The Advocate – 32.6 – May 2009 (2 MB)

In this issue:

• Board overrules arbitrator’s decision! – breaks 25-year promise and exposes essential need for binding arbitration
• Who cares about binding arbitration? – Why the Board’s decision impacts all faculty
• President’s Letter: Working on better AFT-faculty communications
• Fighting words at 2009 CFT Convention
• Finding a “lesson” at the CFT Convention
• Many valuable ways the Union and Academic Senate collaborate
• Results of the AFT 1493 Communication Survey: Faculty give thumbs up to The Advocate and E-News, say AFT 1493 website needs work
• CFT opposes all May 19 election propositions except 1B
• Faculty input needed for new contract negotiations