New Caucus Membership Meeting Saturday, January 25, 2020 10 am to 1 pm Center for Worker Education 25 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10004 (NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATION!!!)
Tentative Agenda: 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Administrative Reports a. Treasurer’s Report b. Elections Report – Slates and Contested Elections c. Membership Report – New Members and Campaign 3. Topic: New Caucus Vision-Post Janus Era: How does the current political and economic context further challenge us as a progressive union? What the caucus stands for, what its record has been and our strengths and weaknesses as we move forward into the third decade of PSC. As leaders and organizers, what are our shared values, common vision, political analysis and achievable goals?
Moderator: Andrea Vasquez Speakers: Michael Fabricant, Cecelia McCall, and James Davis
Frank assessment of neo-liberalism’s challenges. What has New Caucus and PSC faced, and face today?
Celebrating accomplishments and assessing limitations of our past work in light of our vision in 1995, 2000, and later.
What are new challenges and goals? What are current challenges not named in 1995, including increased CUNY dependence on contingency?
Note: Speaker invitations have been sent and we are awaiting confirmations. Update to follow as date nears.
Doors open at 9:30 am for light breakfast and mingling.
Program will begin at 10 am sharp. Don’t forget to invite others!Reminder: New Caucus memberships for 2019-2020 are now due. You may pay online; the link is on the Membership page of the NC website (https://newcaucus.wordpress.com/).
1. This meeting will NOT be held at the Murphy Institute. This meeting WILL take place at the Center for Worker Education (CWE) in lower Manhattan at 25 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
2. Per CWE policy, there is no eating or drinking (except water) allowed in the auditorium. We will have a separate space to use for food and eating.
3. Everyone will need to show ID in order to get through security. CUNY ID is acceptable. To ease the check-in process, kindly