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Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts) Tue Dec 15, 2015, 09:43 AM Dec 2015

Bernie Sanders Urges Cuomo to Raise CUNY Professors’ Pay

X post from Labor & Socialist-Progressive too

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/nyregion/bernie-sanders-urges-cuomo-to-raise-pay-for-cuny-professors.html?_r=0

By KATE TAYLORDEC. 14, 2015

Senator Bernie Sanders has called on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to provide funding that would allow faculty and professional staff members at CUNY to get raises. Credit Brian Snyder/Reuters

While the rest of the presidential field was talking about how to confront global terrorism, Senator Bernie Sanders in recent days had a very local issue on his mind: getting a raise for professors at the City University of New York.

Roughly 25,000 CUNY faculty and professional staff members have been without a contract since 2010, and have not had salary increases in that time. Part of the reason is that the amount of per-pupil funding CUNY receives from the state has declined, adjusted for inflation, since before the recession; roughly 45 percent of the system’s $3.2 billion budget comes from the state.

Mr. Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination, on Friday sent a letter to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that called on him to provide funding for a new contract with raises.

“As a college degree becomes increasingly important for economic security in our vastly unequal society, CUNY has historically represented the possibility that a college education of the highest quality could be accessible to all,” the Vermont senator wrote. “It should continue to represent that possibility.

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Bernie Sanders Urges Cuomo to Raise CUNY Professors’ Pay (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2015 OP

30 percenter ordering an ELECTED governor cosmicone Dec 2015 #1

Don't be that guy... Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2015 #2

So you're using asking some one to not dump on a Bernie thread.... daleanime Dec 2015 #3

Most of the Bernie supporters I've come across on DU are decent folk. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2015 #5

I could have written "I told you so" but ... n/t cosmicone Dec 2015 #7

You could.... daleanime Dec 2015 #22

You have a very unique definition of the word 'ordering' it seems.. Kentonio Dec 2015 #6

You mean like Obama telling elected Governor's to accept refugees? Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #8

Obama is ELECTED and in charge cosmicone Dec 2015 #9

Elected US Senator running for POTUS Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #10

He is not a senator from NY to order a NY governor cosmicone Dec 2015 #14

K&R..... daleanime Dec 2015 #4

LOL hill2016 Dec 2015 #11

Yes please keep pointing out Bernie is for helping Educators that have gone without a raise Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #12

great hill2016 Dec 2015 #13

And Hillary got Hillarycare through US Congress with her great leadership? Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #16

Pandering .... n/t cosmicone Dec 2015 #15

"I represented New York, and I represented New York on 9/11 when we were attacked," Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #17

NEA has endorsed Hillary .. in case you forgot n/t cosmicone Dec 2015 #18

Run by Hillary's friend with a great back lash from members Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #19

Yep. It is a conspiracy!!!! cosmicone Dec 2015 #20

What a great bankrupt lawyer you would make with a response like that Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #21

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

1. 30 percenter ordering an ELECTED governor

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 09:59 AM

Dec 2015

We are in the bizarro world folks

There is nothing Bernie won't do to pander ....

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

2. Don't be that guy...

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:01 AM

Dec 2015

There's enough Bernie supporters shitting on Hillary threads. We don't need to fling it back. Take the high road.

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

3. So you're using asking some one to not dump on a Bernie thread....

Reply to Dr Hobbitstein (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:09 AM

Dec 2015

to dump on Bernie supporters?

Way to lead by example.

But have a great day anyways!

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

5. Most of the Bernie supporters I've come across on DU are decent folk.

Reply to daleanime (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:25 AM

Dec 2015

No issues with any of them. There's a select few (which is who I was referring to), however, who always insist on shitting on a pro-Clinton thread. I was telling this poster NOT to fling it back. If it came across as a blanket statement, I apologize. I meant no harm.

I have no ill-will against Bernie or the majority of his supporters.

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

7. I could have written "I told you so" but ... n/t

Reply to Dr Hobbitstein (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:29 AM

Dec 2015

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

22. You could....

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:31 PM

Dec 2015

But you would kinda silly, so you really shouldn't. Have a great day.

Kentonio

(4,377 posts)

6. You have a very unique definition of the word 'ordering' it seems..

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:27 AM

Dec 2015

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

8. You mean like Obama telling elected Governor's to accept refugees?

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:59 AM

Dec 2015

I see your point. Bernie is very presidential.

OS

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

9. Obama is ELECTED and in charge

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:02 AM

Dec 2015

Not a 30 percenter struggling to win Iowa.

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

10. Elected US Senator running for POTUS

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:13 AM

Dec 2015

You must be proud Hillary has trouble getting 50% in IA continually? That is what you just said. And she has that deep resume and Wall St $ to Bern too.

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

14. He is not a senator from NY to order a NY governor

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:36 AM

Dec 2015

That is way presumptuous

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

4. K&R.....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:10 AM

Dec 2015

hill2016

(1,772 posts)

11. LOL

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:19 AM

Dec 2015

A Senator from another state telling a Governor what to do on a state issue. The appropriate answer is "butt out".

And this completely undercuts all the Bernie supporters' argument that he couldn't have influenced the Vermont Governor to implement single payer because he's a federal Senator. Why is he willing to fight for other State's faculty salary but he is not willing to fight for funding for his own state's single payer system (which is one of his key platform planks)?

Thanks for giving me this argument to use forever and ever!!!

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

12. Yes please keep pointing out Bernie is for helping Educators that have gone without a raise

Reply to hill2016 (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:31 AM

Dec 2015

Stands on the picket line too. I wish Hillary would do things like this!

hill2016

(1,772 posts)

13. great

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:33 AM

Dec 2015

that he cares so much more about how much educators are paid in other states but not single payer in his own state!!

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

16. And Hillary got Hillarycare through US Congress with her great leadership?

Reply to hill2016 (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:38 AM

Dec 2015

OOPS! Felling the Bern now are we?

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

15. Pandering .... n/t

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:37 AM

Dec 2015

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

17. "I represented New York, and I represented New York on 9/11 when we were attacked,"

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #15)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:44 AM

Dec 2015

What is she doing for these poor educators known as the little guy? Got a...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-wall-street_5647fa40e4b08cda34892922

"I represented New York, and I represented New York on 9/11 when we were attacked," Clinton said. "Where were we attacked? We were attacked in downtown Manhattan, where Wall Street is. I did spend a whole lot of time and effort helping them rebuild. That was good for New York. It was good for the economy, and it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country."

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

18. NEA has endorsed Hillary .. in case you forgot n/t

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #17)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:05 PM

Dec 2015

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

19. Run by Hillary's friend with a great back lash from members

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #18)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:27 PM

Dec 2015

Well you went there...

http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00028860

Other expenditures suggest AFT’s decision to endorse Weingarten’s friend Hillary Clinton for president — a move that angered many AFT members — had been made long before it was announced in July.

AFT donated $250,000 to the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation in February, $125,000 to Clinton Global Initiative in April and another $125,000 to Clinton Global Initiative in May. In December, AFT paid Clinton-allied opposition research group American Bridge 21st Century $100,000.

The American Bridge payment was reported as a political expense. The payments to the Clinton family nonprofits (has had to refile several tax years for oops) were not.

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

20. Yep. It is a conspiracy!!!!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #19)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:28 PM

Dec 2015

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)

21. What a great bankrupt lawyer you would make with a response like that

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #20)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:41 PM

Dec 2015

So what is Hillary doing for her former little people goes unanswered because you don't want to admit the answer is nothing!

I'm going shopping. So you have time to TRY to come up with something...anything while I'm gone.

OS

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