tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post490234446049847296..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: Can You Trust the Press about this Strike?Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-47978398715150243892011-11-08T12:25:10.248-06:002011-11-08T12:25:10.248-06:00I Hope the IEA does file an unfair labor practice ...I Hope the IEA does file an unfair labor practice against the administration soon----regarding the verification form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-32014917479732167722011-11-08T12:24:01.090-06:002011-11-08T12:24:01.090-06:0010:02 You have got to be joking! On what planet ...10:02 You have got to be joking! On what planet is it illegal for an employer to determine whether or not an employee reported for work? Ridiculous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-62773150704163318362011-11-07T22:02:27.135-06:002011-11-07T22:02:27.135-06:00Anon 3.04:
don't fill out the form, it is ill...Anon 3.04:<br /><br />don't fill out the form, it is illegal surveillance of strike activity, apparently the FA lawyers have been informed, and a ULP may be filed.................not that this will mean much in reality, ...., but it is a form of `intimidation' by the admin so its best to resist itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-27303668549348660552011-11-07T21:52:53.295-06:002011-11-07T21:52:53.295-06:00"Don't they understand they are working i..."Don't they understand they are working in a university and not a corporation like Fox News?"<br /><br />Or NPR with its marred history of late . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-91885179186402179222011-11-07T20:06:45.779-06:002011-11-07T20:06:45.779-06:00That is an excellent point Amelia. I certainly fel...That is an excellent point Amelia. I certainly felt that it was just another way for the administration to vilify the FA, while simultaneously putting the remaining 3 unions in an unfortunate position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-80427766421303055672011-11-07T19:04:20.342-06:002011-11-07T19:04:20.342-06:00How desperate the supporters of Cheng have become ...How desperate the supporters of Cheng have become in their above comments that do not deal with the real issue, namely that SIUC is now out to destroy freedom of the press. This never happened in the decades I've worked at SIUC but Cheng and Nicklow think they can act like dictators. Don't they understand they are working in a university and not a corporation like Fox News? Obviously not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-75966294508915863012011-11-07T17:47:07.729-06:002011-11-07T17:47:07.729-06:00I don't have a substantive comment about media...I don't have a substantive comment about media or the "teaching" replacements (will let punctuation stand in for comments on that one). Just sending good wishes to the FA and the bargaining team, for the important work you are doing, from a few miles downriver. <br /><br />~ solidarity from a former SIUC faculty memberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-72521288637556028822011-11-07T15:04:36.695-06:002011-11-07T15:04:36.695-06:00I just received a verification form from the chair...I just received a verification form from the chair of my department today. we have been asked to complete it and submit it asap as the Dean wants it. What is everyone doing regarding this form? Are the FA members completing this form?The chair of the department only sent it to us today (November 7th)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-21315790582056245742011-11-07T14:23:11.127-06:002011-11-07T14:23:11.127-06:00As an ACSE member, I don't feel like the FA is...As an ACSE member, I don't feel like the FA is throwing us under the bus at all. If anything, the faculty got thrown under the bus by the administration when they settled with 3 out of 4 of the unions and left FA out to dry. I think it was a calculated move to try to portray them as unreasonable and impossible to bargain with, when in reality the admin hasn't many any effort to actuallyAmelia Ketzlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-3469651104766236512011-11-07T14:14:19.464-06:002011-11-07T14:14:19.464-06:00Perhaps the FSN is relatively silent because the F...Perhaps the FSN is relatively silent because the FA is doing its work for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-29318760764728857102011-11-07T13:16:47.053-06:002011-11-07T13:16:47.053-06:00Victory! FA has the support of the DE. We win. ...Victory! FA has the support of the DE. We win. Take that Anthony Hall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-19411653904828764382011-11-07T11:08:54.147-06:002011-11-07T11:08:54.147-06:00Speaking of the FSN, haven't heard much from t...Speaking of the FSN, haven't heard much from them lately. I wonder how their petition drive is going?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-79099648957343571762011-11-07T10:47:07.944-06:002011-11-07T10:47:07.944-06:00Anon at 10:44 makes a good point.
Plus, the union...Anon at 10:44 makes a good point.<br /><br />Plus, the unions and their supporters wouldn't have a chance to dig in much further, allowing the FSN more traction in their efforts to decertifiy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-45494651171218078492011-11-07T10:44:44.894-06:002011-11-07T10:44:44.894-06:00Besides the AAUP policy, which seems a good compro...Besides the AAUP policy, which seems a good compromise position, one possibility would be to accept a short term contract with a no-lay off side letter. An agreement to July 1013 would be better. Even a contract to the end of this fiscal year would allow people to get back to work, students back to classes and buy time to work out the bigger issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-50409663560227223362011-11-07T09:39:00.081-06:002011-11-07T09:39:00.081-06:009:29--Doesn't sound like you know anything abo...9:29--Doesn't sound like you know anything about the deals that the other unions have already agreed to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-19988723492266494372011-11-07T09:29:25.971-06:002011-11-07T09:29:25.971-06:00"Johnson said Wednesday night at a press conf..."Johnson said Wednesday night at a press conference the union rejected the pay raises and gave a proposal that says if the university increases revenue the money would go to the faculty." <br /><br />Looks like the FA is trying to throw the other 3 unions and every other non FA employee under the bus. <br /><br />Read more: http://dailyegyptian.com/2011/11/06/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-25965139798124896742011-11-07T08:38:37.538-06:002011-11-07T08:38:37.538-06:00Now we're down to blaming the media...Now we're down to blaming the media...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-39024598571852768642011-11-07T07:55:40.489-06:002011-11-07T07:55:40.489-06:00True, the administration's information policie...True, the administration's information policies have been dumb, absurd and full of misinformation. Just as FA's have been equally dumb, absurd and full of misinformation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com