Dear UFE Members,
Last week, Evergreen negotiated an agreement with student protestors, and the UFE Coordinating Committee commends the faculty, administrators, staff, and students who contributed to this resolution. Our institution’s approach has made international news in the higher education landscape, as in this front page story in The Seattle Times (paywall-free library link).
Evergreen leaders invited student representatives into good faith bargaining, a practice unions hold dear, and upheld academic freedom as a value and policy when deliberating on their demands. Academic Freedom – Article 3 of the CBA – is a fundamental tenet of the union’s work. The UFE represents faculty with a wide range of views, and advocates for their right to freely express those views. We are proud to be your union through challenging times.
United Faculty of Evergreen Coordinating Committee
Julie Levin Russo, Co-Chair
Kathleen Eamon, Co-Chair
Paul McMillin, Treasurer
Miranda Mellis, Stewards Coordinator
Liza Rognas, Communications Coordinator
Kyle Pittman, At-Large Representative
Brad Proctor, At-Large Representative
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