Location: SAC Ballroom B
Organized in collaboration with GSEU and UUP
The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, handed down this past June, ends a key way Stony Brook and other public-sector unions supported themselves for the past half-century. What will happen to the unions that have long represented us?
Program:
2-2:45 pm
Panel #1:
Unions and Work at Stony Brook: Historical and other Contexts
Judy Wishnia (History (Emeritus), Stony Brook; Chair, Committee of Active Retired Members (COARM), New York State Union of University Professionals)
Michael Zweig (Economics (Emeritus); Former Director, Center for the Study of Working Class Life)
Moderator: Kevin Moriarty, Chapter President, UUP-Stony Brook West Campus
3-4:00 pm
Panel #2
Unionizing at Stony Brook in the Wake of the Janus Decision
Moderator: Christopher Sellers, History; Center Director
Panelists:
Caroline Kube, Chapter President, Union of University Professionals (UUP)–West Campus Chapter
Caroline Propersi-Grossman, Chief Steward, Graduate Student Employee Union (GSEU)
Carlos Speight, President, Stony Brook chapter of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
Fred Walter, Vice President for Academics, Union of University Professionals (UUP); At-Large Member and former President, University Senate
Steven Ketchum, Research Assistant Union
4:15-5:30 pm
Breakout Sessions in SAC 304