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Krystal Woolston is an Everyday Hero
AFT's Everyday Heroes Award Recipient
The votes have been tallied and AFT Local 1904's own Krystal Woolston has been selected to receive AFT's Everyday Heroes 2014 Award in the Higher Education category. This honor is an affirmation of the outstanding work Krystal has done both on campus with our students and in our community.
You can read more about why helping others is more than just a job for Krystal
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Faculty Tenure Workshop
Tips for Faculty, DPAC members & Department Chairs
If you are a faculty member going up for tenure, a member of the DPAC, or department chair, you won't want to miss this workshop on May 6th from 12-2:00 p.m. in University Hall 1120. AFT Local 1904 Faculty Coordinator Vanessa Domine will facilitate a strategic session with colleagues from across the university on crafting the faculty dossier towards tenure. Refresh your understanding of contractual rights while gaining a deeper understanding of issues surrounding peer-review, scholarly impact, and the personnel action process. Light refreshments will be served. Note that this is the third in a series of three workshops that were offered this academic year on the reappointment, promotion and tenure processes. Please RSVP to Linda Turano at ext. 4453 or via email @ union@mail.montclair.edu.
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Ratification of Tentative Agreements
Voting at May 7th General Union Meeting
Voting on the tentative agreements that AFT Local 1904 has reached with the University on a variety of items will occur at the May 7, 2014 General Union Meeting. The first reading of these items occurred at the April 9, 2014 General Union Meeting.
The only items requiring ratification are those which have never been voted on by the membership and are not implementations of the Statewide Agreement. The agreements are available on the Contracts Tab of AFT Local 1904's website (http://www.aftlocal1904.org). Please review each item, especially those items that require ratification by the membership.
The tentative agreements requiring ratification are:
Reappointment,Tenure and Appointment Procedures
The items which implement the Statewide Agreement and are not subject to ratification are: The ratification process is proceeding as follows:
a. First reading: Occurred at the April 9th General Union Meeting. b. Ratification: The ratification vote will occur at the May 7th meeting. All of the items will be presented as a package for an up or down vote by the members attending.
c. Voting: Voting will be done in person by attendees at the May 7th General Union meeting. Only those in attendance who are full members can vote.
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BKMUW Scholarship Recipients
Introduced at May 7th General Union Meeting
The 2014 BKMUW Scholarship recipients will be introduced at the May 7, 2014 General Union Meeting. The scholarship committee selected 6 receipients for 2014, two of which will be receiving a new sub-award, the Yovnello-CNJSCL Scholarship, which is funded by our bargaining agent, the Council of New Jersey State College Locals (CNJSCL).
The 2014 BKMUW Scholarship recipients are:
Marissa J. Ranalli
Yomna Emara
Audra Hofacker
Domenica Ahmuty
Ralph Olacio (Yovnello-CNJSCL Scholarship)
Cynthia C. Huasipoma (Yovnello-CNJSCL Scholarship)
Each scholarship recipient will receive $500 that will be credited towards their account with the University. Many thanks to the BKMUW Scholarship Committee for its hard work. The 2014 BKMUW Scholarship Committee members are: Aditya Adarkar, Mei Ling Chow, Carmen Reves-Cuevas, Louise Davies, Jonida Dervishi, Fred Gardin, Jack Gaynor, Susan Hagen, John O'Brien, Karen Ramsden, Jeffrey Schonfeld, Alexander Sperling and Mayida Zaal. The committee was chaired by Jennifer Higgins, VP for Internal Affairs for AFT Local 1904.
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Current Events
Links to Recent Articles of Interest
- "The Campus Debit Card Trap." Read more about it by clicking here.
- "No $ for Newark kids, plenty for Cami pals." Find out why by reading Bob Braun's Ledger.
- "Young People Understand Unions Can Solve Problems." To learn why, read U.S. News and World Report.
- "Paying for College Continues to Be Difficult for NJ Students" Learn more at NJTV.
- "New Jersey has cut higher education funding more than 23 percent." Read more here.
- Ever wonder how faculty spend their time? Click here to find out what they do and how many hours they spend doing it.
- MSU's Focus On: Shannon Bellum. Read more here about #WorkThatMatters.
- MSU's Focus On: Kevin Olsen. Read more here about #WorkThatMatters.
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 | Richard Wolfson, President
AFT Local 1904 |
President's Corner
Our officer elections for the term May 2014 through April 2016 are completed and I am happy to say that not only do we have a full slate of officers and delegates but we have some new faces as well as some shifting of positions. I am confident that this is one of strongest Officers groups we've ever had and I am looking forward to working with them dealing with the ongoing issues facing our membership and the local.
I am going to take this time to remind us all that the culmination and affirmation of our student's hard work is commencement and individual convocations. These events are important to our students and they are happy when they see us at these events. It is also one of the few chances we get to meet the families of our students. Few events afford us these opportunities and not only am I looking forward to meeting my students and their families I am looking forward to seeing you all in our academic regalia celebrating the students who are graduating and moving on to a new phase of their life experiences. In my mind it is one of the most important activities that we engage in.
I also look forward to seeing you around campus free from our overcoats and hopefully I'll see you this Wednesday at the next General Union meeting. There are some important items on the agenda not the least of which is seeing our scholarship recipients and giving them a chance to thank each of you in person for our support. We know this money makes a big difference to them.
It is spring at last!
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Upcoming Events
General Union Meetings:
Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Where: SC 419
Faculty Tenure Workshop:
Time: 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Where: UN 1120
When: Tues., May 6th (designated as a Fri.)
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Newark Mayoral Election
The Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has endorsed Ras Baraka, mayoral candidate in Newark; Ed Osborne, candidate for City Council Member-at-Large; Luis Quintana, candidate for City Council Member-at-Large; and Mildred Crump, candidate for City Council Member-at-Large. These four individuals have stood with Labor and now it is time for Labor to stand with them.
Volunteer activities in support of these candidates include phone banking and Labor-to-Labor Walks. Phone banking will occur from now until May 12th, Mondays through Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Labor-to-Labor Walks will be held every Saturday, through May 10th, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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AFTNJ
AFT Local 1904 is affiliated with American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ), which is the state federation of AF T locals in New Jersey. AFTNJ represents 30,000 Pre-Kindergarten to grade 12 and higher education workers throughout the state.
Want to know more about AFTNJ? Sign up for their news feed by clicking here.
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