So, I decided to go back to school. My pal and frequent musical collaborator David Scott asked me to write about it for the BFU blog.
Either Albert Einstein or Mark Twain famously said (on their Facebook profiles) “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.”
Read MoreThe increase in the ratio of Part-Time to Full-Time Faculty (or, the decrease in % of Full-Time!) is a matter of great concern to the Union, and we will need your support as we continue to work to address this.
Read MoreWhen we were graduate students at Boston University in the 1980’s, Rick Applin and I were roommates. Rick was also teaching at Berklee during this time and brought home lots of stories. In the fall of 1985, his stories started becoming more and more grim...
Read MoreOne of the benefits of being a member of our (or any) union, is that you have legal rights to union representation at any hearing with a supervisor that may result in disciplinary action being taken against you.
Read MoreWe're the Berklee Faculty Union, established in 1986, a chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 4412, AFT-MA, AFL-CIO.
When a person becomes a faculty member at Berklee College of Music they can choose their level of membership within the Union.
For the Berklee faculty, our union is imperative. Through our collective efforts, we’ve lowered our classroom hours, assured our pay is acceptable, and protected our best interests in contract negotiations. We’re backed not only by each other, but by the resources and skills of the AFT.
Without our union, we’d go backwards. Let’s keep going forward.
Berklee Faculty Union
MS1140 AFT - Massachusetts
1140 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02215-3693(617)
(617) 747-8206
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