Momentum Campaign Is to Raise $3.1 MILLION by January 15, 2015, Exclusively Dedicated to Generating Momentum Scholarships

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Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff at NYU, Local 3882, NYSUT, AFT, AFL-CIO Volume 35 2014 Issue 4 Financial aid Not golden parachutes petition

President Sexton’s “Gift” to NYU Unlocking Potential Our ambitious goal for the Unleashing Ambition momentum Campaign is to raise $3.1 MILLION by January 15, 2015, exclusively dedicated to generating momentum scholarships. John Sexton Not the UCATS Newsletter, declining his $2.5 MILLION The Scholarship Campaign for NYU bonus, and paying back his $600,000 loan, is vitally important to meet this goal. C’mon President Sexton – We need President Sexton Support our to decline the bonus and pay back his loan to unlock the potential and unleash the students! ambition of talented men and women. We cannot think of a more worthy endeavor.

Have YOU signed the petition? http://tinyurl.com/kycxqc3 president's letter President Sexton’s legacy

 Stephen Rechner, Law School are really being (mis)used, some of those donation checks won’t be com- ast month we introduced our petition on ing. This will be President Sexton’s behalf of NYU students titled “Financial legacy; a legacy of suspicion that Aid, Not Golden Parachutes.” Since then, L funds are solicited for one purpose hundreds of people have signed the petition but used for self-enrichment. (and the comments they have included are price- Since the bonus won’t be paid less). The story has been reported in NYSUT until January 15, 2015, there is still United, the newspaper of our state federation time to add your name. You can New York State United Teachers, NYU Local, double and triple the impact by and been circulated to several faculty and stu- encouraging a colleague to sign as dent activist email lists. well. Until January 15, I am going While the petition asks NYU President Sexton really wants for to remain hopeful that with the President John Sexton to decline the himself. sanitizing effect of sunshine on $2.5 million bonus he is scheduled NYU top brass are well aware of President Sexton’s bonus, he might to receive on January 15, 2015 and the petition. Sadly, rumor has it that actually consider his legacy at NYU direct that money to financial for rather than encouraging President and take the high road on the way our students, the petition is not just Sexton to do the right thing, the out. That would be something to for students to sign. Every member NYU Board of Directors are going thank him for. of the NYU community should sign to add insult to injury by forgiving The petition is online at : who agrees that if NYU has extra Sexton’s $600,000 outstanding http://tinyurl.com/kycxqc3 money they don’t know what to do loan as a PARTING GIFT! Clearly, Sign it today! with, they should use that money to there’s a feeling among the 1%ers provide financial aid to our students who make up the NYU Board that a rather than using it to further enrich $2.5 million bonus just isn’t enough. one man at the top. President Sexton has a very short time remaining before his retire- NYU Board out of touch ment to put some polish on his There is much to credit John tarnished legacy. Perhaps he should Sexton for over his twelve years as get out of the ivory tower and start 636 Broadway, Room 606 president. Tuition has increased to paying attention to what the NYU New York, NY 10012 $54,000 per year, his tax-free sal- community beyond the Board of Momentum is published quarterly by and for the members of the Union of Clerical, ary has increased from $800,000 Directors is thinking. Administrative, & Technical Staff (UCATS), to $1.5 million, there have been five It is unfortunate that the NYU at NYU, Local 3882, New York State United votes of NO CONFIDENCE by fac- Board of Directors, whose primary Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO. Local 3882 Office: (646)602-1485 ulty groups, the village community function is to raise funds for NYU, E-mail address: [email protected] has taken NYU to court over the is undermining themselves with www.ucats3882.org rapacious 2031 Plan to expand the this misguided misappropriation of President Stephen Rechner university, and the New York Times resources. Many of the signers to Vice Presidents Diana Corzen Christopher Crowe has published a series of embar- our petition are NYU alum who are Treasurer Shermaine Griffin rassing articles over the last two the people the board needs to tap Secretary Rob Lesko years highlighting NYU’s disregard to raise the funds needed for all of Organizers Corey Edmonds, Linda Wambaugh Newsletter Denise Shavers for students, faculty, staff and com- the campus improvement projects munity groups on many issues. that are in the works. When our Oddly, I don’t think this is the legacy alum find out how their donations

2 Momentum | Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff at NYU, Local 3882 UCATS has posted a new online petition

Financial Aid Not Golden Parachutes

To be delivered to John Sexton, NYU President

BACKGROUND: which NYU also “grosses up,” meaning they New York University is one of the most pay his income taxes for him. As a not-for- expensive private universities in the coun- profit university, NYU’s tax-exempt status was try whose students graduate with crushing called into question by U.S. Senator Charles debt. On January 15, 2015, outgoing NYU Grassley last year when the New York Times President John Sexton will be receiving a reported that NYU Senior Executives and fac- bonus of approximately $2.5 million dollars. ulty were the recipients of sweetheart loans During his 12-year tenure as NYU and mortgages that do not have to be repaid. President, John Sexton’s annual salary has President Sexton has an outstanding loan of increased from $800,000 to $1.5 million, $600,000.

THE PETITION: President Sexton, decline this unseemly $2.5 million bonus, pay back your loan, and ask the NYU Board of Trustees to direct that money to student financial aid.

Sign the petition at: http://tinyurl.com/kycxqc3

Momentumm || VolumeVolume 3535 20142014 IssueIssue 44 3 LGBTQ Task Force sets its agenda

 Liza Frenette, NYSUT Communications

Reprinted with permission. t went from idea, to discussions, to a I resolution passed by the delegates to the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) 2014 Representative Assembly, and finally to a face-to-face meeting: 20 union members of a new task force met this past weekend to share stories and begin de- termining the best way to educate peers and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and question- sound of their voices, so prepare a report for the The resolution to cre- ing colleagues. often suppressed. NYSUT Board of Directors ate the task force came Their task, as set “Teachers would come to eventually be presented at the request of United out by a 2013 NYSUT up to me and say, ‘What at the 2015 RA in Buffalo. University Professions, the resolution from the are you doing for teach- Their report is to include higher education union Representative Assembly, ers? I’m being bullied, a plan about how to create and NYSUT affiliate repre- is to examine the atmo- I’m being harassed,’” programs within the union senting academic and pro- sphere toward LGBTQ said Melinda Person of for training and staff de- fessional faculty at SUNY people in education, NYSUT’s Legislative velopment of educators on campuses. which has too often in- Department. LGBTQ issues. Patty Bentley, a UUP cluded bullying, exclusion Legislative advocacy is “We need concrete ac- retiree and task force or derision, creating anxi- one aspect of dealing with tions,” said Paul Pecorale, member, said, in addi- ety and secrecy. this social justice issue, NYSUT vice president tion to providing training, Members of the task and NYSUT’s pursuits in overseeing social justice. she hopes that NYSUT’s force include teachers, this arena have included “It floors me that this is Social Services depart- higher ed faculty, retir- supporting the right for still an issue.” ment will be seen as a ees, school librarians and gay people to marry; the “This is something that resource for members to school psychologists, and right to non-discrimination needs to be done for our discuss and learn more their enthusiasm for their based on gender identity members,” said Catalina about LGBTQ issues. new roles was tangible as and expression; and a non- Fortino, NYSUT Vice “We need to reach out some educators revealed discriminatory workspace. President, welcoming the to our brothers and sisters how their personal situa- The union has also hosted task force. who are afraid,” Bentley tions are often hidden and several LGBTQ educator “It’s important for said. “It damages a rela- sometimes ridiculed. They appreciation receptions in students to see positive, tionship when you can’t ac- came to their first meeting a few parts of the state open, ‘out’ role models knowledge your partner.” prepared with ideas for during gay pride weeks. in schools,” added Jim UCATS President change and left the meet- The task force will Larson, a NYSUT legisla- Stephen Rechner is on the ing room buzzing with the meet twice more and then tive relations specialist. task force.

4 Momentum | Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff at NYU, Local 3882 Pride at work group forms at NYU

 Kate Conroy, Gallatin inclusive, and welcoming YU now has a community for LGBTQ Pride at Work employees. Also in the group and works are professional N development events that UCATS has a voice within it. Having worked with focus on career develop- the NYU LGBTQ Center ment, advocacy, and is- on Safe Zone trainings, I sues surrounding LGBTQ have joined the Pride at people in the workplace. Work Steering Committee The next Pride at Work and serve as co-chair of its event is a panel discussion social and cultural events on queer masculinities committee. in higher education on The Pride at Work Tuesday, December 2nd Steering Committee from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm (l to r) Ken Kidd, Justine Kelly-Fiero and Kate Conroy at formed in July and has in Jurow Lecture Hall, October 28 happy hour. since met monthly. On first floor of the Silver October 28, we held our Center. The panel, com- first social event, a happy prised of both faculty and hour, at White Oak Tavern staff at NYU, will discuss (the former site of Murphy ways in which cisgender y Gonzalez). The event men, transmasculine was well attended by fac- people, and women who ulty, administrators, and are masculine of center clerical staff including my- navigate their queer mas- self and UCATS President, culinities on the job and Steve Rechner. challenge the ways we UCATS members are think about masculinity in invited to join the Pride at the 21st century. Although Work listserv (http://bit. there have been some This panel will explore Pride at Work is open ly/nyuprideatwork) to hear shifts in how masculinity this resistance in context to staff, faculty and about and attend upcom- is defined, cultural atti- of the panelists’ experi- administrators. Hoping to ing social and cultural tudes about what it means ences. Light refreshments see UCATS LGBTQ com- events aimed at network- to be “masculine” have and networking follow the munity and allies at future ing and creating safe, been resistant to change. event. Pride at Work events!

Member Alert!

In January our state federation, New York State United Teachers will be mailing new membership cards to your home address. Your membership card will have your NYSUT member number on it, which you need to access NYSUT member benefits and discounts.

Momentum | Volume 35 2014 Issue 4 5 SRP committee report  Christopher Crowe in order to, in the words Bobst Library of its website, “advise “If you’re not at the NYSUT of issues and table you can be damn items important to school- sure you’re going to be on related professionals and the menu.” So said Shelvy to aid NYSUT by making Young Abrams, NYSUT recommendations as to SRP Director-at-Large and how these concerns may NYSUT Executive Board be satisfied.” Stephen member, by way of wel- Rechner, our President come and encouragement here at UCATS, was on to a gathering of over two the committee from 2003- hundred School Related 2008. Appointments to Professionals in Albany in NYSUT committees run October. By that point I had concurrent with the elec- already been in town and tion of the NYSUT Board at work for almost two days of Directors, and since we NYSUT VP Paul Pecorale addressed the SRP conference but that was the moment had a board election at on Saturday, October 25. UCATS VP Chris Crowe (r). that really epitomized for this year’s convention in season had been cancelled me what it was that I was April, it was incumbent of a minority within the because of bullying on the trying to accomplish there. upon the newly elected/ union. I went to Albany reelected board members to make sure that we have team. “My school made UCATS = SRP to submit nominations our place at the table. news,” I said, “when it was investigated by the US A little background: for all of NYSUT’s stand- The importance of this Senate for financial irregu- Our local is part of ing committees. Rechner was driven home to me larities and again when it NYSUT, the New York nominated me, and I was when the committee first was found to have essen- State United Teachers. officially appointed by the met on the afternoon and tially used slave labor in Despite its name and the new President of NYSUT, evening of October 24th. the Middle East.” Since no undoubted fact that it is Karen Magee, to serve a Of the thirty members one can be expected to put dominated by teachers, three year term. from all over the state I NYSUT doesn’t represent Unionism, as Shelvy was the only one from a our issues forward except only teachers. It includes pointed out, is all about private higher-educational us, I consider that to be within its ranks over being at the table where institution. While the my special task for the next 90,000 members that the decisions are made, issues facing our broth- three years. it classifies as “School about being an actor in- ers and sisters in public The committee met Related Professionals” or stead of being acted upon, schools are important—is- on the 23rd and 24th “SRPs.” These members about putting one’s own sues surrounding school and mostly discussed perform a dizzying variety interests forward instead funding, civil service re- the issues facing us both of jobs—from teachers of hoping for the goodwill form, the Common Core, as professionals and as aides to custodians to bus of others. When dealing etc.—they are not always unionists. The issues that drivers to clerical staff and with the boss, with man- OUR issues. Specifically. we identified—and there more; all the many jobs agement, this is so obvious It was very instructive to were many—will be what without which no school that it goes without saying. me, talking to a delegate we will work on during could even open its doors. But it is important to have from a district in Putnam our term. We divided into Over thirty years ago a strong voice WITHIN the County, who told me that subcommittees in order NYSUT established the union as well, especially her school had made news to better be able to tackle SRP Advisory Committee, when one is something recently when its football (Continued on page 10)

6 Momentum | Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff at NYU, Local 3882 NYU bonus a slap to students

 Darryl McGrath, NYSUT Communications

Reprinted with permission. NYSUT members at New York University have issued a bold challenge to departing NYU President John Sexton: Relinquish your $2.5 million retirement bonus, and instead designate it as financial aid for NYU students. The Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff (UCATS), NYSUT’s local at NYU, has started an online petition at MoveOn. org — http://tinyurl.com/ kycxqc3 — that puts its case to Sexton in blunt terms: Attendees to the NYSUT SRP Conference Oct. 24-26 were delighted to help NYU “President Sexton, decline students by signing our petition. this unseemly $2.5 million bonus, pay back your loan, and ask the NYU Board of Sexton’s $1.5 million sal- This is not the first time country are demanding that Trustees to direct that money ary is a stark contrast to a NYSUT higher educa- colleges and universities to student financial aid.” the struggle many NYU tion affiliate has protested cut costs, and some higher “This is for everyone students and their families lavish compensation. Last education advocacy groups, who is offended by exces- face in paying the universi- year, the Professional Staff such as the Campaign sive executive pay and ty’s $54,000 annual tuition. Congress, which represents for the Future of Higher ballooning student debt,” NYU has a long history 25,000 faculty and staff at Education (CFHE), have UCATS President and of hiring its own gradu- the City University of New embraced the idea of free NYSUT Board member ates, and many of those York, organized a petition public higher education, Stephen Rechner says. “A new hires become UCATS against a CUNY plan to pay which, they say, would be number of our graduates members. The local knows former CIA director David possible by retooling the are struggling with stu- how difficult it is for these Petraeus $150,000 for current system of federal dent debt.” young unionists to pay teaching one course. CUNY student loans and giving Sexton owes NYU their student loans on later cut Petraeus’ compen- that money to colleges and $600,000 from a personal starting salaries. While sation to $1. universities to directly cover loan. The practice by the Sexton’s bonus cannot help The UCATS campaign student costs. university of providing recent graduates, it might coincides with a national Both United University hefty personal loans to alleviate the hardship for discussion about college Professions, which rep- senior NYU executives is some future NYU stu- student debt. Credible resents 35,000 academic well established. Sexton’s dents, Rechner says. estimates place student and professional faculty is by no means the larg- As for Sexton’s personal loan debt for 40 million at the State University of est, Rechner says, but the loan? “It’s been on the Americans at slightly more New York’s state-operated combination of the loan, books for years, so it’s not than $1 trillion. Student campuses, and the PSC are the retirement bonus and going down,” Rechner says. activist groups around the members of CFHE.

Momentum | Volume 35 2014 Issue 4 7 8 Momentum | Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff at NYU, Local 3882 Member questions  UCATS President Stephen Rechner responds savings account through NYU. Through a voluntary salary reduction agreement, you agree to have money Q: My same-sex domestic partner and I recently deducted from your paycheck, pre-tax, and you choose married. As a consequence of changing his status in from a menu of funds in which your money will be in- the NYU system from domestic partner to spouse his vested. The closest to socially responsible investing you health insurance was cancelled retroactively for a year can get with TIAA-CREF is their Social Choice fund. I’m and we got the bills. The health insurance company sure that Vanguard has a comparable option, but not said it was NYU’s problem and NYU said it was the having an account with them, I cannot access their fund health insurance company who did it so it was their options on their website. problem and I had to work it out with them. Since our Being a socially conscious investor can, however, benefits are negotiated into our collective bargaining severely impair the earning potential of your retirement agreement (CBA) which is between NYU and UCATS, savings, as a Social Choice fund is not usually the best how can NYU claim they have no responsibility when performing fund. When it comes to investing for retire- a third-party administrator of the benefit denies us the ment, the more stringent you are with your definition benefit which is in our CBA? of a socially conscious investment, the more it’s going to cost you. This is an issue you should discuss with an The short answer is they can’t, but as you learned, A: investment advisor. they try. This member has answered his own question If you cannot reconcile your investment objec- by recognizing that our CBA is with NYU and NYU tives with any of the options offered by TIAA-CREF or has an obligation to provide our negotiated benefits Vanguard, then you will have to search for an invest- and, when a third-party administrator of a benefit de- ment company which is not engaged by NYU to serve nies an employee that benefit, NYU has an obligation their employees. As a consequence, you will pay higher to intervene with the third-party vendor to resolve the fees on your investments because you won’t have the issue. Third-party administrators of benefits sell their preferential treatment TIAA-CREF and Vanguard give services to NYU with claims that they will lower NYU’s to NYU employees, and you might be at the mercy of cost. One way they do that is by denying claims. The a Wall Street wolf who has an agenda other than doing third-party vendor knows from years of experience that right by you. only a few employees will fight to the finish to get the Even if you keep your money in a bank account, that’s benefit to which they are entitled. Some employees will not a socially conscious investment because the bank in- take the third-party vendors word for it when they are vests all of their deposits (a.k.a. your money) any which denied, while others may pursue it to a point, only to way they want to earn the money they need to pay deposi- give up in frustration before getting what they are due. tors. So in the end, you still make a socially bad invest- This is a classic situation that highlights the importance ment, only the bank reaps the profit instead of you. of union representation. While the member asking this So my last and final comment is this: Your retire- question was unable to resolve the issue by himself, it ment portfolio is probably the most expensive and least was resolved quickly in his favor by a UCATS organizer effective way to make the world a better place. If you soon after he called the union office. want to make a better world you would do far better investing for maximum return and using the profit to Q: I am interested in saving for retirement by enroll- write a check to an organization whose mission is in ing in NYU’s Supplemental Tax Deferred Annuity Plan line with your social values. (a.k.a. 403B Retirement Savings Account). Is it possible For the record, this is just my opinion, it is not in- to do that in a socially responsible way? vestment advice. As I said earlier, you should discuss A: That depends on your definition of ‘socially respon- your values and goals with an investment advisor. sible.’ For some, the concern is for the environment, for Representatives from both TIAA-CREF and Vanguard others it is human rights issues, and for still others it offer one-on-one appointments on campus regularly means not investing in tobacco, alcohol or firearms. for just this purpose. Check the Livesmart emails NYU TIAA-CREF and Vanguard are the two companies sends to your Home Account email address for the next with which you can establish a 403B retirement time on-campus appointments are available.

Momentum | Volume 35 2014 Issue 4 9 Pat Forry – union tough

 Diana Corzen, Health music. Pat was elected to Services the Executive Council in 2013 and was a delegate to n Monday, the 2013 and 2014 NYSUT October 14, shop Representative Assemblies. steward Pat O Her shear energy and Forry was struck by a car pride in her work is won- on Staten Island, while derment to me every day. returning home from a When she is around, I feel UCATS Executive Council meeting. The driver did more encouraged and in- not stop. She suffered spired. I miss Pat’s energy multiple injuries, includ- in the work place and so ing broken ribs. do her fellow co-workers. But this is where the When you hear age is noth- kindness of strangers ing but a number, think of comes into play. Three Pat. When you hear you’re bicyclists saw what hap- only as young as you feel pened and tried to chase Pat Forry, UCATS shop steward think of Pat. She will make after the motorist, but did you work harder, smarter not succeed. They came Physical Therapy. The I have worked with and enjoy the simple things back, called the police, simple acts of humanity some amazing union mem- that are around you while and stayed with Pat until of those three bicyclists bers at NYU for 17 years, keeping you informed of the ambulance arrived. are the reason why Pat is but Pat is worlds beyond. all the small stuff that can She was in a Trauma ICU alive today and expected At 83 years young, she be missed and should be for more than a week. to make a full recovery. is an Executive Council acknowledged. She is still as feisty and Pat also credits her union Member, a Zumba en- Pat is expected to re- vibrant as ever and is bag with mitigating her thusiast and she enjoys turn to work at the end of currently undergoing injuries. classic movies and rap. November.

SRP committee report

(Continued from page 6) NYSUT SRP Leadership notably Karen McGee), the NYSUT representative them. I’ll be working on Conference began almost discuss issues of common assembly to be adopted communication and out- immediately thereafter. interest, and, mostly, to as NYSUT policy. I came reach to members—with a This is, as its name implies, attend workshops. away from each with a special emphasis, I hope, a yearly gathering where I attended sessions number of ideas for future on outreach to younger hundreds of SRP leaders about issues facing office action, the fruits of which I workers who are the future from all corners of the state workers (which, as a com- hope to report back in the of our movement. come together to network, mittee member, I helped coming months. hear from NYSUT leader- moderate), the basics All in all, a busy few The conference ship (there are five state- of state labor law, using days, but productive. The committee meeting wide NYSUT officers; four social media in member- The next meeting of the ended on the afternoon of of whom made appearances ship outreach, and writing Advisory Committee will the 24th and the annual at the conference, most resolutions to propose to be in early February, 2015.

10 Momentum | Union of Clerical, Administrative & Technical Staff at NYU, Local 3882 UCATS in action

September 24 – Rally to Protect Parks and October 24-26 – New York State United Open Space from NYU, LaGuardia Place. State Teachers (NYSUT) and Local politicians Jerry Nadler, Tish James, School Related Dan Squadron, Brad Hoylman, and Henry Professionals (SRP) Stern spoke at the event. UCATS secretary Rob Conference. Earlier Lesko and Stephen Rechner distributed infor- this year UCATS VP mation about our Financial Aid, Not Golden Christopher Crowe Parachutes petition. accepted an appoint- ment to the NYSUT September 28 – The NYU student chapter SRP Advisory of the National Lawyer’s Guild hosted a stu- Committee, a stand- dent “Disorientation Day” in Vanderbilt Hall. ing committee that Outside, Rob Lesko and Stephen Rechner dis- advises the NYSUT NYSUT President Karen Magee tributed information about our Financial Aid, Board of Directors addresses SRP conference Friday, October Not Golden Parachutes petition. on issues relating to 24. Photo credit: Marty Kerins, Jr. October 4 – UCATS stewards and officers NYSUT members spent this Saturday at the union office engaged who are not classroom teachers (i.e., UCATS in a training session about roles and respon- members). The SRP Advisory Committee coor- sibilities of union representatives which was dinates an annual statewide conference for the presented by our organizers, Linda Wambaugh SRP constituency, which is a weekend of work- and Corey Edmonds. shops, meetings by region and job title, and dis- October 9 – UCATS VP Diana Corzen, tinguished speakers. NYSUT President Karen with organizers Linda Wambaugh and Corey Magee was the keynote speaker on Friday eve- Edmonds, met with NYU management to dis- ning. Christopher Crowe and Stephen Rechner cuss a voluntary flex-time proposal from man- attended. agement for the Operations Dept. that, it turns October 28 – Blick art supply store workers out, mostly benefits managers. (formerly Utrecht) rallied outside the 21 East October 9 – Annual Childcare Subsidy 13th store demanding a first contract. Workers meeting. Stephen Rechner, with organiz- at the 13th Street store voted to unionize in ers Linda Wambaugh and Corey Edmonds, March 2014 and have endured months of met with NYU management to finalize the harassment and obfuscation by Blick manage- Childcare Subsidy Awards that will be dis- ment. UCATS secretary Rob Lesko and Stephen bursed January 1, 2015. The fund amount for Rechner walked the picket line in solidarity. 2015 is $140,000 and there was a little over December 16 – The National Labor Relations $13,000 in unclaimed awards from last year, Board will litigate the complaint they issued which together made $153,000 available for against NYU in front of an administrative law disbursement. Sixty-four applicants received judge on our charge that NYU failed to provide awards ranging from $2,200-$2,900 depend- information and bargain over the effects of the ing on family size. reorganization plan in Bobst Library.

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