THE WORD - 2011

The Word - 2011/01/13 Posted: 01/13/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  January 13, 2011 SURVEYS RE: BARGAINING ISSUES FORTHCOMING Our current contract is up June 30, so collective bargaining will begin this spring. The Executive Committee is forming a Negotiating Team and preparing a survey seeking direction on issues that members want addressed at the bargaining table. Certainly the conversion to semesters will require much attention during negotiations, but we will be seeking your input on other ... Read more... The Word - 2011/02/28 Posted: 02/28/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  February 28, 2011 SURVEYS RE: BARGAINING ISSUES FORTHCOMING Our current contract is up June 30. If Senate Bill 5 does not completely abolish it, collective bargaining will begin this spring. The Executive Committee is forming a Negotiating Team and preparing a survey seeking direction on issues that members want addressed at the bargaining table. Certainly the conversion to semesters will require much attention during negotiatio... Read more... The Word - 2011/04/04 Posted: 04/04/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  April 4, 2011 “WE ARE OHIO” RALLY THIS SATURDAY CSEA urges you to plan to attend the “We Are Ohio” rally on the west lawn of the Statehouse this Saturday, April 9, from noon-3 PM to kick off the campaign to place a referendum on the November ballot to repeal Senate Bill 5. SB5, signed into law last week by Gov. Kasich, eliminates collective bargaining rights for college faculty and effectively reduces other public employees to h... Read more... The Word - 2011/05/02 Posted: 05/02/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  May 2, 2011 UPDATE ON CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Contract negotiations began on April 7 and have produced tentative agreements on a number of existing contract articles. The feedback members provided through the issues survey in March has helped considerably in reaching these agreements, and your input is guiding the Bargaining Team as talks continue. Negotiations on existing articles and new issues takes place each Thursday and Frid... Read more... The Word - 2011/05/19 Posted: 05/19/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  May 19, 2011 ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK... ...in the Ohio Legislature. As the Ohio Senate discusses the state budget bill, there are indications that some Republican senators want to reinstitute changes proposed by the Governor in his budget proposal but that were removed by the Ohio House in its version of the budget bill. One of those changes is the Governor's proposal to increase the employee portion of contributions to... Read more... The Word - 2011/07/18 Posted: 07/18/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  July 18, 2011 CONTRACT RATIFICATION - SUMMARY AND MEETINGS Contract articles have been tentatively agreed to between the Association's bargaining team and the College. They are now being presented to all CSEA members for ratification. Voting will be conducted on Wednesday, July 27; Thursday, July 28; and Friday, July 29 at times and locations to be determined. Meetings to discuss the tentative contract will be held on Thursday, ... Read more... The Word - 2011/08/17 Posted: 08/17/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  August 17, 2011 PEER REVIEW TEAMS Faculty who are not yet tenured, as well as faculty who expect to apply for future promotions, are again encouraged to work with a Peer Review Team (PRT) as they navigate the promotion/tenure process. PRTs (typically 2 or 3 colleagues above your rank and from within your program/department or a closely related field) are intended to mentor each faculty member below the rank of Professor. Faculty... Read more... The Word - 2011/10/03 Posted: 10/03/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  October 3, 2011 CSEA MEMBERS MEETING There will be a CSEA members meeting on Monday, October 17, from 3:00 - 4:30 in a room to be determined. The agenda will include a review of the 2011-2014 contract (which is currently being printed, and which will be distributed on or before the day of the meeting. It is currently available in pdf format at the CSEA website,  https://www.cseafaculty.org  ), a proposed amendment to th... Read more... The Word - 2011/10/25 Posted: 10/25/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  October 25, 2011 CSEA MEMBERS MEETING There will be a brief CSEA members meeting on  Thursday, October 27, from 3:00 - 4:30 in NH 013 . The agenda will include voting on a proposed amendment to the CSEA Constitution (as presented at the last meeting), an opportunity for nominations from the floor for the day's election, the drawing of the 1/2-annual dues paid membership incentive for this year, and the commencement of votin... Read more... The Word - 2011/11/07 Posted: 11/07/2011 The Word from CSEA Columbus State Education Association Newsletter of  November 7, 2011 CSEA'S STANCE ON POLITICAL ISSUES Since the representation vote in 2001 to bring a faculty union to Columbus State, and until this year when Senate Bill 5 was introduced in the state legislature, CSEA has avoided taking positions on political candidates and issues. Even when some of our own colleagues have run for various offices, the Association has never taken a position that attempted to guide voting decision... Read more...