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According to the Detroit News, the Michigan Court of Appeals found that our state Constitution protects us against the legislature’s decision to require state employees to “contribute” 3% of their salaries to the state’s health care plan. Most Western faculty … Continue reading →

Michael Bailey, the Executive Director of the Michigan AAUP, sent us the following email this morning with good news from Ohio: Governor Kasich, Speaker of the House Batchelder, and Senate President Niehaus held a new conference on Wednesday and pleaded … Continue reading →

In the Kalamazoo Gazette, our own Dr. Andrew Targowski published an insightful editorial entitled “There Is No Future for an America Reliant on a Service Economy.” Among other things, Dr. Targowski suggests taxing “those who export jobs abroad.” Not only … Continue reading →

Maybe we’re imagining things, but it seems like there’s been an uptick in requests from the administration for faculty assistance with the proposed “private” medical school, e.g., drafting the medical school curriculum, research on “career satisfaction of physicians,” etc. Of … Continue reading →

From Nancy Mansberger, our Grievance Officer, the WMU AAUP Advocacy Committee Chair, the Chair of the South Central Community Action Team, and all around overworked faculty member: Friends and Colleagues, With this short notice I am writing you to ask … Continue reading →

In an email today, the AAUP reports on two blatant violations of academic freedom at LSU: The subject of the first case is Ivor van Heerden, a researcher serving since 1992 in a non-tenure-track appointment. For years, his work in … Continue reading →

The S Committee sent out an email today updating us on the Phase II of the bargaining: We wanted to update you with what we know of the current status of Phase II of the contract talks. As you may … Continue reading →

With our blog underway, we hope to report soon on the efforts of our negotiating team’s discussions with the administration on how to modify our contract to make WMU a more faculty friendly community. Be sure to “Like” our Facebook … Continue reading →