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U-M Grad Workers Approve New Contract That Guarantees 20 Percent Salary Hike, Not 60 Percent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 28, 2023

by Kyle Davidson Graduate student employees gathered Friday on the steps of the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan to celebrate the ratification of their new contract, following a five-month-long strike. The…

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Open Letter: U-M Faculty Pledge to Withhold Grades– “You Have Refused to Bargain in Good Faith”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 25, 2023

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…

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Judge Carol Kuhnke Denies U-M Request for Order to Force Grad Assistants Back to Work

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 10, 2023

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…

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500 EMU FT Faculty Reach Tentative Contract Deal

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 14, 2022

by Jon King A tentative agreement has been reached between Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and striking faculty members. The EMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (EMU-AAUP) announced that negotiators had…

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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…