Welcome to the UM House Officers Association!
I’m thrilled to report that the more than 1200 members of the University of Michigan House Officers Association (HOA) have voted to affiliate with us and become AFT Local 5158. HOA represents more than 1200 resident physicians at Michigan Medicine and has accomplished tremendous things since its founding in 1972. HOA joins our fast-growing healthcare division–including resident units at Wayne State, Western Michigan, and the Detroit Medical Center–and approximately 10,000 UM employees represented by AFT locals at the University. Welcome HOA!
Red for Ed Walks
We need your help to ensure candidates that share our values as a labor movement WIN in November. Please sign up for Red for Ed walks and join the fight to win on November 5th!
How do we elect people who care about workers and our families? By showing up at the polls. Voting early can be a quick and convenient way to make sure voting fits in your schedule. Figure out your voting plan right now, and make your voice heard for pro-worker candidates in 2024. Find labor-endorsed candidates on your ballot at https://miaflcio.vote/.
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FNTFO Solidarity Tailgate Fun!
Members of FNTFO, the non-tenure track faculty union at Ferris State University, spent this past Saturday afternoon sharing delicious rice, beans, and butter chicken to a packed homecoming crowd at Top Taggart Stadium . The good eats came with a side of information about members’ important contributions to the university, their working conditions and the low wages they experience. It was a busy, yummy and fun kick-off to the union’s bargaining campaign this academic year. FNTFO is focusing on winning big changes in their problematic appointment structure along with more union protection for online instructors. Let’s wish them a winning season.
UM Flint Tenure-Track Faculty Rally – October 11
Join the UM Flint tenure-track faculty on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 12 noon in front of Wilson Park in Flint! Union members and community supporters will rally to support the faculty as they negotiate their first contract. The rally will feature guest speakers and ways to get involved. Bring a friend, and join the union afterward for open bargaining in the Happenings Room in the Harding-Mott University Center from 1-3:30 pm.
UMMAP Practice Pickets October 7 and 10
The Union of Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals is taking steps toward a potential strike by organizing Practice Pickets next week. The pickets will be outside of the Taubman Center at the University Hospital on Monday, October 7th, 3-5 PM and Thursday, October 10th, 6-8 AM.
Sign up at: https://bit.ly/octinfopickets
Oakland University Faculty Ratify New Contract
Congratulations to the members of Oakland University AAUP-AFT Local 6762, who ratified a new 5-year contract last week. The new contract protects shared governance, healthcare and retirement benefits, and provides the highest salary increases Oakland faculty have seen in years. Great job by OU-AAUP President Michael Latcha and the entire local leadership team!
Contribute to the AFT Michigan PAC Today
AFT Michigan fights for our members, students, patients and communities all year round and we need your help. Can you donate $1 a week to aid us in this fight? Please visit the AFT Michigan website to contribute and make a big difference in protecting public education and building a better Michigan future!
AFT Michigan Professional Development Workshop
Equity and Social-Emotional Engagement
Saturday, November 9, 2024
AFT Michigan – David Hecker Bldg.
2661 E. Jefferson – Detroit MI
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
This in-service will introduce attendees to the Building Equity Taxonomy (BET) and its relationship to Social-Emotional Engagement (SEE). It is essential for educators to develop programs that are sensitive to the students’ social and emotional needs.
Participants will receive 6 SCECHs after completion of this in-service.
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In solidarity,
Terrence Martin
President
