FDA/PSC-CUNYMeeting
March30,2016
1:00-3:00pm
I.
OldFDABusiness
a. ExecutiveCommitteelookingfornominations,atleastthreepeople
i. Electionslaterinsemester
ii. Duties:couplemeetingspermonth,planningmeeting,social
events
b. COACHEsurvey
i. ProvostpresentedinSenateinFall2015,facultydissatisfaction
atinterpretation
ii. Nowthreefollowupcommittees
1. DailyLifeatHunterCollegeSchoolofEducation 2. ITGeneralSupport,Facilities
3. SeniorFaculty,AdministrativeDecision-Making
II.
PSC-CUNY:JeremyGlick,ChapterChair
a. Jointeffort:PSC-CUNY,FDA,Senate
b. CurriculumandGovernance
i. LastSenateMtg:Resolutiononadministrationinterferenceon
hiringpractice.Whocontrolscurriculum?
a. Resolutionrevisions
b. Resolutiontabled
ii. OnlineInitiative:HunterStrategicInitiative
1. Legalquestions:PSC-CUNYtermsofemployment,
impactonworkloadandevaluations,impingeon
facultygovernanceandrights;withoutcurriculum
committeeandprocesses
2. Mustconsultwithuniononsuchpoliciesandpractices
3. Directdealing:violationofTaylorLaw
4. Intellectual,pedagogicquestions
c. “Areyouthepersonwhoistalkingwhenyoushouldbeplayingthe
harmonica?Areyouthepersonwhoisplayingtheharmonicawhen
youshouldbetalking?”
d. StrikeAuthorization,Nivedita Majumdar,SecretaryofPSC-CUNY
i. TestifiedatBoardofTrusteeMeetings,pushedeconomicas
wellasnon-economicissues,rallies,poetryevents
ii. CUNYRising:studentorganizations,demonstrationlastmonth
iii. CivilDisobedienceActionoutsideCuomo’soffice:arrestsmade
iv. MaintenanceofEffortBill:vetoedbyCuomo
v. Nomoreraisingtuition
vi. Salaryofferof6%(inflationabout10%)
vii. StrikeAuthorizationVoteislegal,separatefromstrikeitself;
allowsustoorganize,trainingmemberstoeducate10others,
rankedintermsofreadiness;canusethisasanorganizedforc
viii. StrikeandtheTaylorLaw:foreverydayofstrikememberscan
losetwodaysofpay;nohistoryofpeoplegettingfiredfor
participatinginstrike
ix. SolidaritywithDistrict37workersatHunterwhofacesimilar
issuesandworkinsameenvironment.
x. WeshouldnotbecomparedtoNYUandtuition;aabetter
referenceisthehistoryofnotuitionatCUNY.
xi. Nextcontractneedstoaddressparityinpayforadjuncts.
xii. Timelinerequestedforstrikeauthorizationbutnoanswer
possibleatthistime.
xiii. Strikingdoesnotbydefinitionmeanlongterm;couldbe
strategized,forexample,ofeachcampustakingoneday.Wedo
notwanttodisruptclassesindefinitely-wewanttomakea
statement.
III.
BernadetteMcCauley,FDAPresident
a.NewSecurityChiefJoeFoelschrequeststhatFDAalerthimofall
bookingsinFaculty/StaffLoungesohecanassesswhetherornot
additionalsecurityisrequiredand,ifhesodecides,thegroup/individual
bookingthespacemustpayforit.
b.CurrentlyCentralReservationsreportsallbookingstoDeanJohnRose
forvettingandhehasdeniedrequests.
c.Unanimousoppositionfromthefloor:thisisaviolationofacademic
freedom-freeexpression-andisprofiling.
IV.Discussion
a. Willastrikehurtmorethanhelp?
b. Strikeauthorizationbraceletsdistributed
c. SuggestionthatHiringPracticeseffortproduceadocumentofbest
practicesforeasyreference.Difficultynotedofbeinginthemidstof
somethingandneedingtogotoCharter,By-laws:notinfopeoplehave
easilyavailable.Somethingbriefanddirectwouldbeuseful.
d. FurtherdiscussionofclimateatHunterandsupportforcontinued
jointeffortstoaddressissuesbyunionandFDA
Meetingadjournedat3pm.
Respectfullysubmitted,
DebbieSonuandBernadetteMcCauley