Re: And Finally (from me) a question about process

Hello everyone,

Yes, academic-discussions is an opt-in only list. We have agreed to sponsor a session on concerns with a move to the BCCPP, and that announcement includes a link to a document concerned members produced. The announcement went to all members, and is reproduced below.

Regards,

Mike

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Dear SFUFA Members:

The Association has been asked to facilitate a member-led presentation regarding a possible switch to the BC College Pension Plan. This event is designed to allow members with concerns about the merit of a vote-dependent move to present those concerns to other interested members, and for members generally to discuss. A document related to the presentation is available at http://www.sfu.ca/~pendakur/Beischlag_pension_memo.pdf

This session, and the document linked above, are not produced by SFUFA, but are offered by individual members to present their own views. The presentation will be designed and presented by George Agnes and Tim Beischlag, and will be held:

Monday, November 19

1:00 - 3:00pm

IRMACS

All members of SFUFA and/ or the Academic Pension Plan are welcome to attend.

On Nov 15, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Sam Black <samuel_black@sfu.ca> wrote:

A very wise, and soon-to-retire friend sent me this note about due process and SFUFA that I'll share since I don't know the answer:

"I've been following the debate a bit, although I won't comment publicly or vote because it won't apply to me. It occurs to me however, that unless I missed more recent changes, the new forum was created as an "opt in" rather than opt out group and doesn't reach everyone. I thought this was a bad decision at the time, but perhaps new faculty have been added automatically, so that only older sfufa members won't get this correspondence?

If forum membership does not include all eligible faculty, then I wonder whether sfufa would consider sending out a summary to the whole a-z list. Otherwise it's too bad that people have to vote without seeing this further discussion of all the issues."

Thanks,

Sam

Sam Black
Assoc. Prof. Philosophy, SFU