Posts in Anti-Austerity
LEO Statement On 1U Victory
LEO Statement On 1U Victory

We are proud to share that the One University campaign has recently achieved a historic victory in its fight for equitable funding for Dearborn and Flint students. Thanks to eighteen months of organizing by 1U’s coalition of students, faculty, and community members, UM’s 2020-2021 academic budget includes a special appropriation of $20 million for Dearborn and Flint.

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Dearborn Campus, Flint Campus, One University Campaign, Anti-AusterityLEO Communications CommitteeUM Dearborn, UM Flint, 1U, One University Campaign, Board of RegentsComment
Following New Budget, Coalition of Unions at the University of Michigan Calls on University to Commit to Protecting Students, Patients, and Workers
Following New Budget, Coalition of Unions at the University of Michigan Calls on University to Commit to Protecting Students, Patients, and Workers

The All Campus Labor Council (ACLC) is calling on the University to unequivocally commit to use its endowment to avoid making any further cuts in the short term and to develop a plan to reverse previous cuts to jobs and benefits in the long term.

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Member Testimonies, Ally Testimonies, Anti-Austerity, All Campus Labor CouncilLEO Communications CommitteeEndowment, Protect Students, Protect Patients, Protect Workers, University of Michigan, university budget, Labor Council, Layoffs, AFT, MNA, American Federation of Teachers, Michigan Nurses AssociationComment