Stony Brook RA Union

Union Lobbies to Eliminate Technology Fee

February 17, 2011

Members of the Research Assistants Union called on university president Samuel Stanley Jr. this week to eliminate the technology fee for research assistants – just one day before the university announced it is considering raising general student fees.

About 25 RAs dropped by Stanley’s office unannounced around noon on Monday to deliver handwritten valentines thanking him for his recent decision to waive their transportation fee and asking him to axe their technology fee, which members of the union have called redundant.

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On Valentine’s Day, 2011, the RA Union / CWA 1104 delivered hundreds of handwritten notes to President Samuel Stanley to thank him for waiving our Transportation Fee, and to ask him to also waive our Technology Fee.

On Valetine’s Day, Monday 14 February 2011, the RA Union, CWA 1104 will hold a press conference and deliver hundreds of handwritten cards to President Stanley to thank him for waiving the Transportation Fee and to ask him to also waive the Technology Fee.  All RAs are encouraged to attend.  Division Coordinators:  Please download the flyer on the left by clicking on it. Print some up, post them in public places, and hand them out to your colleagues.