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U-M and GEO Still Far Apart: U-M Offers 12.5% Raise and GEO Sticks With Demand For 60% Raise
by Jon King
The University of Michigan has filed a formal petition with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to appoint a “fact finder” in the ongoing strike by graduate workers.
The university, which filed the petition May…
Open Letter: U-M Faculty Pledge to Withhold Grades– “You Have Refused to Bargain in Good Faith”
Dear President Ono and Provost McCauley:
We are writing as University of Michigan faculty members to express our solidarity with the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO). Like so many others in our community, we are horrified by the…
State Administrative Law Judge Reverses Trial Court: Rules Striking Grad Students Must Stop Their Strike
by Jon King
A state administrative law judge ruled that the University of Michigan Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) AFT Local 3550 violated the no-strike clause in its current contract when they walked off the job on March 29.
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Judge Carol Kuhnke Denies U-M Request for Order to Force Grad Assistants Back to Work
by Jon King
Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Carol Kuhnke denied a request for a restraining order filed by the University of Michigan against its striking graduate student workers.
Now entering its second week, the walkout by…
U-M Grad Student Instructors on Strike
by Jon King
Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) AFT Local 3550 went out on strike Wednesday, with economic issues the main point of contention.
The union, which is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers…
U-M Grad Students Ask for $14,500 Pay Raise, and President Santa Ono Counters With a Wage Cut
by Lily Zhao and Matthew Brennan
Over 2,000 graduate student workers at the University of Michigan have been negotiating for a new three-year contract since November 2022. Their current contract expires on May 1. On Tuesday, an…
New Study Finds U-M Students Among the Most Stressed Out in the U.S.
by Matt Zajechowski
Between exams, heavy course loads, and other responsibilities, being a college student is no cakewalk. And, with some schools slashing acceptance rates in the wake of the pandemic, it’s no wonder why students feel…
Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Ruled Unconstitutional in Federal Court
by Jaime A. Hope
President Joe Biden’s attempt to implement a student loan forgiveness program was ruled “an unconstitutional exercise of Congress’s legislative power” by District Judge Mark Pittman on Thursday, Nov. 10.
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22M Have Applied, But Student Debt Forgiveness on Hold After Appeals Court Ruling
by Ariana Figueroa
A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from carrying out its student loan forgiveness plan, until the court makes a determination on a request for an injunction brought by six…
Our Education System is Setting up Students for Failure
by Henry Ramos and Eric Adams
With nerves and excitement, millions of young Americans are back in school after years of pandemic disruption. At the same time, questions of effectiveness and inclusion across our education system reveal…