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From the LEO Archives!
Will we get what we asked for? That’s up to us. “United, we bargain; divided, we beg.” If a few people show up, we’ll get a little bit. If a bunch of people show up, we’ll get more. They say "You're either at the table or on the menu." So pull up a chair for as long as you can.
LEO Vice President Kirsten Herold and President Ian Robinson are presenting at the 46th Annual Higher Education Labor-Management Conference in New York City. They will share details and lessons learned from our 2017-18 contract campaign, including a comprehensive timeline of the campaign. If you’re feeling nostalgic and want to relive some of the highs and lows, check out the timeline!
Read MoreWe believe that we have won historic gains in these negotiations, including significant salary increases, improved benefits, and stronger protections for Lecturer job security. Find out how you can vote on whether or not to ratify a new contract.
Read More…the union bargaining team has negotiated an agreement with the University that will raise pay, improve health care and boost job security for 1,700 lecturers who teach tens of thousands of students on the Flint, Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses.
Read MoreAfter a marathon hurry-up-and-wait yesterday, and a more compact version of that today, we negotiated a fantastic financial package of our contract--and it’s a deal we’ll be VERY proud to send to membership for ratification.
Read MoreShare this video WIDELY to let the people with the pursestrings know that people far and wide are watching the decisions they make about where to spend their money!
Read MoreIn this video about LEO's contract bargaining, students from Dearborn and Flint ask WHY the University of Michigan continues to financially starve the campuses with our most diverse student bodies.
Read MoreAdmin is misrepresenting not only our eminently affordable asks, but also our willingness to respond to reasonable offers. It's no accident that they are getting more aggressive after classes have ended, assuming that we are losing community support.
Read MoreWe've been getting repeated emails reminding us to evaluate our university administrators. There are two or three questions in particular that have to do with how well they support teaching excellence and how they manage the university's finances.
Read MoreOver 1,000 lecturers and allies were ready to walk the picket lines. Why did we call off our planned strike on Monday, April 9, 2018 and Tuesday, April 10, 2018?
Read MoreThe progress made this Sunday persuades us to delay the job action for now, in the conviction that we will make more substantial progress. We have reached this point due to the overwhelming support of members and students and other allies at the University and throughout the state.
Read MoreIn all seriousness, we’ve made great gains on non-financials (including appointments and performance reviews) and benefits. Although we’re still a long way apart on salary, we know that things can happen very quickly in the 11th hour.
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