While contingent and adjunct faculty across the nation are
struggling, college and university administrators and endowments are
prospering. It’s no surprise that in the past few weeks alone we’ve seen
contingent and adjunct faculty speak up, form unions, and even go on strike
as they demand equal pay and job security.
Contingent faculty—including nontenure-track professors,
adjuncts, lecturers and graduate employees—often feel the brunt of budget
cuts and increasing workloads without increasing pay. Over the past 50 years,
the use of academic workers facing contingent employment has skyrocketed. We
know that as administrators try to cut labor costs, they’re also cutting the
quality of our workplaces. That’s why we’re asking to hear your stories and
experiences.
We need to hear from you about your quality of work life so we
can find the innovative solutions that will create real improvements.
In unity,
Randi Weingarten AFT President |
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Contingent & Adjunct Faculty Survey
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Review and Comment on Board Policy 4.2
TO:
Inter
Faculty Organization
Minnesota State College Faculty
Minnesota State University Association of
Minnesota State College Faculty
Minnesota State University Association of
Administrative
and Service Faculty
LeadMN - Minnesota State College Student Association
Students United - Minnesota State University Student Association
LeadMN - Minnesota State College Student Association
Students United - Minnesota State University Student Association
Minnesota
Association of Professional Employees
American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Middle
Management Association
The following
information is being sent to you on behalf of Vice Chancellor for Human
Resources Eric Davis.
_______________________________________________________________
Colleagues,
Board
Policy 4.2 is available for review and comment. . The policies and procedures are located on
the P&P review site at https://mnscu.sharepoint.com/sites/policy/SitePages/Reviews.aspx.
Please log in using your [StarID]@minnstate.edu and your regular
password. All feedback and comments may be submitted and viewed through
this site. Please share this correspondence with your leadership members,
constituents and other appropriate personnel for review and comment. Any
questions on the policy or how to leave a comment can be referred to Reneé
Hogoboom renee.hogoboom@minnstate.edu
or Eric Davis eric.davis@minnstate.edu.
Responses
are requested by June 11, 2019.
With
respect,
Eric Davis
Vice Chancellor for Human
Resources
–
Minnesota
State
30 East 7th
Street, St. Paul, MN 55101
o (651)
201-1827 | www.MinnState.edu
Friday, May 10, 2019
AFT's Randi Weingarten on the NURSE Act
For Immediate Release
May 10, 2019
Contact:
Elena Temple
202-309-4906
etemple@aft.org
www.aft.org
May 10, 2019
Contact:
Elena Temple
202-309-4906
etemple@aft.org
www.aft.org
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AFT's Randi Weingarten on the NURSE
Act
|
|
WASHINGTON—Statement from Randi Weingarten, president of the American
Federation of Teachers, on support for the Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools
Everywhere (NURSE) Act, sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dina
Titus (D-Nev.), to help provide nurses in under-resourced public schools:
“When
kids get sick or injured at school, or have unique medical needs, school
nurses are right there, providing the care and comfort students need to feel
safe and healthy at school. This bill isn’t just about providing that care
for the kids who have enough, it’s about providing it for the kids who need a
little more, too.
“Unfortunately, a decade
of disinvestment in public schools has left more than half of all schools
nationwide with no full-time healthcare professional: Three million students
in this country attend schools with some kind of police or security officer,
but no nurse. And too often, these positions are cut in lower-income
districts where students’ only exposure to healthcare may be at school.
School nurses care for other people’s children—they know their names and they
invest in their well-being. In turn, we must invest in those nurses.
“The NURSE Act makes
federal funding available to put a nurse in every school, so children in
under-resourced public schools can get equitable access to the care they
need, and be ready to learn.”
|
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act
For Immediate Release
May 10, 2019
Contact:
Elena Temple
202-309-4906
etemple@aft.org www.aft.org
WASHINGTON—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten today issued the following statement on the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, legislation introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) that would provide $100 billion in federal funding over 10 years to expand access to treatment and recovery support services for substance use and addiction:
“This bill provides a much-needed lifeline to the communities hit hardest by the opioid epidemic that is hurting so many families. Funding provided under the CARE Act would deliver targeted resources to cities and towns that have been hollowed out by this addiction, which is quickly becoming a leading cause of death in the U.S.; in 2017, more than 50,000 Americans’ deaths were related to the use of opioids.
“Using the bipartisan, landmark Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act as a template, the legislation is more than just government rhetoric. It uses evidence-based treatment programs and builds on them to increase the care capacity and expand opportunities so more people get help in dealing with opioid addiction.
“AFT members have seen firsthand the devastating effects of opioid addiction, and the influence it has on schools, economies and families. Our work in McDowell County, W.Va.; Massena, N.Y.; the Mahoning Valley in Ohio; and other communities affected by this crisis has brought to light just how important it is to invest in education, treatment, support and care as we work to mitigate the damage of opioids in our communities.
“As a union of educators and school staff, nurses, healthcare workers and public employees, we can honor these professionals and further support their work in this week—which is dedicated to recognizing nurses, teachers and public employees—by ensuring this critical legislation is funded.”
May 10, 2019
Contact:
Elena Temple
202-309-4906
etemple@aft.org www.aft.org
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act
“This bill provides a much-needed lifeline to the communities hit hardest by the opioid epidemic that is hurting so many families. Funding provided under the CARE Act would deliver targeted resources to cities and towns that have been hollowed out by this addiction, which is quickly becoming a leading cause of death in the U.S.; in 2017, more than 50,000 Americans’ deaths were related to the use of opioids.
“Using the bipartisan, landmark Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act as a template, the legislation is more than just government rhetoric. It uses evidence-based treatment programs and builds on them to increase the care capacity and expand opportunities so more people get help in dealing with opioid addiction.
“AFT members have seen firsthand the devastating effects of opioid addiction, and the influence it has on schools, economies and families. Our work in McDowell County, W.Va.; Massena, N.Y.; the Mahoning Valley in Ohio; and other communities affected by this crisis has brought to light just how important it is to invest in education, treatment, support and care as we work to mitigate the damage of opioids in our communities.
“As a union of educators and school staff, nurses, healthcare workers and public employees, we can honor these professionals and further support their work in this week—which is dedicated to recognizing nurses, teachers and public employees—by ensuring this critical legislation is funded.”
Thursday, May 9, 2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to the House Appropriations Committee’s Full Markup of the FY2020 Labor, HHS, Education Funding Bill
For Immediate Release
May 8, 2019
Contact:
Sarah Hager
803-493-5180
shager@aft.org
www.aft.org
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement following the full markup of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill by the House Appropriations Committee:
“Students in schools throughout America need support and funding that actually invests in their future—things like smaller class sizes, community schools and after-school programs, as well as early childhood education, child care and ways to make college more affordable. The federal government has long ago promised this investment to our students with special needs and our students who are poor. With this appropriations budget, the House Democrats have taken a big step toward fulfilling those promises.
“This bill also takes the commonsense approach to keeping schools safer by reconfirming current law that blocks the use of federal funds to arm teachers, while at the same time funding efforts that will actually make schools safer and more welcoming for kids, such as community schools and wraparound services.
“The investments House Democrats put forward in their budget stand in stark contrast to the deep cuts President Trump and Secretary DeVos are proposing, and instead serve as a good-faith effort to counter the years of deep disinvestment in our public schools.”
May 8, 2019
Contact:
Sarah Hager
803-493-5180
shager@aft.org
www.aft.org
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to the House Appropriations Committee’s Full Markup of the FY2020 Labor, HHS, Education Funding Bill
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement following the full markup of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill by the House Appropriations Committee:
“Students in schools throughout America need support and funding that actually invests in their future—things like smaller class sizes, community schools and after-school programs, as well as early childhood education, child care and ways to make college more affordable. The federal government has long ago promised this investment to our students with special needs and our students who are poor. With this appropriations budget, the House Democrats have taken a big step toward fulfilling those promises.
“This bill also takes the commonsense approach to keeping schools safer by reconfirming current law that blocks the use of federal funds to arm teachers, while at the same time funding efforts that will actually make schools safer and more welcoming for kids, such as community schools and wraparound services.
“The investments House Democrats put forward in their budget stand in stark contrast to the deep cuts President Trump and Secretary DeVos are proposing, and instead serve as a good-faith effort to counter the years of deep disinvestment in our public schools.”
Monday, May 6, 2019
May 6 edition, Pension Issues in the News
MAY 6, 2019
MINNESOTA NEWS + OPINION
ECM
Publishers
Her
research and advocacy focus have been on public unions and labor law, public pensions, the Metropolitan
Council and the estate tax impact on ...
NATIONAL NEWS + OPINION
MarketWatch
It's
a habit the former head of Wisconsin's public
pension fund has kept up for decades. In the first year of his
retirement, 30 years ago, Gates collected ...
Washington Post
The overall public
reaction to Social Security's negative cash flow, which I (and other people)
have ... But private-sector pensions are disappearing.
Brookings Institution (blog)
Rising pension
contribution rates are causing great angst among school ... State Teachers'
Retirement System (CalSTRS) has amassed substantial debt. ... to educate all of
California's public K-12 students for a year ( $97.2 billion).
Public Radio Tulsa
State
representatives have their own ideas about giving a cost-of-living increase to
Oklahomans receiving state pensions. Three weeks ago, a Senate ...
National Public Pension Coalition
This increase was applauded
by the Texas Pension Coalition (TPC), ... Retired public employees, who for the
most part stay in their communities after ...
MarketWatch
Americans are
often told not to touch their retirement savings until the future, but the ...
John, a senior strategic policy adviser at the AARP Public Policy Institute.
... Companies could help their employees balance saving for
retirement, ...
The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE — A
push is on by a small group of lawmakers to give a pension boost to retired
state and municipal employees, and public school ...
Illinois Policy
Local elected
leaders will not be paid public salaries while collecting public pensions if a
bill approved by the Illinois Senate becomes law. Senate Bill ...
Chief Investment Officer
The audit found
that 383 of the pensions, or 58%, were examined only once by the Public Pension
Division of Illinois' Department of Insurance ...
Pensions & Investments
... primarily
401(k) plans, to offer auto enrollment but excluded public-sector DC plans,
which aren't covered by ERISA. "The Pension Protection Act ...
Los Angeles Times
One of the world's
largest investment banks has agreed to put $130 million into the nation's
biggest public pension system to settle accusations it ...
The Pew Charitable Trusts (blog)
Philadelphia
sponsors a retirement plan as part of the compensation .... and plan design of
one public retirement system with those of similar systems, ...
PLANSPONSOR
A report from the
Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College notes that some public
pensions allow for a target allocation “range” for ...
Census Bureau
For the 100
largest public-employee pension systems in the country, assets (cash and
investments) totaled $3640.1 billion in the fourth quarter of ...
National Public Pension Coalition
Public employees
rallied around Gov. Kate Brown because she was pro-public pension, believes in
workers rights, and is an ardent supporter of ...
AZCentral.com
A day after being
warned not to give raises to staff, the state public safety retirement system
board gave a $39,500 raise to the fund's interim director, ...
Reason
Foundation
This
line of research is particularly relevant at a time when public employee pension plans across the nation are
facing major solvency challenges, ...
Philly.com
Only one — the
Public School Employee Retirement System (PSERS), with over $50 billion in
assets — reported making any money at all, a positive ...
Gillette News Record
CASPER — Employees
in Wyoming's public sector have experienced the ... “Has public sector
compensation risen above pay for similarly-qualified ... pensions or other
retirement plans, which the American Enterprise Institute study ...
Sacramento Bee
California state
government's bill for public employee pensions is set to rise by $676 million.
CalPERS on Tuesday advanced a scheduled increase in ...
Washington
Post
In
contrast, Maryland faces a looming public
pension crisis. Maryland has promised government employees and retirees
$21 billion more than ...
Philly.com
... Public School
Employees Retirement System, Pennsylvania's largest state investment fund, have
lately been “directly” buying investment properties, ...
Pensions & Investments
Matt Bevin vetoed
a pension relief bill that would have allowed ... Kentucky lawmakers in the
House and Senate passed the pension relief bill on March 28, ... including
universities, public health departments, regional mental health ...
PLANSPONSOR
... the Center for
Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College notes that some public pensions
allow for a target allocation “range” for different asset ...
Pensions & Investments
U.S. public
pension plans' funded status dropped in the 10 years ended 2018, during a
period when equities rallied, said Ashwin Alankar, portfolio ...
American Enterprise Institute
Benefits,
including pension accruals, grew substantially faster in the public than the
private sectors. As a result, total compensation from 1998 to 2017 ...
Wall Street Journal
Maine's public
pension fund earned double-digit returns in six of the past nine years. Yet the
Maine Public Employees Retirement System is still $2.9 ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Despite all the
problems with its Public Employees' Retirement System, Nevada has consistently
done one thing right. It has re-evaluated and ...
Pensions & Investments
Recent data
collected by the National Association of State Retirement Administrators show
that state and local pension plans continue to lower return ...
Barron's
Toll Roads Could
Fix America's State-Pension Crisis. ... bridges, and tunnels along with shoring
up public employee pensions—which is a multi-trillion ...
Pensions & Investments
Kentucky lawmakers
passed a pension relief bill that would require 121 ... Under HB 358,
"quasi-governmental agencies," including public health ...
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Betsy DeVos on Teacher Salaries
For Immediate Release
May 6, 2019
Contact:
Andrew Crook
607-280-6603
acrook@aft.org
www.aft.org
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised the important issue of teacher salaries at the Education Writers Association National Seminar.
“It’s great that Betsy finally thinks higher teacher salaries are important. More than a decade ago, when I was president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, we were able to bargain $100,000 for teachers who had a couple of decades of experience. While we disagreed on other things, Mayor Bloomberg and I worked hard to get that done.
“I’d be delighted if Betsy wants to get all teachers close to $200,000—they deserve that—and so much more. Let’s start by using a proposal like the one from Kamala Harris, who is actually with us today visiting public schools in Detroit and Dearborn and listening to the educators who teach our children. We could do this if Betsy worked with us to revoke tax cuts for rich people. She won’t even have to give up the summer homes and the yachts.”
May 6, 2019
Contact:
Andrew Crook
607-280-6603
acrook@aft.org
www.aft.org
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Betsy DeVos on Teacher Salaries
“It’s great that Betsy finally thinks higher teacher salaries are important. More than a decade ago, when I was president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, we were able to bargain $100,000 for teachers who had a couple of decades of experience. While we disagreed on other things, Mayor Bloomberg and I worked hard to get that done.
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