April 8 Rally: 7,000 – 12,000 strong, including many UFE members. UFE Chair Laurie Meeker is quoted in this front page story from the Olympian. Photos Photos from the March 17 Rally at the capitol, featuring UFE members and others. February 21 Rally (photos from UFE Steward Lin Nelson):
A prominent conservative blogger posts edited footage of online labor studies lectures at University of Missouri. Faculty job threatened. Story in Chronicle of Higher Education, April 28, 2011 An update (May 17), via Democracy Now Useful commentary, including analysis of the unedited and edited videos, at Crooks and Liars. AAUP statement
Tentative agreement at Mt Hood, strike averted: Oregonian (May 12) Chronicle of Higher Education (May 11) Mt. Hood Community College Warns It Will Replace Any Faculty Members Who Strike (Chronicle of Higher Education: April 27, 2011)
Bargaining began on May 18. Look here for updates from the Bargaining Team chair. Bargaining Team 2011: Rebecca Sunderman, Chair, Jose Gomez, Grace Huerta, Gary McNeil, Laurie Meeker, Sarah Ryan, Joli Sandoz.
Students and Faculty Occupy a Building in Protest at California State University East Bay (Political Affairs: April 13, 2011).
The Cronon Affair: Wisconsin Answers (New Yorker: April 3, 2011)
A post from Talking Points Memo \ concerning labor studies faculty targeted in Wisconsin.
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