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U-M Lecturers’ Union Prez Calls Administrative Pay Scheme “Opaqueness by design”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 11, 2014 0

The University of Michigan employs 1,500 non-tenured faculty. In 2013, while several top-level administrators were secretly given six-figure incentives, bonuses and pay supplements, unionized lecturers received no salary increase due to…

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U of M Professors Average $148,700 Per Year According To AAUP 2013 Salary Survey

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 20, 2013 0

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of University Professors has released its 2013 Salary Survey. The comprehensive look at what colleges and universities across the U.S. pay their faculty includes breakdowns of state-by-state data. In Michigan,…

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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…

Michigan House Republicans Pass Bill That Strips Grad. Students of Right to Unionize

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2012 1

Governor Rick Snyder has repeatedly claimed he has no interest in starting a Right-To-Work war in Michigan. Whether he has been telling the truth may become very clear, very soon. The Michigan House quickly approved SB 0971, legislation…

The Politics of The Plan: The Michigan Republican Wish List Starts With Stabenow’s Senate Seat

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 14, 2011 15

On March 14, 2011 the Michigan 15th District Republican Party held a fundraiser in the heart of Ann Arbor, at Weber's. The sold-out event, attended by some 385 people, was organized by 15th District Republican Party Chair Margy Van Houten,…