UFCT Hunter Viewpoint: "Close Ranks! Merge! Affiliate! Revel!"
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CLOSE RANKS? MERGE!
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PARTY © PARTY - PARTY!
Ber Pet bal Ae ee Re ee Bas
A Spring Rite to celebrate the proposed merger of the United Federation of College
Teachers and the Legislative Conference as the unified bargaining agent for the
entire instructional and laboratory technical staff of the C.U.N.Y. and to celebrate
the re-hiring of Chapter Chairman Bill Leicht as Lecturer in the Art Department as
@ result of a successful U.F.C.T. grievance!
COME ONE, COME ALL, L.C. MEMBERS, U.F.C.T. MEMBERS, THE UNAFFILIATED !
WHERE? Roosevelt House
47-49 East 65th Street (Between Park & Madison)
WHEN? Monday, April 10th
From 5:30 to 9:00 and beyond...s...c0weos
WANTED !
Guitarist-Singer or Duo...or Bacchanalian Flutist.
Contact Bill Leicht, Box 318, #360-5138
or William Chace, Box 103, #360-5138
SOME QUOTES
The National Education Association,
parent organization of the Legislative
Conference, agrees with the United Fed-
eration of College Teachers contention
that one of the most important roles of
a faculty Union is the development and
exercise of political muscle.
NEA President, George Morrison,
says, "When we finish unifying and get
organized in higher education, we will
have two million members...and power is
in political action."
VOTE YES FOR MERGER
Join and support the Unified Organization
It is time for faculty members to
re-emphasize their roles as citizens and
as academicians. We must utilize our
collective strength by joining the
merged organization, by becoming involved
in the formation of its policies, and
APRIL 4, 1972
by supporting the political initiative
necessary to implement our collective
will on issues such as : open admis-
sions, free tuition, research, work-
load, class size, and adequate long-
term funding.
CUT-BACK OF GRADUATE PROGRAM
At Queens College in mid-March,
a memorandum was issued directing
Chair-persons to cut back on their
graduate programs. Specifically: Sec-
tions with four, five, or six students
will simply be eliminated. Sections
below thirty-five will be increased to
that level. Required graduate courses
will be limited to three.
On whom does the budgetary axe
not fall? United political action by
faculty and students is a necessity.
We need one collective bargaining unit,
not the L.C.'s two or C.U.N.Y.'s three,
but ONE unit, as advocated by the
UFC.T.
BILL LEICHT
CLOSE RANKS? MERGE!
@
PARTY © PARTY - PARTY!
Ber Pet bal Ae ee Re ee Bas
A Spring Rite to celebrate the proposed merger of the United Federation of College
Teachers and the Legislative Conference as the unified bargaining agent for the
entire instructional and laboratory technical staff of the C.U.N.Y. and to celebrate
the re-hiring of Chapter Chairman Bill Leicht as Lecturer in the Art Department as
@ result of a successful U.F.C.T. grievance!
COME ONE, COME ALL, L.C. MEMBERS, U.F.C.T. MEMBERS, THE UNAFFILIATED !
WHERE? Roosevelt House
47-49 East 65th Street (Between Park & Madison)
WHEN? Monday, April 10th
From 5:30 to 9:00 and beyond...s...c0weos
WANTED !
Guitarist-Singer or Duo...or Bacchanalian Flutist.
Contact Bill Leicht, Box 318, #360-5138
or William Chace, Box 103, #360-5138
SOME QUOTES
The National Education Association,
parent organization of the Legislative
Conference, agrees with the United Fed-
eration of College Teachers contention
that one of the most important roles of
a faculty Union is the development and
exercise of political muscle.
NEA President, George Morrison,
says, "When we finish unifying and get
organized in higher education, we will
have two million members...and power is
in political action."
VOTE YES FOR MERGER
Join and support the Unified Organization
It is time for faculty members to
re-emphasize their roles as citizens and
as academicians. We must utilize our
collective strength by joining the
merged organization, by becoming involved
in the formation of its policies, and
APRIL 4, 1972
by supporting the political initiative
necessary to implement our collective
will on issues such as : open admis-
sions, free tuition, research, work-
load, class size, and adequate long-
term funding.
CUT-BACK OF GRADUATE PROGRAM
At Queens College in mid-March,
a memorandum was issued directing
Chair-persons to cut back on their
graduate programs. Specifically: Sec-
tions with four, five, or six students
will simply be eliminated. Sections
below thirty-five will be increased to
that level. Required graduate courses
will be limited to three.
On whom does the budgetary axe
not fall? United political action by
faculty and students is a necessity.
We need one collective bargaining unit,
not the L.C.'s two or C.U.N.Y.'s three,
but ONE unit, as advocated by the
UFC.T.
BILL LEICHT
Title
UFCT Hunter Viewpoint: "Close Ranks! Merge! Affiliate! Revel!"
Description
This flier was issued by the chair of the Hunter College Chapter of the United Federation of College Teachers, Bill Leicht. It calls on the members to vote in favor of the proposed merger with rival union, the Legislative Conference. the flier also celebrates the rehiring of Leicht after he won a grievance. Ultimately, substantial majorities of each union voted in favor of the merger. The new union, the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY (PSC), came into existence on April 14, 1972.
Contributor
Professional Staff Congress
Creator
Leicht, Bill
Date
April 4, 1972
Language
English
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Source
Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Original Format
Flier / Leaflet (1 or 2 page handout)
Leicht, Bill. Letter. “UFCT Hunter Viewpoint: ‘Close Ranks! Merge! Affiliate! Revel!’.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/457