“Who is Powering EMU?” was held on Thursday May 18th, 2023 at 7 pm ET as an Online Forum to Examine the hasty and controversial 50-Year, $115 Million Deal with Centrio to Privatize Heating, Cooling, Electric and Water Utilities at Eastern Michigan University.
This Townhall featured Roland Zullo, Research Scientist at the U of M School of Social Work and State Rep. Jimmie Wilson, 32nd House Distt along with EMU Professors discussing the costs and consequences of the Utility Deal.
The event was held via Zoom on November 16, 2021, at 3:30pm (EST). Click through to the story to find a link to the recording.
EMU-AAUP will convene a bargaining council within the next month. Please watch your email for messages from EMU-AAUP and your department steward about the selection of department and school representatives to serve on bargaining council.
EMU-AAUP and Student Government are excited to partner together to triple the impact of all gifts to the Student Emergency Fund. You can learn more about the Student Emergency Fund and make a donation here: https://donate.emich.edu/project/23269.
Join us for an EMU AAUP/Faculty Senate Workshop - “Race Matters: Equity & Action in Higher Education and Beyond” on July 29-30, 2020.
Over the last year, teachers around the country have mobilized successfully to pressure state legislatures to significantly increase funding for public education.
In November 2016, Eastern Michigan University entered into a contract with a Texas- based private firm, Academic Partnerships, to provide entirely online degree programs, with no in-person classroom instructions.
Know your Weingarten Rights
If you are asked to participate in a discussion that you feel could potentially lead to disciplinary action, either for yourself or another employee, you have the right to have your union representation present. These are your Weingarten Rights (1975 U.S. Supreme Court case NLRB vs. Weingarten, Inc. 420 U.S. 251, 88 LRRM 2689).
If you find yourself in this position, state the following:
“If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my union steward, representative, or officer be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any questions.”
After this point, the meeting must pause until an EMU-AAUP representative arrives or be rescheduled for a time when both you and your EMU-AAUP representative can be present. If you are asked to voluntarily forfeit your right to union representation, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REFUSE.
We organize for quality education. Let's move forward together.