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WELCOME UNTF!

The Union of Nontenure -Track Faculty:
The MERC Recognized Bargaining Agent for nontenure-track Faculty
at Michigan State University

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Our Website is transitioning- click the new address here: http://mi.aft.org/untf

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Our Collective Bargaining Rights are Under Attack in Lansing
EMERGENCY LOBBY DAY
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Meeting Place: Central United Methodist Church
(corner of Ottawa and Capitol)

 

General Membership Meeting Spring 2011!
Understanding Our Contract: Provisions and Protections
Thursday February 17, 5:15pm- 7:00pm
300 Human Ecology Building
Refreshments served and new member packets distributed.

 

Previous announcements:

1) At long last, the official printed copies of the UNTF-MSU contract are available! We have made arrangements with the University to mail one to everyone currently in the bargaining unit. Please let us know (office@untf.org or 517-203-0880) if you have not received yours by Monday, November 15th.

2) Please contact the UNTF office (office@untf.org or 517-203-0880) before you sign any REVISED or CHANGED appointment memo. We need to hear from our members how often such changes are initiated, as well as the grounds upon which they are justified.

3) We would like to obtain an "Authorization for Payroll Deduction" from all bargaining unit members by this Friday, October 29th. On Monday Oct. 18, 2010, we mailed (via the US Postal Service, first-class) a copy of the authorization form and a cover letter explaining the system to everyone who is teaching this semester according to MSU's records. Most of you receiving this email will have received the form via email already as well. However, if you have not received such a mailing, please let us know: office@untf.org, 203-0880.

Please note at all times: If you have any communication or question related to the terms of your employment at MSU, please contact Catherine Daligga, the UNTF Organizer, at office@untf.org or 517-203-0880.

Important: All UNTF members must fill out their authorization for payroll deduction of union dues or the service fee by 10/29/10. You can download a copy of the authorization card in a pdf form, print it out, and mail it back to the address below.
Click here to download the authorization card.

We Have Moved!

Our new office is located at 2990 East Lake Lansing, East Lansing, Michigan.

This summer the executive officers will continue to meet and prepare for the Fall semester.

Our contract negotiations were sucessful. We have a contract!

If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at office@untf.org or at 517-203-0880.

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How Do I Stay Updated on the Latest at UNTF:

The Union of Nontenure-Track Faculty is currently engaged in contract negotaitions with Michigan State University. You can stay up-to-date with the latest news by:
1) UNTF At The Table Blog at:http://untf-at-the-table.blogspot.com/
2) following us in Twitter at https://twitter.com/untf
3) You can read this month's "Focus on the Issues"- see the link below.

Congratulations to all on the election of UNTF Officers and an Executive
Board!! . Click on the What's New link to get a list of the current elected Executive Board.

 

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Who are we?
We are an organization of nontenure-track instructors at Michigan State University. We are committed to having a voice in the decisions that affect our lives. Through collective bargaining we hope to improve the conditions that the so-called temporary and fixed-term colleagues work under.

Please go to 'What's New' to learn about recent events affecting UNTF members!

How can you get involved? Volunteers are needed to talk to their colleagues campus wide. There are also a variety of other tasks that members will be taking on as we work to strengthen our organization and begin bargaining with the administration, and then as we prepare to bargain. You can volunteer by emailing us at office@untf.org, or by calling our office at (517) 203-0880. You can learn more about our members and about the plight of nontenure-track faculty by reading our latest newsletter.

To Download Newsletter Click Here

Click here to follow the UNTF on Twitter

To download the "Focus on the Issues":
Click here for Vol 2
Click here for Vol 1



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Featured Members

Pramod PicturePramod Pathak earned an PhD from the indian Statistical Institute in 1963, and first taught at MSU in 1962. He has been Nontenured Track Faculty since 1995.

Encarnita PictureEncarnita Figueroa has a MFA from MSU. She is in her first year at full-time after being part-time for four years. She teaches Spanish and a course on Latino theater.

Malik PictureMalik Balla, who is from Sudan and worked with a teachers’ union there, earned his 1991 PhD from MSU’s College of Education. He teaches Arabic at MSU.

James PictureJames Keller, who teaches in WRAC, wrote his dissertation at SUNY Stonybrook on contemporary American poetry.