WCTC Part-Time United Faculty

- News Update #5 -

July 24, 1998

WCTC Board Receives Pro-Union Cards

More than 300 signed, pro-union cards were presented to the WCTC Board at their meeting on August 11. Part-time and full-time faculty and community members, many of whom attended the Workers Rights Board Hearing in June, signified their support for giving the WCTC Part-time Faculty the opportunity to vote on union representation.

The Reverend Tom Yondorf, Brookfield West Unitarian Univeralist Church, presented the signed cards to the WCTC Board. He prevailed on the WCTC Board “to begin working with the union movement, stop using taxpayer money to oppose the union movement, and start paying equal pay for equal work.” Yondorf told the Board that the cards represented “an outward sign of the concern for these issues by the people of the community and college.”

Informational Visits in October

During the first and second weeks in October, October 5–8 and October 12–15, members of the Waukesha County Technical Educators Association (WCTEA) will be visiting all of the WCTC teaching sites. These visits will give you the opportunity to talk directly with union members about the benefits of being organized and represented by a collective bargaining contract. The WCTEA volunteers will be ready to answer your questions and will have printed information available.

Upcoming Events

As the election draws nearer, keep updated on the WCTC Part-Time Faculty organizing by checking out our new web page. Use this address: www.weac.org/constit/WTCS/PTUF/home.htm or www.weac.org, go to Constituencies, and then Wisconsin Technical College System. Our new web page is the first item on the WTCS page! Feel free to communicate directly with Jeannie Lehmann or Leigh Barker from the Part-Time United Faculty home page.

November 12 – Professional Development Workshop

Explore the effect your personal style has on your instruction and student learning. There is no charge for this WCTEA and WEAC sponsored workshop, and a registration brochure will be mailed to you in October.

December 10 – WCTEA Holiday Reception

You are invited to attend the WCTEA Holiday Reception for all full, part-time, and retired teachers, and support personnel starting at 4:00 p.m. at Zorba’s Restaurant, 20290 W. Bluemound Rd., Brookfield. Join your colleagues for refreshments and good conversation as the fall semester nears completion and the holidays approach.

Check Out Our WEB Site!

www.weac.org/constit/WTCS/PTUF/home.htm

Keep up to date on WCTC Part-Time United Faculty union organizing news by visiting out our web site. You can read about:

· WCTC part-time faculty teaching loads from past several semesters

and the pay for the same teaching load on the WCTEA salary schedule

Testimonies of WCTC part-time faculty colleagues from the Workers Rights Hearing
Benefits available through joining together with each other and full-time colleagues

You can also get to our web site by going to www.weac.org, click on Constituencies, and then click on Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). Our site is the first item on the WTCS page.

Food for Thought

“Intellectual workers need to form together in a union not only to secure their economic future, but to establish their place in the political discourse.”

- Albert Einstein, when asked why he joined the Teachers Union at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

WCTC Part-Time United Faculty UPDATE is a publication of the Waukesha County Technical Educators Association (WCTEA) and the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC). It is designed to provide you with information about the organizing effort for part-time faculty at WCTC. We hope that you find the UPDATE to be informative and useful.

If you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to call Jeannie Lehmann at 414-251-1756 or e-mail her at lehmannj@WEAC.org