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U-M Grad Students Ask for $14,500 Pay Raise, and President Santa Ono Counters With a Wage Cut

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2023

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…

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EMU Seeks Injunction to Force 500 Full-Time Profs Back to Work

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 10, 2022

by Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance A union representing Eastern Michigan University faculty announced on Wednesday that it will file a “forceful response” opposing a request by the university administration for an injunction forcing…

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U of M Lecturers Participate In FLASH MOB To Call Attention To Contract Negotiations

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 4, 2013 2

The University of Michigan's Lecturer's union, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), entered talks for the group's fourth contract with on November 30, 2012. LEO, as the union is known, represents some 1,500 full-time…