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[...]
Posts Tagged ‘AAUP’
November 12th, 2015 - 4:29 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
U. of Illinois settles with Steve Salaita
The University of Illinois yanked a job offer to Salaita after he tweeted “incendiary statements about Israel” during its Gaza offensive last year. He sued, and the university settled with him today. Some people thought it was about academic freedom and free speech. To others, it was a [...]
UW Excellence opposes UW SEIU
A large group of UW faculty, including many of our most eminent scientists, artists, and authors, have formed “UW Excellence” in opposition to the SEIU effort to organize a UW faculty union. I have added my name t0 the list. Like the other members of UW Excellence, I am doing this [...]
October 24th, 2015 - 9:28 am § in Misc.
The other side: Adjunct Faculty are like sharecroppers
Elizabeth Hanson FACEBOOK Posters done for adjunct faculty recognition week at Shoreline CC and other colleges nationwide…Did you know that 50% of part-time faculty is eligible for public assistance? Did you know that most part-time faculty don’t know from one quarter to the next if th[...]
October 19th, 2015 - 1:54 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
With a Faculty Senate, Why Should the UW Faculty Need a Union?
The anonymity of the email at the left aside , I think the content is accurate and raises the issue of SEIU and how it uses the dues as well as the weakness of the UW’s concept of shared governance. 1. I oppose the SEIU because it is much more than a union of workers, it is a [&hellip[...]
October 10th, 2015 - 8:46 am § in Misc.
Paranoia at the UW
October 9 Dear John, As a longtime labor activist, let me assure you that Cauce’s message is a classic example of intimidation. First, many employees who receive such “helpful” communications are fearful that administration is watching them simply because they received the message. Second, [...]
July 2nd, 2015 - 8:57 am § in Misc.
Will Unions FINALLY Organize The New Digital Workforce?
The decision by Salon employees, announced in a press release by the union Thursday, suggests that Gawker’s high-profile union campaign may indeed have a domino effect in new media, which is generally a union-free world at the moment. A statement signed by all 26 editorial employees said that [...]
June 30th, 2015 - 9:41 am § in Misc.
End of The Public Unions?
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up a case that could weaken public sector unions. This is a huge problem not only for unions but for the Democratic Party. As industrial union employment has plummeted, the unions have turned to the public secto[...]
Why The UW Will Die As A Premier School II
Amy Hagopian, PhD Dear Colleagues, Those of you on upper campus may not be fully aware of how faculty get paid on the south side of Pacific Street. In most departments down here, faculty are responsible for putting together their own paychecks. You get some percentage points of your FTE for teaching[...]
AAUP censors Phyllis Wise
University of Illinois censured for pulling Steven Salaita job over anti-Israel tweets While I find Salaita’s pro Hamas rhetoric offensive, Wise’s actions appear to be based only on her responses to wealthy contributors. Neither she nor the University has offered any other explanation fo[...]