Late last night, the UCATS bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with NYU. It is important to note that there are still details to iron out before the proposed agreement is presented to the UCATS Executive Council.
Under the by-laws governing the Local, the Executive Council must review, evaluate and finally vote on whether or not to present the proposal to the membership for ratification. If the Council decides to present the proposal to the membership, the proposed contract will be distributed during a General Membership Meeting early in January. The purpose of the meeting will be to review the proposed contract and answer questions about it.
Following the General Membership Meeting, a ratification vote will take place by mail, supervised and conducted by the American Arbitration Association. We believe this will take place later in January.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Bargaining update
We went back to the bargaining table with NYU last night, and have scheduled an additional bargaining meeting for next Thursday, December 8.
We are hosting a town hall meeting for all UCATS members on Wednesday, December 7 at 5:30 PM in Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210. One of the purposes of the meeting is to update everyone on the status of contract negotiations.
We are up to 420 hard-copy signatures on our petition for a fair contract, and the online version is doing even better, with over 700 signatures as of this morning.
Have you signed the petition yet? If not, please do it now.
http://signon.org/sign/support-union-workers?source=c.em.mt&r_by=1550400
Please feel free to share the petition on your Facebook page or other social media outlet of choice!
We are hosting a town hall meeting for all UCATS members on Wednesday, December 7 at 5:30 PM in Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210. One of the purposes of the meeting is to update everyone on the status of contract negotiations.
We are up to 420 hard-copy signatures on our petition for a fair contract, and the online version is doing even better, with over 700 signatures as of this morning.
Have you signed the petition yet? If not, please do it now.
http://signon.org/sign/support-union-workers?source=c.em.mt&r_by=1550400
Please feel free to share the petition on your Facebook page or other social media outlet of choice!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Back to Bargaining
We are returning to the bargaining table with NYU on Thursday, December 1.
There will be a membership meeting on Wednesday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m., in Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, Room 210.
In addition to discussing the status of contract bargaining at the meeting, we will also be electing our delegates to the 2012 NYSUT Representative Assembly (RA). This event is where elected delegates from affiliated union locals set the agenda of our state federation. This year the NYSUT RA will be held in Buffalo, NY from April 26-28, 2012. All UCATS members are entitled to run for a delegate position and/or to nominate other UCATS members to be delegates. UCATS is allotted 14 delegates. The election will be conducted by secret ballot at the meeting. If you have specific questions about being a delegate contact Stephen Rechner at ucatspres3882@hotmail.com.
UCATS TOWN HALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, December 7
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
40 Washington Square South
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210
There will be a membership meeting on Wednesday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m., in Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, Room 210.
In addition to discussing the status of contract bargaining at the meeting, we will also be electing our delegates to the 2012 NYSUT Representative Assembly (RA). This event is where elected delegates from affiliated union locals set the agenda of our state federation. This year the NYSUT RA will be held in Buffalo, NY from April 26-28, 2012. All UCATS members are entitled to run for a delegate position and/or to nominate other UCATS members to be delegates. UCATS is allotted 14 delegates. The election will be conducted by secret ballot at the meeting. If you have specific questions about being a delegate contact Stephen Rechner at ucatspres3882@hotmail.com.
UCATS TOWN HALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, December 7
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
40 Washington Square South
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210
Monday, November 21, 2011
UCATS online petition
The Union of Clerical, Administrative and Technical Staff (UCATS) represents 1,400 employees at New York University. We have been in contract negotiations with NYU since September 14, 2011. After nine bargaining sessions, NYU put just one proposal on the table - to restrict UCATS members to the greivance and arbitration procedures in cases of discrimination - thus denying us access to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Then, on October 26, the university presented their proposals on wages and health insurance givebacks that amount to six years of pay cuts for our members.
NYU had a $114 MILLION profit in the last fiscal year. They have not said that they cannot afford to pay living wages or provide affordable health insurance. They have said that they no longer want to.
The proposals UCATS has made at the bargaining table are modest and universal: living wages, affordable health insurance and respectful working conditions. Please sign our petition to support the 1,400 UCATS workers at NYU.
Our petition to New York University states:
"We the undersigned demand:
1. A fair contract for UCATS with living wages for the NYC metro area;
2. That NYU preserve affordable health insurance for ALL NYU employees;
3. That the UCATS bargaining team be treated with respect at the bargaining table."
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/support-union-workers?source=c.em.mt&r_by=1550400
Please share our petition with coworkers, students, faculty, and supporters.
Thanks!
In Solidarity,
Stephen Rechner
Then, on October 26, the university presented their proposals on wages and health insurance givebacks that amount to six years of pay cuts for our members.
NYU had a $114 MILLION profit in the last fiscal year. They have not said that they cannot afford to pay living wages or provide affordable health insurance. They have said that they no longer want to.
The proposals UCATS has made at the bargaining table are modest and universal: living wages, affordable health insurance and respectful working conditions. Please sign our petition to support the 1,400 UCATS workers at NYU.
Our petition to New York University states:
"We the undersigned demand:
1. A fair contract for UCATS with living wages for the NYC metro area;
2. That NYU preserve affordable health insurance for ALL NYU employees;
3. That the UCATS bargaining team be treated with respect at the bargaining table."
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/support-union-workers?source=c.em.mt&r_by=1550400
Please share our petition with coworkers, students, faculty, and supporters.
Thanks!
In Solidarity,
Stephen Rechner
Video of November 17 Rally
We have some great video from The 99% Reclaim NYU from Wall Street rally on Thursday, November 17. UCATS President Stephen Rechner got on the people's mic and shared our story with the crowd. We also have a member's reaction to management's walkouts at our November 16 bargaining session.
The rally was an energizing and fun event, with a good turnout of students, faculty, and staff in spite of cold, rainy weather. Special thanks go out to GSOC and NYU4OWS for reaching out to us in the spirit of solidarity.
Click here to watch the video on YouTube.
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