Minutes from Union Executive Committee Meeting

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

1. Jeri made a motion to accept the minutes from the previous meetings. Marti seconded and the vote was unanimous to accept the minutes.
   

2. We discussed the contract language issue at length with our lawyer Jeff Jacobsen. We will pursue meeting with Larry in person as opposed to continue the email thread.
   

3. We discussed the possibility of linking a discussion board into our website. Mike Johnson shared several options. We will pursue further with Mike being the moderator for content.
   

4. We discussed the waiting room for 155/301 – the project of taking over the space seems to be on hold.
   

5. We are continuing the discussions of on-line ratification and hopefully do our elections next spring on-line.

Minutes from Union Executive Committee Meeting

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

1. Jackson opened the meeting. We discussed ratifying the contract via on-line and eventually the election on-line.
   

2. We discussed the contract language issues at length.
   

3. David has put together a phone tree with cell phone numbers and we may be using it soon. We are using AFT National for assistance.
   

4. We will also start working on a PR campaign, contact the Boston Globe, WBUR, etc.
   

5. Danny met with disability services regarding an autistic student’s mother being in class and being very disruptive.
   

6. We discussed the waiting room on the 3rdfloor of 155 – the college is trying to take it away.

Minutes from Union Executive Committee Meeting

Present – Jackson Schultz, Dennis Cecere, Denise Pons-Leone, Elizabeth Seitz, Will Silvio, Margaret McAllister, Peter Cokkinias, David Scott, Danny Harrington, Helen Deborah Lewis, Stephanie Reich, Peggy Codding, Michael Johnson, Andrew Shryock

1. Danny made a motion to accept the minutes from the previous meeting. Marti seconded and the vote was unanimous to accept the minutes.
   

2. Jackson discussed his meeting with Larry regarding the contract language issue. We presented a package in bargaining and they declined it, so they have two options: Get rid of the probationary period or trade it for the 81 teaching units proposal. The group discussed the possible options going forward.
   

3. Jackson brought up a Chronicle of Higher Ed article regarding the price per student that goes to fund upper administration salaries.
   

4. Jackson read an email from Jeri regarding students with disabilities. Danny gave an update on last week’s discussion on a faculty member dealing with a very challenging disabled student.