Point Park Faculty

11/11/2021

Our rights are not secure unless everyone's rights are secure: the Point Park Faculty Union/ Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh support Point Park's university staff.
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11/11/2021

Today we celebrate our union's victory in contract negotiations!! It's ratified! Thank you to the tireless negotiation and mobilizing committees for all the hard work. 😀

06/29/2020

Dear Colleagues: please check your personal email for an invitation from your unit officers!

08/29/2017

We voted 96-6 in favor of the union contract. It's time to celebrate!
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With 94 percent approval, about 140 full-time faculty at the Downtown university will receive raises and better workload provisions.

08/24/2017

KDKA is reporting we are voting on the proposed contract tomorrow. That is incorrect. We DISCUSS tomorrow. We VOTE Monday.

08/24/2017

If you have a question about your proposed contract, please bring them to the Friday's Q&A. They cannot effectively be answered via email. Many thanks!

08/24/2017

Please thank your union reps and negotiators when you see them. They worked tirelessly to get us to the proposed contract.

L to R: Joe Pass, Bill Purcell, Mike Fuoco, Bob Ross, Karen Dwyer, and John Rice.

08/24/2017

Thank you to every single person who supported our union efforts. A special thanks to students, alumni, and the Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers (AFA-USW). This is your victory, too!

Let's get back to what matters...

About 140 faculty members at the Downtown school are scheduled to vote on the tentative proposal on Friday.

08/24/2017

If you have any questions about the proposed union contract, please come to the Q & A session at 10:30am on the 1st floor in the Steelworkers Building**, 60 Blvd of Allies. There is an information desk in front if you need assistance finding the room. **If the location changes, we will post it to every possible media outlet.

Please read the proposed contract thoroughly so you know your rights.

http://wesa.fm/post/14-years-after-voting-unionize-point-park-faculty-have-first-tentative-contract-agreement /0

The faculty of Point Park University have reached a tentative agreement for their first ever union contract. Faculty voted to join the Communication

08/23/2017

Dear Colleagues, keep your eyes on your email for an important document from your contract negotiators!

This is a developing story. Please check back for the latest information. After 18 months of negotiation and 11 years’ worth of legal battles for recognition, Point Park University and its full-time faculty have agreed to preliminary terms of their first collective bargaining agreement. Faculty memb...

08/23/2017

Today is our best chance to advocate for our students,
Today is our best chance to advocate for ourselves,
Today is our best chance to advocate for the university.

Join us for a Union Q&A after the Faculty Assembly Meeting today!

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08/23/2017

Point Park Faculty Want to Continue to Provide a High Quality Education to Our Students. We Hope the University Does Too.

Please like/share/link/retweet this video. Thanks!

https://youtu.be/Jyv1urf0HRk