College of Saint Rose grapples with union issue

Source: Times Union

By Bethany Bump

Albany
Just over half of full-time faculty at the College of Saint Rose are seeking union representation, saying they've lost trust in the shared governance model that for so long allowed them to influence important decisions about the future of the private Albany college.

Meanwhile, some faculty who have no interest in unionizing say their story is getting lost as rancor between certain groups grows over looming program and faculty cuts.

About 100 of 194 full-time faculty members have signed cards expressing their desire to join Service Employees International Union Local 200United, said longtime psychology professor Kathleen Crowley, president of the Faculty Association of The College of Saint Rose.

On Monday, her group requested a meeting with administration to gain voluntary recognition of the union, but was denied.

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Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN
Bradley Russell, adjunct professor of anthropology and sociology holds a sign to the street as Saint Rose students, faculty and staff hold a mock funeral in response to faculty layoffs and program cuts at Saint Rose College Tuesday afternoon Dec. 15, 2015 in front of the Administration building in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

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