Paul Burstein, AAUP LISTSERV A bit on research about democracy in unions: In 1956, the sociologists Seymour Martin Lipset, Martin Trow, and James S. Coleman published a book entitled Union Democracy, long considered a classic. It began by describing how rare it was for unions to remain internall[...]
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March 3rd, 2016 - 9:19 am § in Misc.
When Unions Cease Being (d)emocratic
February 15th, 2016 - 11:55 am § in Misc.
Why UW Profs Opposes SEIU: Hint .. this has nothing to do with solving the problems faced by underpaid contingent faculty!
KARL KAIYALA Leadership in the unions involved in the BDS push are dominated by far-left activists who often if not inevitably exploit social issues as organizing tools. Accordingly, the views of the rank and file are often subbordinate to, or even inconsequential to, the motives of leadership. Th[...]
Tagore on UW Unionization
From the AAUP Listserv Rajib Doogar This is meant as a largely light-hearted aside/riff evoked by Professor Peñas use of the formulation “… for the people …”. But, as always, in the spirit of the greatest Marx of the them all, “no aspersions unintended.” �[...]
February 9th, 2016 - 8:12 am § in Misc.
SEIU 925, the Union Behind the SEIU/UW Effort, Fined For Action as a Polictical Party
SEIU 925 TO PAY NEARLY $32,000 AFTER AG LAWSUIT OVER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING DEFICIENCIES OLYMPIA — Service Employees International Union Local 925 (SEIU 925) will pay the state $31,715 after an Attorney General’s Office lawsuit over its improper reporting of in-kind and cash campaign contrib[...]
UPDATE 2: UW UNION: Push Polling and Censorship
UPDATE: After I sent out an email from TA, I learned that the SEIU has admitted that it was the “UW Faculty. This raises additional issues .. see below: My original post Jan 27, 2016 @ 17:48 Who is “The UW Faculty” and how are they surveying the UW faculty? A previous post on THE Av[...]
January 26th, 2016 - 5:48 pm § in The Ave Scene, UW
UW UNION: Push Polling
Who is “The UW Faculty” and how are they surveying the UW faculty? (updated*) “Uwfaculty at survey.com Surveynetwork.com” just sent a poorly written survey to UW faculty. The survey seemed to be written by the kind of group that sends out surveys promoting a political ca[...]
December 20th, 2015 - 12:29 am § in Misc.
UW Faculty Leaders Oppose SEIU
Opinion in Seattle Times: Unionization is like throwing sand in the gears of what is, by any measure, an institution that performs at an extraordinarily high level. Paul B. Hopkins Ed Lazowska Opinion in The Seattle Times THE Service Employees International Union has launched a campaign to uni[...]
December 11th, 2015 - 11:22 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
UW Needs a Stronger Senate Before it Needs an SEIU Union
Pedro Verdugo “In fact the ball is in Ana Mari’s court. She might be constrained by a powerful Board of Regents, and by a heavy UW bureaucracy. Nevertheless, many of us in the faculty are betting that she might be the President that once and for all resolves these shameful shortcomings of co[...]
December 1st, 2015 - 10:55 am § in Misc.
Crosscut Wades Into The UW Union Issue
Sadly an article written by an intern in Crosscut fails to discuss the issues with the proposed UW faculty union. The issue deserved a LOT more insight. The article is right about one thing. The UW pays its non contract faculty abysmal wages to provide entry level courses. Annual salaries can[...]
The Danger to The UW of an SEIU Union: BY THEIR FRIENDS SHALL YE KNOW THEM
….Matthew 7:16 The SEIU brings with it an agenda that few faculty are likely to accept and that certainly will turn off most legislators. The post on the left shows the problem . The organizations on this post are no more likely to get what the UW faculty wants from the legislature than an [...]