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UM Librarians, Archivists, and Curators win First Contract On Friday, July 29th, LEO-GLAM, the union of librarians, archivists, and curators (LACs) at the University of Michigan, announced [...]

Meeting New Local Leaders Strong local union leaders are essential to our effectiveness as a union.  We have been fortunate to have strong leaders, and the good news is I see that [...]

AFT Convention I flew back Sunday night from the AFT Convention in Boston. We had about 50 delegates from 15 Michigan locals there participating in all the events. Some highlights: Terrence [...]

Lincoln Consolidated Transportation Workers say “AFT YES” We’re excited to welcome the Lincoln Consolidated Transportation Union (AFT Local 6740), which represents about 40 bus drivers, aides and [...]

AAUP Affiliates with AFT Delegates to the biennial meeting of the American Association of University Professors voted this past Saturday to affiliate with the American Federation of Teachers, [...]

Marching For Our Lives: AFT Michigan Members Stand with Students Demanding Gun Violence Prevention Last Saturday, AFT Michigan members joined hundreds of thousands of people across the country as [...]

March For Our Lives–June 11–State Capitol We are often frustrated over the failure of federal and state legislative bodies to address the issue of meaningful gun control, although [...]

March For Our Lives–Lansing, June 11 Wear Orange–June 3 This Friday is National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the start of Wear Orange Weekend. We need to join together and demand a future free [...]

77th AFT Michigan Convention Summary Our 77th Convention was held virtually on May 21, 2022. 141 delegates from 33 locals, along with many guests, participated. Highlights included: Honoring [...]

Most often, if unions are in the news, someone is on strike.  Over the past few months there has been a remarkable change as unions are growing in public support and workers are organizing [...]