Minutes from Union Executive Committee Meeting

Present – Michael Abraham, Dennis Cecere,Peter Cokkinias, Marti Epstein, Danny Harrington, Helen Lewis, Margaret McAllister, Jeff Perry, Denise Pons, Stephanie Reich, Wendy Rolfe, Tom Stein, Jackson Schultz, David Scott, Elizabeth Seitz, Will Silvio, and Jeri Sykes.

  1. Department reps meeting to discuss the contract. Jackson opened the meeting and went over the contract details.

  2. We need to get the students involved going forward, better communication and a grass roots effort.

  3. A media person to connect with local press would be a good idea. David Scott has been working with AFT-MA and getting the word out to a large degree. Michael Johnson has taken over the social media piece as well.

  4. We discussed the outreach process to faculty, the surveys that we have done and ideas going forward.

  5. Can we figure out where a student’s tuition goes? Percentage of it to faculty, facilities, administration, etc.