Announcements
Pramod Khosla named chief negotiator
Pramod Khosla, Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, and Grievance Coordinator for Faculty, will serve as Chief Negotiator for the 2024 round of contract negotiations.
WAU members attend AAUP Summer Institute in Vermont
Four academic staff members from Wayne State travelled to the University of Vermont for the annual AAUP Summer Institute. They learned about collective bargaining, organizing, and building campaigns and met up with higher ed workers from Michigan and the country.
Childcare Subsidy Application Open Until July 31
You can now apply for the AAUP-AFT 6075 Childcare Subsidy program, supplementing costs for childcare (for children pre-first grade) accrued between January and June 2023. The application period will close Monday July 31, 2023 at 11:59pm.
Statement on Anti-Trans Comments at Board of Governors Meeting
At the June meeting of the Wayne State University Board of Governors Student Affairs Committee, there was a presentation of a new Center for Gender and Sexuality. A board member responded with offensive, demeaning, and transphobic language attacking the entire LGBTQIA+ community. We were deeply disappointed that neither President Wilson nor committee chair Kelly spoke against those comments.
Nominations open for Executive Board
Download a nomination form for this year's regular elections —positions for President, Secretary and two Members-at-Large are open (position descriptions are included on the form). Nominations close on the floor of the Thursday meeting, but can be returned to office@aaupaft.org. If you or someone you know is planning to run, get the form in ASAP.
Spring General Membership Meeting
Thursday, April 20
Pizza 4:300 pm / Meet 5–6 pm
Undergrad Library Community Room
General Membership meeting.
Statement of Support for United Faculty of Florida and All Florida Academic Workers
Wayne State University AAUP-AFT Local 6075, the union of faculty and academic staff, stands in support of United Faculty of Florida (UFF) in their defense of academic freedom from attacks by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
WSU Coalition of Unions Letter to President M. Roy Wilson in Support of Maintenance Workers
We, staff, students, and faculty at Wayne State University, are writing to express our support for AFSCME Local 1497 and the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council during their negotiations for fair contracts.
Union Pizza Party
We're holding an End of Semester Party for all AAUP-AFT faculty and academic staff to celebrate making it through another academic year!
AAUP-AFT Local 6075 Endorses Prop P on the August 3 Detroit City Ballot
The AAUP-AFT Local 6075 executive board has endorsed PROPOSAL P, a proposal to adopt the Detroit Charter Commission’s revisions to the Detroit City Charter. For all of us who live in Detroit, we strongly encourage a YES vote on Prop P in the August 3 city ballot elections.
Letter from the Coalition of Unions on Layoffs in C&IT and Housing
We are writing to express our grave concerns regarding the restructuring and layoffs across the University in Information Technology (IT) and in Housing. The Coalition of Unions opposes any layoffs in these difficult times, objects to the manner in which decisions have been made, and is deeply worried about this approach by the Administration into the future.