decided to merge).

Those APSCUF members of the task force who were at Legislative Assembly met for almost two hours following the closing of Friday’s Assembly session.  I can say that our meeting was incredibly productive and our work will continue over the next several months.

Our next step will be coordinating with folks from PSEA and other higher education unions.  Here’s to the struggle!

legislative assembly blizzard

Hey all,

A little update from assembly.

First, you should know that I left assembly early because of the huge snow storm that swept through our region on Friday into Saturday.  Turns out, I headed out into the worst of the first wave of snow.  I did make it home safely after almost five hours on the road.  Most of our delegation, however, stayed put.  In fact, they stayed put until Sunday because the roads were so bad they were advised not to leave the hotel where the conference was being held.

Second, there is the matter of the two resolutions I entered into new business.  I spent a good chunk of time talking with members of other delegations about these two resolutions, answering questions about the intent of the motions, and trying to make it clear that the main purpose of both motions was to jump start our mobilization in support of our upcoming negotiations.  Paul Quinn, our local president, agreed to speak to both motions and he and I reviewed our arguments on Friday and touched base again early Saturday morning by phone.

I am happy to report that BOTH MOTIONS PASSED!  Woo Hoo!

I’m hoping some of the other delegates will post their thoughts about assembly as too.  And I will try to pop in again over the next week or so as well.  I’ll be reviewing my notes for sure.  I will also make sure that Glenn Richardson’s Legislative Assembly notes get posted here.  He always puts together an  outstanding summary of what took place.

So, I hope you are all dug out and prepping for the next round of snow on Wednesday!