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Fordham Faculty United
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Contingent Faculty Union at Fordham University in New York. https://fordhamfacultyunited.com/ Our working conditions are our students’ learning conditions.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · Mar 1
We're Fordham Faculty United, the contingent faculty union at Fordham U in NYC. In the coming days we're starting our CBA bargaining with Fordham admin, amidst US extremely uncertain situation.

We're here to build solidarity. Please show your support by following and sharing our updates.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · Jul 1
The Trump administration must release people from unjust detention and return them safely to their families. #SolidaritySummer
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · Jun 19
Join the Fordham Faculty United Summer Kick-off Central Park Picnic!

All FFU members and their families and friends are welcome!

This Saturday, June 21, 1 pm to 3 pm (weather permitting) at Central Park Sheep Meadow.

You are welcome to bring provisions & a ground-cloth.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · Jun 16
FORDHAM FACULTY UNITED
BARGAINING BULLETIN
Collective Bargaining Session 7: June 12, 2025
Next Bargaining Session: June 26, 1 p.m. LL South Lounge

We need to hear from you! Learn more details and ask your questions at tonight´s members´ meeting (details sent via email)
FORDHAM FACULTY UNITED BARGAINING BULLETIN Collective Bargaining Session 7: June 12, 2025 Next Bargaining Session: June 26, 1 p.m. LL South Lounge MANAGEMENT PROPOSED 3.5%, 4% and 4% raises over 3 yrs for FT and NO further INCREASES for PT COMPENSATION IS OUR PRIORITY Management aims to divide us by making us choose between FT and PT raises. Because of instability in the political and economic environments, we countered by distributing our pay increases across 3 years to achieve a liveable wage. We need to hear from you! Learn more details and ask your questions at the meeting MEMBER MEETING JUNE 16, Monday 6-7 PM on Zoom (Register via link sent by email)
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · Jun 10
We deserve a fair wage that allows us to cover our most basic needs to live in this city and continue to provide our students with the best education possible.

WE NEED YOUR VOICE! Come to our next bargaining session this THURSDAY 6/12 at LC: LL South Lounge from 12:30 - 4:30.
FORDHAM FACULTY UNITED BARGAINING BULLETIN Collective Bargaining Session 7: June 5, 2025 Next Bargaining Session: June 12, 12:30 LL South Lounge MANAGEMENT PROPOSED 3.5% raises WE DESERVE MORE We remain far apart on compensation. Management added only a half % to their last proposal 3%) and we countered with a 1 % decrease to 14% an increase that would bring us to a liveable wage. "I pursue freelance work and stipends to try to meet my cost of living and supplement my Fordham income, which is about 50% lower than it was when I worked as a public media professional." Member response on “Who is FFUˮ survey MEMBER MEETING JUNE 16̅ Monday 6-7 PM on Zoom (Register here) https://fordhamfacultyunited.com | fordhamfacultyunited@gmail.com | @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social | @fordhamfacultyunited
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · Jun 10
We deserve a fair wage that allows us to cover our most basic needs to live in this city and continue to provide our students with the best education possible.

WE NEED YOUR VOICE! Come to our next bargaining session this THURSDAY 6/12 at LC: LL South Lounge from 12:30 - 4:30.
FORDHAM FACULTY UNITED BARGAINING BULLETIN Collective Bargaining Session 7: June 5, 2025 Next Bargaining Session: June 12, 12:30 LL South Lounge MANAGEMENT PROPOSED 3.5% raises WE DESERVE MORE We remain far apart on compensation. Management added only a half % to their last proposal 3%) and we countered with a 1 % decrease to 14% an increase that would bring us to a liveable wage. "I pursue freelance work and stipends to try to meet my cost of living and supplement my Fordham income, which is about 50% lower than it was when I worked as a public media professional." Member response on “Who is FFUˮ survey MEMBER MEETING JUNE 16̅ Monday 6-7 PM on Zoom (Register here) https://fordhamfacultyunited.com | fordhamfacultyunited@gmail.com | @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social | @fordhamfacultyunited
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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Jun 9
UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 30
Every FFU member is invited to our upcoming bargaining sessions!

Next ones are on June 5th in LC Campus, from 12PM to 4PM, and on June 12th at the same location from 10AM to 2PM.

Strong turnout by members is really helpful. You can join for the whole session or drop by for a little while.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 13
We deserve a fair wage that allows us to cover our most basic needs to live in this city and continue to provide our students with the best education possible.

WE NEED YOUR VOICE! Come to our next bargaining session TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 5/14 at LC: from 10-2.
FORDHAM FACULTY UNITED UNITED BARGAINING BULLETIN Collective Bargaining Session 6: May 6, 2025 Next Bargaining Session: May 14, 10am LL 140W G73 Management gave us their counter proposal on compensation: 3% raises. THIS IS NOT ENOUGH! • For full-timers, 3% doesn't cover the 2023 increase in our health insurance contributions-negotiated without our input and about to go up again! • For part-timers, 3% is a few hundred dollars a semester at most. Join us! FFU bargaining sessions are open to all FFU member faculty. What's next? We will continue to negotiate for a fair wage. We have one more session this month, on May 14, and will schedule more in June. BUT our contract expires on June 30. IF YOU WANT A BETTER RAISE, we need you to check your email and texts during the break for our updates. YOU are FFU. Without your help, we won't succeed. Members speak We are exploited.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 12
Bargaining sessions are open to ALL FFU members. Come for 30 minutes or stay the whole time.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 12
We deserve a fair wage that allows us to cover our most basic needs to live in this city and continue to provide our students with the best education possible.

WE NEED YOUR VOICE! Come to our next bargaining session this WEDNESDAY 5/14 at LC: 140W G73 from 10-2.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 12
At our last bargaining session, management responded to our compensation proposal with 3% raises across the board. THIS IS NOT ENOUGH! Fordham continues to fall behind other institutions in the city and even behind our peer institutions across the country.
FORDHAM FACULTY UNITED BARGAINING BULLETIN Collective Bargaining Session 6: May 6, 2025 Next Bargaining Session: May 14, 10am LL 140W G73 https://fordhamfacultyunited.com | fordhamfacultyunited@gmail.com | @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social | @fordhamfacultyunited Management gave us their counter proposal on compensation: 3% raises. THIS IS NOT ENOUGH! ● For full-timers, 3% doesnʼt cover the 2023 increase in our health insurance contributions—negotiated without our input and about to go up again! ● For part-timers, 3% is a few hundred dollars a semester at most. Join us! FFU bargaining sessions are open to all FFU member faculty. Members speak We are exploited. Period. What’s next? We will continue to negotiate for a fair wage. We have one more session this month, on May 14, and will schedule more in June. BUT our contract expires on June 30. IF YOU WANT A BETTER RAISE, we need you to check your email and texts during the break for our updates. YOU are FFU. Without your help, we won’t succeed
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 12
We deserve a fair wage that allows us to cover our most basic needs to live in this city and continue to provide our students with the best education possible.

WE NEED YOUR VOICE! Come to our next bargaining session this WEDNESDAY 5/14 at LC.

Bargaining sessions are open to ALL FFU members.
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · May 7
The ChatGPT-driven disruption of education is often presented, including in today’s viral NYMag piece, as a surprise event for which ed workers were caught unprepared

This ignores dynamics & decisions that, in some cases, go back decades, without which we could’ve metabolized ChatGPT competently

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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 6
"As the disruption has mounted, many college and university presidents have kept silent. But unions representing higher ed employees have stepped up to the plate (...) Union leaders say they are filling a void in an existential fight for higher ed’s future."
@insidehighered.com
As Universities Yield to Trump, Higher Ed Unions Fight Back
From lawsuits to protests, labor organizations representing faculty, grad students and other workers are resisting. Discussions about what to do next continue.
www.insidehighered.com
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 5
A timely reminder by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social of the necessary ingredients to build the powerful and sustained movements we need today: the power to withhold and the power to promise.
Why Protests Should Be Promises
Modern movements that aim to advance racial equity should withhold and promise, rather than perform, writes Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
time.com
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Rob McEntarffer @rmcenta.bsky.social · May 5
Good read (thanks @criener.bsky.social )
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 5
A timely reminder by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social of the necessary ingredients to build the powerful and sustained movements we need today: the power to withhold and the power to promise.
Why Protests Should Be Promises
Modern movements that aim to advance racial equity should withhold and promise, rather than perform, writes Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
time.com
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 5
A timely reminder by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social of the necessary ingredients to build the powerful and sustained movements we need today: the power to withhold and the power to promise.
Why Protests Should Be Promises
Modern movements that aim to advance racial equity should withhold and promise, rather than perform, writes Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
time.com
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · May 5
“We're not hearing those conversations because people have such deep roots in the country,” - Luba Cortés, our Immigration Lead Organizer said.

“ They've come to the country, they've built lives. They have children that are graduating college. They might be grandparents at this point.” #HereToStay
'They’re coming for everyone': Fearful NY immigrant families weigh voluntary departures
Some undocumented immigrants are opting to leave the United States on their own, rather than risk deportation.
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 5
They promise good paying jobs assembling cell phones at factory plants while they aggressively oppose:
1) increase minimum wage.
2) right of workers to unionize.

It’s dystopian. And it’s a bunch of lies. Don’t fall for this.
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404 Media @404media.co · May 2
Your Children’s Children Will Die in Our Factories

🔗 www.404media.co/your-childre...
Your Children’s Children Will Die in Our Factories
The small, pathetic technofeudalist dystopian vision of Howard Lutnick and the Trump administration.
www.404media.co
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 3
A truly nuanced and interesting (as everything they do) conversation on Pope Francis, his religious and intellectual trajectory, the political dimensions of his papacy and his legacy By Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell from the great podcast Know Your Enemy, sponsored by @dissentmag.bsky.social
Know Your Enemy: The Meaning of Pope Francis - Dissent Magazine
Matt and Sam discuss the passing of Pope Francis, what his papacy meant, why he scandalized the Catholic right, and why his message feels so necessary and so far away.
www.dissentmagazine.org
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 3
A truly nuanced and interesting (as everything they do) conversation on Pope Francis, his religious and intellectual trajectory, the political dimensions of his papacy and his legacy By Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell from the great podcast Know Your Enemy, sponsored by @dissentmag.bsky.social
Know Your Enemy: The Meaning of Pope Francis - Dissent Magazine
Matt and Sam discuss the passing of Pope Francis, what his papacy meant, why he scandalized the Catholic right, and why his message feels so necessary and so far away.
www.dissentmagazine.org
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 1
Today is May Day, May 1st, Primero de mayo: the International Workers Day. Celebrate it by joining your coworkers, labor sisters and brothers, comrades, friends and compañeres at a rally, a march, a square or a street.

This is in NYC. Foley Square 5pm.

Solidarity forever!
MAY DAY STOP THE BILLIONAIRE TAKEOVER WE ARE MANY THEY ARE FEW MAY 1 @ SPM NYC / FOLEY 5Q
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Fordham Faculty United @fordhamfacultyu.bsky.social · May 1
Today is May Day, May 1st, Primero de mayo: the International Workers Day. Celebrate it by joining your coworkers, labor sisters and brothers, comrades, friends and compañeres at a rally, a march, a square or a street.

This is in NYC. Foley Square 5pm.

Solidarity forever!
MAY DAY STOP THE BILLIONAIRE TAKEOVER WE ARE MANY THEY ARE FEW MAY 1 @ SPM NYC / FOLEY 5Q
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