tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post1614373834079728657..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: Are Faculty Strikes Effective?Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-39410786943644725312011-10-26T17:02:05.576-05:002011-10-26T17:02:05.576-05:00This is really appalling. It shows how low this ad...This is really appalling. It shows how low this administration is as well as its FSN supporters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-34414968321853818742011-10-26T16:15:18.920-05:002011-10-26T16:15:18.920-05:00Thank you Mr Gray.Thank you Mr Gray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-16021207836902482011-10-26T13:47:39.114-05:002011-10-26T13:47:39.114-05:00Anonymous 12:47, first, thank-you. I am deeply r...Anonymous 12:47, first, thank-you. I am deeply regretful that you have been put in this position, and I recognize that the unions' threat of a strike has played a part in that. Your integrity, both in not crossing a picket line and not teaching a class you don't feel qualified to teach, is truly commendable. I know this situation must be extremely stressful. <br /><br />I remain Jonny Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461895600346750968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-76239254737688131342011-10-26T12:47:21.674-05:002011-10-26T12:47:21.674-05:00I am Advisor at SIU. I will not share in what Col...I am Advisor at SIU. I will not share in what College. Our Dean has been finding out what our Masters Degrees are in. It has been made clear that we will be expected to "cover courses" under the "other duties as assigned" clause in our contract in the event of a strike. I will not cross that line. I have my issues with both sides and I would prefer to keep out of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-34333931727945461112011-10-25T20:36:31.355-05:002011-10-25T20:36:31.355-05:00Anonymous (10/25 2:44 PM):
The link that Laura Dr...Anonymous (10/25 2:44 PM):<br /><br />The link that Laura Drueth Zeman gave (<a href="http://www.ieanea.org/local/siucfa/assets/2010%20barg%20groundrules.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.ieanea.org/local/siucfa/assets/2010%20barg%20groundrules.pdf</a>) has the names of the FA bargaining team as well, but I think Collins has been replaced by Randy Auxier.paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305552154248972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-26608787722702361402011-10-25T19:38:57.872-05:002011-10-25T19:38:57.872-05:00Anonymous 3:42
So then why aren't the Deans, C...Anonymous 3:42<br />So then why aren't the Deans, Chairs and others who are on the administration teams that are supposedly engaged in negotiating or bargaining with the four union bargaining teams delaying the process--why aren't they doing their job? why have they all along been facilitating the delay by keeping quiet and simply doing what Cheng and Poshard ask? can't they use theirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-61996945048929726492011-10-25T15:42:39.816-05:002011-10-25T15:42:39.816-05:00So is the opposite assumption that Deans/Chairs/Di...So is the opposite assumption that Deans/Chairs/Directors necessarily stand with the BOT by virtue of their administrative position. or that they were collectively appointed by the Chancellor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-13238384048763191112011-10-25T15:39:37.093-05:002011-10-25T15:39:37.093-05:00Several of the previous posts assume that chairs a...Several of the previous posts assume that chairs and deans agree with the FA stance on the issues. That's quite an assumption!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-42935086895618358452011-10-25T14:57:04.986-05:002011-10-25T14:57:04.986-05:00Anon: 2:11. This will do no good since they have b...Anon: 2:11. This will do no good since they have been personally selected by Cheng herself and will obediently follow her orders. Anon: 244 - Although someone may post who the FA team are, they are very honest and forthright people unlike their opposite numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-58282865640108141632011-10-25T14:44:33.394-05:002011-10-25T14:44:33.394-05:00Perhaps someone could tell us who is at the bargai...Perhaps someone could tell us who is at the bargaining table for the FA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-59665011612279620272011-10-25T14:11:09.946-05:002011-10-25T14:11:09.946-05:00Perhaps there should be an open letter to all the ...Perhaps there should be an open letter to all the deans and chairs etc who are also or have been faculty who are on the administration's side of the bargaining team that we hold them accountable and that they should do the right thing and use their power and influence for the "greater good"--i.e. the have the power--use it to act responsibly and not just continue to aid Rita Cheng Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-34362380996269892992011-10-25T12:46:44.085-05:002011-10-25T12:46:44.085-05:00I thought Susan Logue had withdrawn from the barga...I thought Susan Logue had withdrawn from the bargaining team according to those FSN "knights in shining armor" attempting to excuse a supposed "damsel in distress"? She doesn't need that support at all since she is part of the higher administration establishment as are the rest of those other members listed above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-63743715582868242322011-10-25T11:47:13.947-05:002011-10-25T11:47:13.947-05:00Anon 9:32-- when sick or absent for conference or ...Anon 9:32-- when sick or absent for conference or research duties it's common practice to ask a dept colleague to cover a class or two, given their disciplinary expertise, previous & recent experience teaching said course and to do so in accordance with the syllabus & assignments I have created and provide for them in my absence. I recently did this during a 10 day stint conducting Elyse Pineaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-34505438413323456152011-10-25T11:45:55.447-05:002011-10-25T11:45:55.447-05:00Anons 5:55 and 7:15 --
I was late to the DRC meet...Anons 5:55 and 7:15 --<br /><br />I was late to the DRC meeting last Thursday, so I came in in the middle of the bargaining report. (I was there as a non-voting proxy-in-training for next semester.) Whatever I could pull from my notes would probably be out of date at this point.<br /><br />My sense was that there was some significant movement on RIF language, especially if the BOT negotiation Jonny Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461895600346750968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-25615100324722699612011-10-25T09:47:55.134-05:002011-10-25T09:47:55.134-05:00In response to anonymous 9:16's question about...In response to anonymous 9:16's question about the BOT bargaining team who are negotiating the FA contract.<br /><br />Here are the names and positions (from the ground rules for bargaining on the FA website http://www.ieanea.org/local/siucfa/assets/2010%20barg%20groundrules.pdf).<br /><br />Dennis Cradit, Dean, College of Business<br />Laurie Achenbach, Associate Dean, College of Science<br Laura Dreuth Zemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-85602011677056545492011-10-25T09:32:58.173-05:002011-10-25T09:32:58.173-05:00"Can the university actually hire replacement..."Can the university actually hire replacement faculty without doing a nationwide search, complying with university affirmative action policies and ensuring the candidates meet minimum educational and expertise requirements for the classes."<br /><br />They don't have to do that when you call in sick, do they? Someone covers your class when you're sick or otherwise occupied, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-19945753869680218492011-10-25T09:16:38.497-05:002011-10-25T09:16:38.497-05:00Who are the Deans and other administrators that ar...Who are the Deans and other administrators that are members of the administration's bargaining team? what have they been doing all these months--just nodding their heads like puppets. They should realize that they have responsibilities to the faculty and students in their colleges to really work on getting a contract. Why are they tongue-tied and self-serving in their actions or inaction! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-39936561521509838132011-10-25T08:46:13.523-05:002011-10-25T08:46:13.523-05:00This is in response to Fungible Faculty's comm...This is in response to Fungible Faculty's comment. Can the university actually hire replacement faculty without doing a nationwide search, complying with university affirmative action policies and ensuring the candidates meet minimum educational and expertise requirements for the classes? I think the university could easily reassign administrators but my guess is the process of hiring Untenured & Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-44646998447626779362011-10-25T08:44:39.978-05:002011-10-25T08:44:39.978-05:00The Deans and Chairs are blindly following the ord...The Deans and Chairs are blindly following the orders. This is an institution of higher learning where we teach our students how to lead. Deans can apply their own mind and tell Cheng that this is not going to work. True leaders don’t just follow the orders. Most of the current deans are cowered. They only care about their salaries not faculty, students, or education. We need leaders like Gary Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-58927894647923207582011-10-25T07:28:09.234-05:002011-10-25T07:28:09.234-05:00Yeah, boycott working with your dean! Good idea. ...Yeah, boycott working with your dean! Good idea. Everyone knows that the administration (including down to deans and chairs) are working on contingency plans. Can you blame them? I don't see anything wrong with them trying to minimize the impact of a strike. I don't think that there are qualified instructors for all courses, but certainly there are for some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-20682397260476529092011-10-24T22:40:03.194-05:002011-10-24T22:40:03.194-05:00Shame, Shame, Shame on this administration which t...Shame, Shame, Shame on this administration which thinks they can replace 100s of faculty members, each having unique and advanced credentials. Only those who themselves have no credentials, no experience, and no knowledge of what university professors do, would send this kind of stupid emails. If a Dean is sending this kind of emails, the faculty should take a note of it, boycott working with himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-43349343407989911482011-10-24T22:04:11.850-05:002011-10-24T22:04:11.850-05:00An email was forwarded to me from an off-campus c...An email was forwarded to me from an off-campus colleague (without the credentials I was required to have) from the Dean of my college asking her to teach 2 classes.....my classes. If not interested/available, she was asked to forward his email to others who might be......"business as usual"?Fungible Facultynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-73124695380155750432011-10-24T20:54:16.686-05:002011-10-24T20:54:16.686-05:00Really interesting article, Jonny. Thanks for post...Really interesting article, Jonny. Thanks for posting!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873177942643383807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-71979094133547598952011-10-24T19:15:10.697-05:002011-10-24T19:15:10.697-05:00To follow up on 5:55 - Can anyone from the FA give...To follow up on 5:55 - Can anyone from the FA give an update on negotiations? I think we all deserve to know what is going on........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-43342483653687807802011-10-24T17:55:31.023-05:002011-10-24T17:55:31.023-05:00"I cannot speak for the negotiators or any of..."I cannot speak for the negotiators or any of the union leadership, but my perception is that no one is in a rush to actually go on strike."<br /><br />Of course not but with a deadline I hope they are rushing to avoid the strike! <br /><br />In the FA's favor: simultaneous strike. <br /><br />Not in FA's favor: SIUC has a battered reputation, declining enrollment, cash flow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com