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2021 Bargaining: What We’re Fighting For

Bargaining, Contract / March 19, 2021 March 19, 2021

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CANCELLED: DEMONSTRATION – Mediation Session 3

Uncategorized / July 29, 2021 August 1, 2021

DEMONSTRATION – Mediation Session 3 THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED August 2, 2021  8:00 am – 10:00 amAsylum Lake Preserve West Parking Lot, S Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA Meet at Asylum Lake …

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Solidarity Event Jun 30

Uncategorized / June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021

PIO Address to the WMU Board of Trustees, 6/24/2021

Bargaining, Contract / June 25, 2021 June 25, 2021

WMU has disabled embedding of videos on websites, but you can watch the address by clicking the link below to play on YouTube. The video will be queued to about …

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Sign our Petition… help in the fight for equitable pay.

Bargaining, Contract / June 25, 2021 June 25, 2021

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Bargaining Update: THE GAMES BEGIN

Bargaining, Contract / June 2, 2021 June 3, 2021

Dear PIO Member, Our bargaining team has been hard at work the past several weeks, drafting member-driven, new contract language in proposals on intellectual property, continuing status, Instructor II benefits, …

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AFT Michigan Unemployment Workshop held Wednesday Afternoon.

General Update, Unemployment / May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021

In case you missed it, Wednesday afternoon AFT Michigan held an unemployment workshop that focused on the specific issues arising at Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Community College. The …

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From AAUP: Taking stock of WMU academic labor relations

Bargaining, Contract / May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021

a message from the WMU-AAUP President and Vice President View the original post here Dear Colleagues,Almost nine months ago, we reached out to you as candidates for WMU-AAUP President and …

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Open Meeting Minutes (6/19/20)

Uncategorized / June 22, 2020 June 22, 2020

PIO Open Meeting June 19, 2020 Special Guests Provost Jen Bott Nancy Mansberger, Academic Labor Relations John Ware, AFT Michigan From Nancy Mansberger: Several conversations with AAUP reps: we are …

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Provost Bott to Attend Friday’s Open Meeting

Uncategorized / June 15, 2020 June 15, 2020

As the university draws nearer to an announcement regarding fall semester plans, we know that our members have a lot of questions for administration. As an executive board, we believe …

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Nora works as the American Federation of Teachers staff organizer for three local unions. Nora is the local staff for the Teaching Assistants Union #1729, the Professional Instructors Organization #1903 and Kalamazoo Valley Community College Federation of Teachers #2412. She previously worked with the Graduate Employee Union #6196 in East Lansing before transitioning back to Kalamazoo. She has a strong background of working on political campaigns. She has been with the West Michigan Higher education unions since October of 2015. She is the staff organizer but does contract enforcement, training and administrative work for the unions. Nora is a proud dues-paying member of her union, the Detroit Newspaper Guild (CWA #34022).

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