tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post1227079688929924580..comments2023-07-25T08:16:48.860-05:00Comments on City Colleges of Chicago Reinvention: The Truth: Comparison of the contracts of CTU, and Locals 1708 and 1600City Colleges of Chicago Reinvention: The Truthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762365876915937599noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-28026989254527173832013-05-31T18:32:01.609-05:002013-05-31T18:32:01.609-05:00It is a crime that we are forced to pay dues to Pe...It is a crime that we are forced to pay dues to Perry Buckley and his political hack Randy Barnett. They represent themselves only.<br /><br />R. Johnson, Asst. ProfessorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-56616478172869284352013-05-03T19:27:13.004-05:002013-05-03T19:27:13.004-05:00I don't believe so. (Or, at best, I haven'...I don't believe so. (Or, at best, I haven't seen any URLs.) Copies of the new contracts may be available only in .pdf format.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827293270970629578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-28833749707040289752013-05-03T01:02:43.952-05:002013-05-03T01:02:43.952-05:00Is the new contract available online?Is the new contract available online?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-42784361397407606452013-02-07T22:22:09.173-06:002013-02-07T22:22:09.173-06:00Now we know. He retired and got a huge payout!Now we know. He retired and got a huge payout!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-12461082763076432332013-02-03T11:44:51.271-06:002013-02-03T11:44:51.271-06:00Thank you, all. I look forward to follow up and t...Thank you, all. I look forward to follow up and the follow through. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827293270970629578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-17122800335290491362013-02-03T10:24:15.732-06:002013-02-03T10:24:15.732-06:00We have been observing with concern the direction ...We have been observing with concern the direction that Local 1600 has taken in the past several years. More recently, we were deeply troubled and dismayed by the damaging turn of events that took place in late August. A weak and concession riddled contract for City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) was unnecessarily being foisted upon the membership. In response, we took a stand against the CCC tentative agreement. At Harold Washington College, the chapter leadership (Jesu and Hector) spoke out and organized against the tentative agreement. Since the passage of the CCC contract we have had countless conversations with fellow unionists who are dissatisfied with the state of the union. <br /><br />We believe that it is time for a new, untainted leadership. Moreover, we also recognize that merely switching around the faces that are in leadership is not enough. We need to literally (re)form our union. A strong and effective union needs transparency and democracy, and must work to serve the needs of every segment of the membership (faculty, professionals, classified staff, security guards, city and suburb chapters, veterans and newcomers alike).<br /><br />Furthermore, we don’t exist in a vacuum. The national, state-wide and local contexts in which we educate have been deteriorating for years. The defense of genuinely public education must be understood as an essential priority to be fought for alongside our union rights. The business model of education and the business model of unionism need to be opposed in tandem. As our fellow educators in the CTU so aptly put it during the CPS strike of 2012: <br /><br />“Educator Working Conditions Are Student Learning Conditions.” <br /><br />You can read analyses written by us about the disastrous City Colleges contract here (http://www.scribd.com/doc/122350635/Cross-Currents-of-Defeat-and-Victory) and here (http://academeblog.org/2012/09/13/forced-to-the-edge-the-city-colleges-of-chicago-contract/). <br /><br />If you want to join with us (as activist or supporter) and work toward the goals described above, please email the following address so we can contact you once an event is being planned: newdirection1600@gmail.com. (Please indicate your college and any elective position that you hold.)<br /><br />In solidarity,<br /><br />Maria "Jesú" Estrada, Chapter Chair, Harold Washington College<br />Héctor Reyes, Assistant Chapter Chair, Harold Washington College<br />Sean Noonan, Assistant Chapter Chair, Harper College<br />Tony Johnston, Chapter Chair, Truman College<br />Anne Abasolo, Chapter Secretary, Harper Faculty <br />Sydney Hart, Wright College<br />Sheldon Leibman, Wright College<br />Jessi Choe, Wright College<br />Judi Nitsch, Harper College<br />Jessica L. Walsh, Faculty Senator, Harper College<br />Jacquelyn Mott, Harper College<br />Karyn Collymore-Chalmers, Harold Washington College<br />Molly Turner, Harold Washington College<br />Debbie Miles, Harold Washington College<br />James Gramlich, Faculty Senator Harper College<br />Sunil Koswatta, Faculty Senator, Harper College<br />Susan Garza, Harold Washington College<br />Elizabeth Greer, Harold Washington College<br />Rachel Sledd Iannantuoni, Harold Washington College<br />Suzanne Sheridan, Harold Washington College<br />Augusthy Kulakkattolickal, Harold Washington College<br />Mary Levenson, Harold Washington College<br />John Cahill, Harold Washington CollegeNew 1600https://www.blogger.com/profile/06769405983872906074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-9581032485971330372013-01-25T19:58:58.405-06:002013-01-25T19:58:58.405-06:00Hopefully, Perry will let us know soon why he agre...Hopefully, Perry will let us know soon why he agreed to this contract because his original reasons no longer make sense. <br /><br />James M. <br />City Colleges of ChicagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-14939774161850770432013-01-24T19:57:11.074-06:002013-01-24T19:57:11.074-06:00Those who Comment and sign themselves as "Ano...Those who Comment and sign themselves as "Anonymous" do not deserve to be read; no Union is strenghtened by irresponsibility. Your Leadership will never improve with such "opposition."<br /><br />JimKozicki<br />DaleyCollegeRetiree2003Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-25467662850971342182013-01-23T09:21:03.150-06:002013-01-23T09:21:03.150-06:00(My apologies for posting "Anonymous" as...(My apologies for posting "Anonymous" as I couldn't get my Google Account to work properly. This is Todd Lakin.)<br /><br />As I stated at the Union House Delegate meeting on Friday, January 18, the AFT Special Leadership Conference which I attended the previous weekend was not a “reward” but rather an opportunity for training and networking with other AFT current and future leaders. Nearly the entire weekend was spent in the windowless lower level of the hotel in meetings. Some reward!<br /><br />Below is a list of all CCCTU attendees and the years that they attended. Pre-2004 Norm nominated them; post-2004 it has been Perry.<br /><br />Mel Anderson, Cook County College Teachers Union (2005)<br />Verna Anderson, Cook County College Teachers Union (1998)<br />Judith Armstead, Cook County College Teachers Union (Jan. 1999)<br />Debra Baker, Cook County College Teachers Union (2008)<br />Perry Buckley, Cook County Coll. Teachers Union (May 2001, 2002, 2004)<br />Patricia Cooks, Cook County College Teachers Union (May 2001)<br />Arlicia Corley, Cook County College Teachers Union (2007)<br />Thomas Dowd, Cook County College Teachers Union (2010)<br />Dennis Dryzga, Cook Co. College Teachers Union (1998, Nov. 1999)<br />David Dwyer, Cook County College Teachers Union (2006)<br />Paul J. Janus, Cook County College Teachers Union (Nov. 1999)<br />Mary M. Jeans, Triton College Mid-Management Assn. Chapter, CCCTU (Nov. 2001)<br />Anthony Johnston, Cook County College Teachers Union (2006)<br />Delwyn Jones, Cook County College Teachers Union (2013)<br />Tom Kodogeorgiou, Cook County College Teachers Union (2004)<br />Todd Lakin, Cook County College Teachers Union (2013)<br />Linda Murphy, Cook County College Teachers Union (2008)<br />Charles Mustari, Cook County College Teachers Union (2010)<br />James O’Malley, Cook County College Teachers Union (2004)<br />George Otto, Cook Co. College Teachers Union (Nov. 2001)<br />Sonia Powell, Cook County College Teachers Union (2003)<br />Donald Radtke, Cook County College Teachers Union (2003)<br />David Richmond, Cook County College Teachers Union (2009)<br />Rochelle Robinson-Dukes, Cook County College Teachers Union (2009)<br />William Stewart, Jr., Cook County College Teachers Union (2007)<br />Jillian Verstrate, Cook County College Teachers Union (2005)<br />Pat Wenthold, Cook County College Teachers Union (2003)<br />Jeanette Williams, Kennedy King College Chapter, CCCTU (2002)<br />Gail Wiot, Cook County College Teachers Union (2004)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-74644954089707078032013-01-19T12:21:17.148-06:002013-01-19T12:21:17.148-06:00I wanted to say thank you to Todd Lakin and CM Win...I wanted to say thank you to Todd Lakin and CM Winters for speaking publicly at Local 1600 about their posts here and their opinions. I was impressed at their calm and reasoned statements and believe Todd was right to defend himself from the slander posted here. I am not a City Colleges faculty or staff member so I cannot adequetly speak to the issues here as I do not know how your contract process works (i.e. negotiating for all City Colleges instead of one school). But like others have said here, rather than casting acusations, take this concern and funnel it into something constructive (like solutions). I understand the writer of this blog wanted to raise concerns but it hardly seems the most constructive way when you do it for the world to see and spend time casting blame and posting your personal inuendos about people. If you want to know how things happened investigate it before jumping to your own conclusions. <br /> <br />Finally, my only real concern with PEARL is that how do I know it is even a member of Local 1600? Here we are infighting publicly, something I'm sure some folks outside the Union will enjoy. These debates should be handled with other members in a forum appropriate for those debates. Thus why we have Chapter Chairs, Delegates and a House Meeting. Far from squashing debate I think this brings it up in a place and way that gets others involved in positive ways and provides transperency. <br /><br />If people are concerned with transerency than that transperency cuts both way.<br /><br />I'll borrow CM's comment above as it's stated more eloquntely than I could state:<br /><br />CM Winters PalacioJanuary 18, 2013 at 12:47 AM<br />Get information.<br />Sustain solidarity.<br />And let's move forward.<br />Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723565744491156292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-13330960640406876642013-01-18T00:47:59.806-06:002013-01-18T00:47:59.806-06:00Get information.
Sustain solidarity.
And let's...Get information.<br />Sustain solidarity.<br />And let's move forward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827293270970629578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-72505570290486703202013-01-17T21:15:32.947-06:002013-01-17T21:15:32.947-06:00In response to this article: this makes Buckley so...In response to this article: this makes Buckley sound like a sellout, a heartless sob and a poor negotiator to boot, even for himself. If he is taking away a conservative estimate of 100 million dollars from us in sick day pay and he only gets a maximum 200k plus pension (300k* 50 if he lived 50 Years! totaling 15.2 million). Essentially he sold out 1500+ people to get 15%. Lousy even for him. Though I cant speak to his reputation as I am relatively new.<br /><br />While I can't say this for everyone I think its a safe assumption that when faced with using a sick day or losing the day all together American consumerist culture will dictate choosing in favor of value and take days off that would otherwise result in more staff at colleges to help our students. This deal is absolutely contradictory to our mission in supporting our students we serve and its the trademark of a corporation, not an educational institution.<br /><br />I would like to make a statement that I strongly encourage everyone else to abide by: "NEVER sign or vote on something that you cannot read!" All bargaining power is lost if you have already submitted. By demanding an immediate vote to a not yet existing document Buckley has successfully convinced many of the local 1600 members that they have to take ownership of this new contract even though deception and intimidation were used in securing it, trickery to put it simply. This is not the case and this does not have to be our contract. This is indeed an urgent high court matter and definitely should be pursued. As mentioned I am fairly new but I would offer my services in helping however I can. This is important. <br /><br /><br />I know this is some a reiteration of what Pearl stated but I had to put in my two cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-64096963297186954522013-01-16T15:26:44.970-06:002013-01-16T15:26:44.970-06:00I appreciate the information shared, regardless of...I appreciate the information shared, regardless of whom it came from. I feel deceived by perry and many other Local 1600 leaders as there has been no transparency of the roles that they are playing and their family memebers are playing. So often perry talked/talks about how others cashed out on sick pay but never did/or has he shared his HUGE pay-out. This sounds like a lot of backroom deals, kept secrets, and throwing families under the bus! What's worst is that many of the Local 1600 leaders are resorting to insults and other ignorant comments... the truth is out now about your actions and cover-ups. Talk about the message not the messager!<br /><br />At this point and in moving forward how do we 1. Rescind the contract and 2. Change leaders for Local 1600?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-56486994770046581932013-01-16T13:46:17.175-06:002013-01-16T13:46:17.175-06:00Perhaps it's time for the Local leadership to ...Perhaps it's time for the Local leadership to do some serious soul-searching about how it can best serve the members while maintaining professionalism and a truly representative/democratic organization. Here's one small suggestion: the Local should email the detailed House meeting agenda and complete officer reports(including all motions that they plan to bring to the floor & related rationale) ten days to 2 weeks before each meeting. The current practice of handing out materials in the minutes before the meeting starts does not allow for adequate review and consideration of the content. <br /><br />P.S. These comments are not meant to imply that all the Local leaders and professional staff need to improve-- many of them (you know who you are) have consistently demonstrated solidarity with the membership and an openness to problem solving and serving the membership in a fair and evenhanded manner. Your efforts do not go unnoticed- thank you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-11504798137984547582013-01-16T13:08:29.391-06:002013-01-16T13:08:29.391-06:00So they are afraid but it is not because lack cour...So they are afraid but it is not because lack courage...and you people are supposed to be college professors?<br />You should give your salary back not get a raise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-52004666945704358852013-01-16T12:37:30.485-06:002013-01-16T12:37:30.485-06:00If someone posts anonymously, it's probably be...If someone posts anonymously, it's probably because they're afraid of retribution from 1600 - not because they lack courage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-11599882564440033732013-01-15T19:45:28.531-06:002013-01-15T19:45:28.531-06:00No, it was voted for because the faculty didn'...No, it was voted for because the faculty didn't think it through. The exact same thing happened at the end of the 2004 strike. There was a long line of people who were ready to vote on the contract before they knew anything about it. They had to be told to sit down so we could go over the details. <br /><br />If you are upset with your vote then you should be more careful next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-15313327868446482332013-01-15T17:44:12.503-06:002013-01-15T17:44:12.503-06:00We voted on it because we were rushed,lacked a det...We voted on it because we were rushed,lacked a detailed copy, and trusted Perry BuckleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-21832298307137844392013-01-15T17:23:33.955-06:002013-01-15T17:23:33.955-06:00This could all be true -- but we voted on it. Mos...This could all be true -- but we voted on it. Most of the bad stuff was clear from the start - so why did we vote in favor of this?<br /><br />What concerns me now is that the adjuncts are out there on their own. The administration is trying to force terrible cuts on them. Why are they alone in this? When are we going to learn the true meaning of a union? Can we please go and negotiate together next time? You know - in solidarity.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-14064182626678625142013-01-13T12:03:38.694-06:002013-01-13T12:03:38.694-06:00Like most by now, I have read this blog entry seve...Like most by now, I have read this blog entry several times so I will let my words be few and seasoned with grace. <br /><br />I am beginning to feel that if this is true then we are part of an epic leadership failure of a Jim Jones proportion. I am aware of the larger picture to dismantle the working class, e.g. Right to Work initiatives, poverty pimps, covert Democrats, etc. So no, I am not fond nor surprised by the leadership tactics of City Colleges of Chicago nor the Office of the Mayor because they demonstrate repeatedly they are systematically removed, wallow in cognitive dissonance in their aspirations for plutocracy, and very simply do not love ALL of the people they serve. But I am clearly most adjacent to CCCTU Union Local 1600. I am Grievance Chair for my MXC Chapter, a tenured faculty member, and love ALL of the people that I serve. <br /><br />Now, I am never one to be a blind follower --my father, a sharecropper from Mississippi, would rise from his cremated ashes and thrash me. If any of what was said is a lie then please share information to refute any parts of what was stated. The more authentic that information source then the better I will feel because, at this point, my confidence and patience with our leadership is beginning to wane. I am not alone.<br /><br />I am now thinking that If you (Perry, Randi, etc.) really did do this in any part then what is the Local 1600 leadership (including those solicited or promised in-waiting) are doing in Springfield regarding our pensions? Do you too suffer from cognitive dissonance, aspirations of plutocracy, and an innate lack of love for ALL the people you serve?<br /><br />Now, I honestly do not care about the anonymity because it is a voice that wants to be heard. For all intent and purposes, I am posting without anonymity for I TOO AM PEARL and I have not an ax to grind but would also like to be heard.<br /><br />Seeking information to sustain solidarity --CMWP<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827293270970629578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-32541707365217608732013-01-13T11:45:54.839-06:002013-01-13T11:45:54.839-06:00Re. Anonymity: that may take more courage than you...Re. Anonymity: that may take more courage than you realize or admit, even in our free society. It's rumored that a number of union members, rank and file as well as loca-lwide and chapter officers of Local 1600, apparently have reason to fear retaliation from a vindictive element in the leadership.<br /><br />There have been a number of candidates curiously dropped from or added to our elections slates in recent contests. There have been outspoken activists chastized publicly. There have been supremely talented union activists removed from important offices. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-68337743162791624632013-01-12T07:35:47.563-06:002013-01-12T07:35:47.563-06:00Anonymous people have no courage.Anonymous people have no courage.Prof Tadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154685681434935911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-32864956284388012662013-01-11T22:53:15.388-06:002013-01-11T22:53:15.388-06:00why wasn't the 2010 0% raise not included in t...why wasn't the 2010 0% raise not included in the wage equation.<br /><br />1708 has a 6 year contract where the first year they received nothing in wage increase which changes those numbers in comparison to 1600. <br /><br />Also isnt the average salary of local 1600 members far greater than that of local 1708 making their increases smaller in comparison.<br /><br />last thing 1600 has raises for the part-time members but 1708 has yet to resolve their part-time members with not so much a word.<br /><br />I have to say that without the merit pay we do better than admins, local 1708 and recieve the same rates as CTU local 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-3431631103115373772013-01-11T22:37:32.910-06:002013-01-11T22:37:32.910-06:00Can you site where the CCC student success goals c...Can you site where the CCC student success goals come from, particularly the income for CCC graduatesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562669436195506805.post-20066266419680102022013-01-11T19:58:38.457-06:002013-01-11T19:58:38.457-06:00Todd has been rewarded with a trip to Washington D...Todd has been rewarded with a trip to Washington DC Leadership Conference this weekend with Perry BuckleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com