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Weekly Update – September 19, 2022
President Biden is a “Union Man” Last Tuesday, the AFT provided me with the once in a lifetime experience of being at an official White House event. I joined with about 1,999 folk from around the country on the White House lawn to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lower drug prices for seniors, […]
Weekly Update – September 12, 2022
EMU AAUP/AFT Reaches Tentative Agreement, Ending Strike The Eastern Michigan University American Association of University Professors / American Federation of Teachers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract covering more than 500 tenured and tenure-track faculty. The local union went on strike this past Wednesday. Matt Kirkpatrick, associate professor of English language and […]
Stand with EMU Faculty
Faculty at Eastern Michigan University represented by EMU-AAUP-AFT Local 6759 have been diligently working to bargain a new contract. Even after the expiration of the existing contract on August 31, faculty have bargained in good faith in the hopes of reaching a fair and respectful contract. Unfortunately, EMU’s administration has not responded in the same […]
