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An active union membership is fundamental to our mission in education, and that means staying informed! Our public communications shared here will include news, calls to action, open letters, announcements, and other important union information. Please check back here regularly to stay in the loop!

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Report: May 15, 2025 NCC Board of Trustees’ Meeting

THANK YOU to the 20 NCCFT members who supported our full-time faculty and academic programming at the Board of Trustees on Thursday May 15. Their names are (with asterixes for those who spoke): Silvia Albanese*, Ellen Botkin, Ed Boyden, Arthur Friedman*, Lea Gennaro, Jason Gorman*, Fran Gulinello, Suzanne Kaebnick*, Mary Lannon*, William (Bill) O’Keefe, Dolores deManuel, Cheryl McBride, Carolyn Monastra*, Daniel Perrotto, Virginia Sanchioli, Neela Saxena, David Stern*, Caitlin Thurber, Cara Tuzzolini*, and Kimberly Wells-Bernard.  Your physical presence and words

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May Day!  Your Participation Makes Change Possible!

Thursday May 1: Champion Workers’ Rights on Long Island or NYC AFL-CIO rally in Foley Square in NYC: https://nycclc.org/events/may-day-2025 May Day Strong LI: We are the Many! at 110 and Jericho Turnpike:  https://www.mobilize.us/progressivedemocratsofamerica/event/779052/ Tuesday May 6: NYSUT Rally in Freeport to Fix Tier 6 Connect with fellow NYSUT locals and support our faculty so ALL enjoy the pension benefits of Tier 4.  Freeport Plaza East at Henry and Sunrise from 3:30- 6:00 Tuesday, May 6th.  Wear your NCCFT apparel!  https://www.nccft.org/2025/04/13/nysut-rally-to-fix-tier-6-on-may-6-2025-freeport-long-island/RSVP

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Massapequa Herald Post : “NCC Faculty Union Claims Contract Violations” April 17, 2025

Hernesto Galdamez’s article in The Massapequa Herald Post is presented below.  In the article, Jerry Kornbluth ignores the Taylor Law and Triborough Amendment that requires the college to abide by the expired contract during negotiation. And, our contract hasn’t even expired yet; its last year, its third year, expires August 31, 2025. Our faculty have rightly earned promotions and sabbaticals through their labor; the third year of the current contract assures these to those recommended by committees. We thank everyone

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NCCFT Requests an Audit of NCC; Newsday Covers

On Mar. 6, 2025, the NCCFT asked New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to conduct a comprehensive audit of Nassau Community College (NCC), reviewing NCC budgeting, expenditure processes, capital projects, staffing, grants, and enrollment management processes over the past 15 years, from September 2009 through today. We have concerns over several troubling trends that point to inefficiencies and questionable financial practices, which undermine our college’s long-term viability and ability to serve its students and Nassau County. Key areas of our

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Action to Support a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that Supports Working People

Please join us and the CWA (Communications Workers of America union) to protest Donald Trump’s firing of Jennifer Abruzzo, a former CWA attorney, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel. Trump also illegally fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. This leaves only two NLRB board members in their posts, which prevents the Board from ruling on most cases.  Please join us in supporting CWA’s action – we’re in this together! Send a message to President Trump demanding that he

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