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Category Archives: Union News
Faculty Union Wins Major Court Victory!
We are thrilled to share news of an important court ruling for educators at the University of Illinois Chicago. Read more at Progressive Illinois
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A Union at the University of Illinois-Chicago!
Our sister campaign at the University of Illinois-Chicago is reporting success! With over 60% of the faculty signing authorization cards, the faculty have voted “Union Yes!” Representatives from the University of Illinois-Chicago United Faculty campaign delivered hundreds of signed authorization … Continue reading
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United Academics in the News
UO Professor and United Academics Organizing Committee member Daniel Pope was recently interviewed about UO salaries and our unionization effort. Watch the video here: http://kezi.com/page/210281
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Adjuncts at Central Michigan U. Agree on First Contract
From Inside Higher Ed: After unionizing last August, adjuncts at Central Michigan University have reached agreement on a new contract that would increase job security and, more modestly, their pay. The four-year deal, announced Tuesday by the Union of Teaching … Continue reading
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A conversation about unionization and higher education
From a NYT blog: A conversation about unionization and higher education between Stanley Fish and Walter Benn Michaels, professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. SF: In over 35 years of friendship and conversation, Walter Michaels and … Continue reading
More Faculty Fighting for Their Rights
UW-Stout Faculty Defy Threats and Vote for the Union Despite Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s threat and the recent state Senate vote to strip faculty and staff of their collective bargaining rights, the union is growing stronger. Here’s proof: Faculty at … Continue reading
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What You Can Do to Help Wisconsin
Help the protesters directly by: 1. Purchasing Food for them from one of the following locations: a. Ian’s Pizza – $20 donation buys & delivers a pizza to the Capitol – Call (608) 257-9248 – http://www.ianspizza.com/ b. The Willy Street … Continue reading
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We Produce!
The following video is University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse physics professor Eric Barnes’ response to the charge that faculty don’t need or deserve unions because they do not produce anything. A partial transcript below: We produce engineers who design safe bridges and … Continue reading
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In the Midst of It All, One Faculty Votes Union
The news out of Wisconsin the last couple of weeks has been both horrible and exhilarating. The attack on public employees in Wisconsin is an attack on all working people across the country. At the same time, the tens of … Continue reading
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The causal e ffect of faculty unions on institutional decision-making
The article on faculty unions in the Chronicle was based on a study by Stephen R. Porter and Clinton M. Stephens. If you’re looking for a more in-depth discussion of the impact of faculty unionization on higher education, you can … Continue reading
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Unions Hold Mostly Pluses for Faculties at Public Colleges
From the The Chronicle of Higher Education: Unions Hold Mostly Pluses for Faculties at Public Colleges, Study Find By Peter Schmidt When faculty members discuss unionizing, the debate tends to revolve around the question of whether so banding together … Continue reading
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Seminole State Faculty Unionize
From AFT’s FACE page, by Barbabra McKenna: By a vote of 115 to 67, full-time instructional faculty, librarians and counselors at Seminole State College of Florida voted Oct. 5 for union representation. They elected to affiliate with the United Faculty … Continue reading
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United Academics of the University of Oregon 