Longy Faculty Union

As president of the LFU, I am happy to announce that after lengthy negotiations we have ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Longy School of Music through 2024. It was hard work, but something we can use. Tom Enman

We are near a new contract, thankfully. It has been a long haul.

My Faculty Recital can be viewed LIVE on the web at 7:00 p.m. (EST) this Sunday, November 15 at http://bit.ly/1iVVpMq.

If you can make it, the concert is FREE, but you should reserve tickets at http://bit.ly/1klGZH9.

Reception following the concert in the Wolfinsohn Room. My amazing duo partner Rasa Vitkauskaite will be joining me. See the complete program in my newsletter at http://eepurl.com/bFPYl5.

CLICK HERE for Livestream

You are cordially invited to my Faculty Recital in Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College at 7:00 p.m. this Sunday, November 15, 2015. My amazing duo partner Rasa Vitkauskaite will be joining me in a program that takes you on a journey around the world. The concert is FREE, but you should reserve tickets. For full program click on our photos below. For tickets and information CLICK HERE:

http://bit.ly/1klGZH9

There will be a reception following the concert. I hope you can join us!

Invitation to my Faculty Recital this Sunday November 15

The Longy Faculty Union has been in negotiation with Longy for the renewal of its 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement since March 2014. We have met with the School 39 times, along with many hours of planning. Against the back-drop of shifting conditions over these many months, both sides have worked steadily to build trust and respect, open lines of communication, and resolve long-standing disputes. As we are now in our third contract extension, the time is now to finish this work and bring it to LFU members for ratification. The LFU and the School share this goal.

The 10/20/2015 article in the Boston Globe focuses on the litigation involving Longy and the charges brought against it by the National Labor Relations Board. While we do not know the main impetus for this article, details regarding the labor disputes and charges are available in the public record - any reporter may read them at any time at the NLRB website. The issues in the current consolidated complaint remain important: a legal and serviceable Faculty Handbook, and the administration and continuity of summer programs at Longy. The Negotiation Team has been working hard with the School to resolve these issues, to settle them in the context of our new CBA, and to create firm basis for innovation and collaboration between administration and faculty to secure Longy’s future.

The Longy Faculty Union is firmly committed to its job of representing faculty. Longy’s 100th anniversary offers new urgency for faculty and administration to come together to begin a fresh chapter in the life of the School. The LFU hopes to work in partnership with the School, as we continue to offer inspired and relevant music education.

In solidarity,
The LFU Executive Board and Negotiation Team

The website was down for a few days, but now it is back---it looks just a little different, but it's still us—be patient as we explore a new "Theme" or two over the coming days.....
longyfacultyunion.org

This time every year...~

A cartoon for your Labor Day by Benjamin Schwartz. Find more cartoons here: http://nyr.kr/1NfAEIR

At our session on June 22, both the LFU and the School agreed to extend the current Collective Bargaining Agreement until July 31, 2015, allowing more time for both sides to hammer out the details on the remaining crucial topics while in the midst of the season of vacations and festivals.

Since the end of the academic year in May, the LFU contract negotiation committee has spent many hours in sessions with the School. These committee members have devoted considerable amounts of time in order to provide accurate facts and figures on income, years of experience, and benefits, working in conjunction with the AFT-MA, which has provided helpful professional advice. We have been, and continue to be, fully committed to shaping a strong CBA that includes pay increases and better job security for the entire Faculty, as well as a higher degree of administrative communication and transparency.

In the coming sessions, the LFU looks forward to further productive meetings with the School, working toward a successor CBA which may be agreed upon by both sides. The LFU is looking forward to both sides redoubling their efforts in these final weeks.

Please be in touch if you have questions.

The National Labor Relations Board just issued its fifth complaint against Longy for multiple unfair labor practices that violate the National Labor Relations Act! See attached...http://www.weebly.com/uploads/3/3/3/3/3333183/order_consolidating_and_hearing_notice_2015-05-29.pdf

Order Consolidating Cases, Consolidated Complaint and Notice of Hearing

On Tuesday May 19 at 5:30, the LFU will be hosting a Faculty Appreciation Event in the Wolfinsohn---please feel free to drop by and say hello!
Additionally, here will be a Union membership meeting immediately preceding the event at 5:00. See you next Tuesday!

Be sure to check out the latest LFU News—hot off the presses!!!
http://lfunews.org/

Longy Faculty Union Newsletter The newsletter of the Longy Faculty Union at Longy School of Music of Bard College.

Longy violated federal labor law---here's a copy of the official posting as ordered by the National Labor Relations Board. This is a big win for the LFU!