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Candidates Nominated for SIS Unit Chair
Two candidates have been nominated for Student & Instructional Services Unit Chair: jocilyn wagner and Cameron Yaxley. jocilyn wagner, they/them, works as the Resource Cataloguer & Gift Coordinator at the University of Michigan Library and currently serves as a Steward for Library Collections. Cameron Yaxley, he/him, works as a Graduate Program Coordinator for The Program…
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Earned Sick Time Act – What is it?
What is ESTA? ESTA, the Earned Sick Time Act, is a new state law which has recently taken effect. The law requires employers to provide at least a certain minimum amount of paid sick time. It also contains some requirements about how the required sick time must be handled. Will ESTA result in more sick…
University Staff United, UM Staff Union, Releases Statement on DEI Cuts at University of Michigan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2025 Contact: University Staff United Executive Board, executiveboard@universitystaffunited.org University Staff United, UM Staff Union, Releases Statement on DEI Cuts at University of Michigan ANN ARBOR – The Executive Board of University Staff United, AFT Michigan Local 284, AFL-CIO has released a statement in response to the DEI cuts at the…
University of Michigan Student and Instructional Services Staff Unionize with University Staff United
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from AFT Michigan February 19, 2025 Contact: Ariel Mallett, AFT Michigan amallett@aftmichigan.org University of Michigan Student and Instructional Services Staff Unionize with University Staff United ANN ARBOR – More than 1800 student services and instructional services staff, working across all three campuses of the University of Michigan, have gained official recognition to become…
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Update on OUR Union
Fellow staff, Since our last update in December, many more staff in Student & Instructional Services have become members of our union, University Staff United. With the support of a majority of our colleagues, we now expect to move forward to official recognition in the coming weeks. That recognition will give us the legal right to bargain…
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Recap: Wages, Raises, & Dues Town Hall
This Monday, we gathered together to discuss their working conditions and how their wages impact them. In our pre-event survey, we heard from over 150 staff about their experiences living on the low wages paid to highly qualified people, like us, here at the University of Michigan. One USU Member shared that “Between my student…
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Wages, Raises, & Dues Town Hall
Are you working hard but living pay-check to pay-check? Raises not keeping up with inflation? Afraid of how paying union dues will impact your income? Join University Staff United for a Zoom town hall on Monday, December 9th at 6:30pm to discuss Wages, Raises, & Dues. We’ll talk about how a union can help to…
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Help us defend DEI
Colleagues, You may have heard that University leadership is considering serious cuts to funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs for the upcoming year. As staff, we know just how alarming that suggestion should be. “Programs” aren’t abstract: we’re the ones working day in and day out to support all of our most vulnerable…
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Have a Full-Time Job + Some?
Are you overworked and underpaid and dealing with additional work load to cover staffing gaps, new programs, increased enrollment, and management demands? Join University Staff United for a Zoom townhall on Wednesday, November 20th at 6:30pm to discuss issues like this, often called “job creep”. We’ll talk about how a union can help to address…
