Posted on April 11, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
April 11, 2014
The House on Thursday passed the NEA-opposed Ryan budget by a vote of 219 – 205, with no Democrats supporting it and 12 Republicans voting no. The budget sacrifices the well-being of the middle class and our most vulnerable populations, including children, to give deep tax breaks to those who need it the least. Instead of replacing the devastating sequester cuts in upcoming years, the Ryan budget would slash spending on domestic programs that help kids and families – like education – by nearly $800 billion. The maximum Pell Grant award would be frozen, making the dream of college unattainable for even more students. Medicaid, which provides healthcare for one-third of our nation’s children, would be cut by more than $700 billion. Medicare would be converted to “premium support,” a euphemism for vouchers that would shift a growing share of costs to seniors. And the entire Affordable Care Act would be repealed. Continue reading →
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Posted on March 27, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
Dear HCAFA Member:
The 2012 “SURS Return to Work” law penalizes higher education institutions for rehiring and paying annuitants 40 percent or more of the highest salary they earned while contributing to SURS. An amendment to the law has passed out of committee and will be considered by the Illinois legislature. The amendment, which Senator Biss, the sponsor of the original bill, agreed to advance at the behest of the IEA Higher Education Council, would exempt from the law SURS annuitants whose annuity is less than $10,000. This means higher education institutions would be free to pay those individuals the going rate upon rehiring them to work at a higher education institution.
Please contact your legislator and ask him/her to support this legislation. Additional information can be found here: http://www.capwiz.com/nea/il/issues/alert/?alertid=63156601&PROCESS=Take+Action.
For more detailed information visit Capitol Watch on the IEA website, http://www.ieanea.org.
Thank you!
The HCAFA Executive Committee
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Posted on March 24, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
SURS Pension reform will go into effect on July 1, 2014. If you are planning to retire in the near future, it is to you advantage to immediately assess how you will be affected by the changes. For some there is a possibility of losing money if retirement is after that date.
You can contact SURS by going to their website, http://www.surs.org or by phoning SURS at 800-Ask-SURS.
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Posted on March 24, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
Taimi Wilk has been elected to be HCAFA’s representative to the National Education Association Representative Assembly and Joanne Meyerhoff will be HCAFA’s representative to Region 42 of the Illinois Education Association.
Both Taimi and Joanne have been dedicated members of HCAFA’s Executive Committee, and we know they will represent us well!
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Posted on March 16, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
We hope you can join us and give us your input:
Friday, March 21
2:30 – 5:00
IEA Office, 553 N. North Court St., Palatine, 847 359-0300
A light meal will be served.
Please contact the IEA Office or go to the Contact page of this website for directions to the IEA office.
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Posted on February 9, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
Please click on the document tab on this website and go to availability form to be connected to the Harper website. If you are available to teach during the Fall semester, complete the form by February 15, 2014. If your form is not submitted on time, you will not be eligible to teach in the fall 2014 semester.
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Posted on February 7, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
The News Hour on WTTW highlighted the typical life of an adjunct on its evening news report. Click on the link below to be connected to the video from the report.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/is-academia-suffering-adjunctivitis/
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Posted on February 3, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
Check out the February edition to find out about:
- Our next general meeting at Harper on February 21, 2:30 – 5:00, in L200 . (We hope you’ll join us and help us continue our celebration of our 10-year anniversary.)
- The New Classroom Observation Evaluation Form
- Adjunct Involvement with Shared Governance
- The SURS Return-to-Work Changes
Click on the link for the newsletter. Harper Adjunct Advocate February 2014
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Posted on January 31, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
10 Years and going strong! is our motto.
Join the HCAFA Exec Committee and your fellow adjuncts to continue the celebration at our general meeting on Feb. 21, 2014, 2:30-5:00 in L-200.
Our agenda will include an election for a representative to the NEA Representative Assembly, and a vote on an increase in our local dues.
Friends, Food, Prizes, and Fun! Could anyone ask for more?
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Posted on January 29, 2014 by hcafawebmaster
Though the Spring semester is just starting, it’s time to think about next Fall.
Please click on the document tab on this website and go to availability form to be connected to the Harper website. If you are available to teach during the Fall semester, complete the form by February 15, 2014. If your form is not submitted on time, you will not be eligible to teach in the fall 2014 semester.
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Harper College Adjunct Faculty Association 