“Every step of the way we have seen the power of collective action, united across rank, position and title, in order to strengthen our institution and deliver the best possible education for our students,” said Marsha McCartney, UAKU’s co-lead negotiator 🎉🎉🎉
Believing in science means believing scientists should have a voice on the job. NIH is trying to strip collective bargaining rights from their fellows, yet another attack on lifesaving research www.aaup.org/news/aaups-w...
Oklahoma wants to double down on their plan to silence faculty. We will fight this.
Apollo is now facing a class action over its alleged business ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Investors, which include our members, deserve answers—and the public deserves accountability. This demands real scrutiny, not silence.
www.law360.com/articles/244...
Hey all you academics, labor activists! The North American Labor History Conference is looking for papers! This year the theme is Workers, Unions, and the Role of Government. But of course we also love other topics as well. #laborhistory #1U nalhc.wayne.edu/call-for-pap...
Only a fearless faculty can pursue the truth. Collective bargaining for faculty ensures Virginia students get a world-class education!
Coaches for Campus Freedom adds an important voice to the coalition to keep political interference OUT of colleges. "Unprecedented political pressure on colleges and universities undercuts the values we have sought to instill in student-athletes."
www.espn.com/espn/story/_...
Heads up! If you have Parent PLUS loans the GOP is trying to trap you in a higher payments. If you have Parent PLUS loans you should consider consolidating them now to get lower payments & the possibility of cancelation. studentaid.gov/loan-consoli...
More info here: www.edcapny.org/resources-fo...
Hi friends - I'm working on article about efforts to measure, track, and adjust WORKLOAD in higher ed, both for staff and faculty.
I'm interested in talking to people who have experiences w/:
-Workload management gone wrong
-Exemplars of workload measurement
-True tales of workload being adjusted
1. Big tech funds MAGA
2. MAGA wages war on universities
3. University revenues plummet
4. Big tech buys university assets
5. Data centers literally replace higher education
"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words." Orwell, 1984. A text that could put you at the center of this awful chart!
This is a victory for all who care about higher education in North Carolina that happened to come one day after @ncaaup.bsky.social VP Abigail Hatcher’s op ed was published in @ncnewsline.com & NC AAUP packed the UNC System Board of Governors meeting.
Coincidence? 🤔
When We Fight, We Win!
#SherylLeeRalph gracing us with her boa skills 💃 on the red carpet of The 32nd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA!
"Why would anyone take this administration’s word as truth when all it does is lie, deny and tell you what you should believe—even if your eyes tell you otherwise?
We must create the change we seek. We must organize."
@uupinfo.bsky.social President Fred Kowal
www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
Etcetera etcetera we are all LowerEd
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
Excellent, excellent book. But did it have to be this prophetic?
Were you that "rules lawyer" at your TTRPG / D&D session who wants to discuss the fine points of implementaiton of everything?
THIS IS YOUR TIME
Use that arcana / hyper-fixation for good
Workers in Florida are already facing rising costs on everything from daily expenses to property insurance. SB 1296 does nothing to help working people who are already stretched thin.
Tell lawmakers to focus on what matters and VOTE NO on SB 1296: https://bit.ly/40qQrib
Students and families deserve better. Sen. Warren and Sen. Sanders are calling for an investigation into efforts to weaken the Department of Education. The AFT stands with educators every day. abcnews.com/Politics/sen...
Trump didn’t “lift” anyone off food stamps—he kicked them off. He’s forcing millions to go hungry.
By the way, you can work full time and STILL qualify for SNAP. My family needed SNAP growing up—it’s not charity, it’s an investment.
Fund SNAP. Reverse the cuts.
This is such an important issue of public health–and the AFT is proudly among the supporting organizations. @ameracadpeds.bsky.social/
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
New accreditor's mandate for "intellectual diversity" invites partisan interference.
“When I stop and think about it, I don’t really know what it means. I don’t know what they’re measuring. Do they want to know who I voted for president last time around?”
—Carol Harrison, South Carolina AAUP
Justice for the fired six! Sign and share this petition: tinyurl.com/9r864kmf
Eleanor Bloxham CEO of The Value Alliance Company which advises boards and executives, told CNN that she believes the unions have a “strong case” pushing for an SEC investigation.
“The SEC has not done its duty on this. It’s a shame when investors have to call them out,” www.cnn.com/2026/02/21/b...
@evelyndejesus.bsky.social & I saw Career & Technical Education magic today not far from Disney at Orange Technical College, where students learn everything from mechanics to 3D animation. Thank you Megan Oates, our tour guide, & all the educators making a difference in the lives of students.
Fund.
The.
Damn.
Public.
Universities.
Like.
We.
Used.
To.
Anyone remember the MOOC craze? Or “learning styles”? For a bunch of supposed academics, our “leaders” are amazingly credulous.
The president of St. John's University's announcement that the school will no longer recognize its two faculty unions is a shameful union-busting move. SJU faculty have been working for 236 days without a contract.
Please sign the petition below to demand a return to the bargaining table.
Corporations: We are collections of people & therefore deserve the civic rights afforded all people.
Me: Ok. May I talk to a person?
Corporation: No. Never again.
