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Professional Instructors Organization @ WMU

@PIOatWMU

The union of Part-Time Instructors at Western Michigan University, AFT Local 1903

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Joined February 2021
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#WMU cherry-picked a list of “comparable schools” (mostly community colleges and non-union institutions) to tell us we were too well-paid. Here’s a list of ACTUAL comparable schools, it tells a different story #Kzoo #Kalamazoo
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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer3 Oct 2022
October 3rd-7th, is MENTAL HEALTH WEEK! @WMUAAUP @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU @WesternHerald @wmuk1021 @WesternMichU
Flyer announcing WMU's Western Student Association's Mental Health Week. For more info https://www.facebook.com/WMUSGA/

ALT Flyer announcing WMU's Western Student Association's Mental Health Week. For more info https://www.facebook.com/WMUSGA/

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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer1 Jul 2022
🤬😭🤬 @WMUAAUP @PIOatWMU @TAUAFT @SaveWMU @WesternHerald @Kzoo_Gazette @wmuk1021 @insidehighered @GovWhitmer @MISenDems @JonHoadley @wmuwsa @gsawmu @bsuwmu @ayamiller22 @MIHouseDems @MLive @freep @MichiganRadio @BridgeMichigan @Sindecuse chronicle.com/article/aborti…
Opinion | Abortion Is a Higher-Ed Issue

Opinion | Abortion Is a Higher-Ed Issue

The end of “Roe” will worsen the campus mental-health crisis.

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TAU @ WMU@TAUAFT27 Apr 2022
We need a few more signatures to break 400! Who can help us in our fight for fair pay! Sign and share! @SaveWMU @SCMCLC @PIOatWMU @WMUAAUP @aftmichigan @LEOUnionUmich @GEOCWSU bit.ly/3Dz5pGO
Support WMU TAs Fighting for a Fair Contract!

Support WMU TAs Fighting for a Fair Contract!

The Teaching Assistants Union (TAU, AFT #1729, AFL-CIO) represents over 450 graduate student Teaching Assistants at Western Michigan University. TAs are critical to the core academic mission of WMU...

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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer20 Apr 2022
Replying to @MISenDems
@MISenDems @GovWhitmer @SeanAMcCann @WinnieBrinks @WesternHerald @MichiganRadio @freep @Kzoo_Gazette @MLive @WMUAAUP @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU @SaveWMU @JonHoadley insidehighered.com/quicktake…

Michigan Dems Accuse GOP of Blocking Trustee for Being Gay

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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer18 Apr 2022
Please help spread the word about this so we can MAXIMIZE attendance & make sure WMU admin devotes the resources & attention required to address this urgent & grave health, academic, & retention issue!
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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer14 Apr 2022
What a loss for WMU students, staff, & faculty! @WMUAAUP @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU @SaveWMU @WesternHerald @wmuk1021 @GovWhitmer @SeanAMcCann @WinnieBrinks @wsawmu @gsawmu @Kzoo_Gazette
Jon Hoadley (@JonHoadley) profile pictureJon Hoadley@JonHoadley14 Apr 2022
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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer4 Apr 2022
Replying to @WMUAAUP
@WMUAAUP @PIOatWMU @AFSCME1668 @WesternHerald @wsawmu @wmuk1021 @Kzoo_Gazette @GovWhitmer @JonHoadley
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RALLY AND A PETITION?! ALL IN ONE DAY?! 😮 You bet. Our TAs are united in the fight for a fair contract. So 🤔 Can’t make the rally? Sign the petition: bit.ly/3Dz5pGO and share with your colleagues! @SaveWMU @PIOatWMU @WMUAAUP @LEOUnionUmich @GEOCWSU
Support WMU TAs Fighting for a Fair Contract!

Support WMU TAs Fighting for a Fair Contract!

The Teaching Assistants Union (TAU, AFT #1729, AFL-CIO) represents over 450 graduate student Teaching Assistants at Western Michigan University. TAs are critical to the core academic mission of WMU...

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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer3 Apr 2022
This! Equity and inclusion means access for and protecting the most vulnerable. The pandemic is NOT over and MANY remain vulnerable. @WMUAAUP @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU
Chad Edwards (@edwardschad) profile pictureChad Edwards@edwardschad3 Apr 2022
Want a quick behavior indicator of your institution, academic conference, organization, or school really believes in DEI? See how long it is before they drop mask mandates but “encourage” you to wear one.
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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer31 Mar 2022
Replying to @wsawmu
@wsawmu @gsawmu @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU @WMUAAUP @SaveWMU
jmsbkb (@jmsbadkittybeer) profile picturejmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer31 Mar 2022
"Univ & colleges need much more $ for these wrap-around services, more therapists–particularly therapists of color–on campus & in community, & systemic approach to dev campus-wide capability to identify students in crisis as well as to track... student mental health on campus"
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See you there!
TAU @ WMU (@TAUAFT) profile pictureTAU @ WMU@TAUAFT30 Mar 2022
Teaching Assistants deserve to be paid a living wage. That’s it. That’s the tweet. 🗣 Agree? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ See you Monday! @PIOatWMU @WMUAAUP @SaveWMU @WesternHerald @wwmtnews @MLive @WMUGhostBronco @WMUGradCollege @WesternMichU
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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer9 Feb 2022
Maybe one of the many talented faculty at WMU who is genuinely committed to shared governance & intimately familiar with WMU and its challenges should be our new provost? @WMUAAUP @PIOatWMU @TAUAFT @SaveWMU @WesternHerald @Kzoo_Gazette
jmsbkb (@jmsbadkittybeer) profile picturejmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer9 Feb 2022
"Montgomery... announced a national search for a new long-term Provost will begin in fall 2022." Given the lack of genuine shared governance & poor faculty morale, maybe faculty should take the lead on choosing a new provost? @WMUAAUP @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU @WesternHerald @SaveWMU
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Stupid Questions@StupidQRadio5 Feb 2022
Had an absolutely lovely conversation and first episode with the presidents of @TAUAFT and @PIOatWMU Thimas Fisher and Jasmine LaBine!
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Tune into @widrfm at 1:30 to hear PIO President Jasmine LaBine and @TAUAFT President Thomas Fisher talk about the ongoing values crisis happening at WMU. #upholdthegold @WMUAAUP @SaveWMU @WMUGhostBronco
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Thank you, @WesternHerald!
jmsbkb (@jmsbadkittybeer) profile picturejmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer31 Jan 2022
10 questions for President Montgomery westernherald.com/arts_and_e… via @WesternHerald @WMUAAUP @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU @Kzoo_Gazette @SaveWMU @AFSCME1668

10 questions for President Montgomery

When Western Michigan University community members were asked what they would ask President Edward Montgomery during his office hours, some jumped at the opportunity to question university policies.

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WMU-AAUP@WMUAAUP31 Jan 2022
Enough already. It’s time for @WesternMichU’s Trustees to stop making excuses and work like hell to restore the trust that students and their families have placed in WMU. @aaup @freep @insidehighered #college #Michigan #highered #AcademicChatter @PIOatWMU mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/202…
Western Michigan University trustees defend president after faculty criticism

Western Michigan University trustees defend president after faculty criticism

In a 18-page document titled “Responding to a Changing World: Progress Under President Montgomery’s Leadership,” the board outlined ways that Montgomery has worked to improve the university.

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WMU-AAUP@WMUAAUP30 Jan 2022
Want to guess how @WesternMichU students feel about the $75k “merit” bonus recently awarded to WMU’s controversial president? @AAUP @TAUAFT @GovWhitmer #AcademicChatter #CancelStudentDebt #phdchat #Michigan @freep @PIOatWMU #CollegeBasketball #collegelife westernherald.com/arts_and_e…

Students respond: faculty no-confidence in President Montgomery

Western Michigan University students spoke out on the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) approval of a vote of “no-confidence” in the leadership of WMU President Edward Montgomery.

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Save Western Michigan University@SaveWMU26 Jan 2022
Shorter provost email: PRETEND YOU'RE NOT DYING INSIDE
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jmsbkb@jmsbadkittybeer22 Jan 2022
“The Kalamazoo Gazette definitely will appeal the decision to shield public information from the public” mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/202… @WesternHerald @Kzoo_Gazette @WMUAAUP @PIOatWMU @TAUAFT @AFSCME1668 @SaveWMU

Western Michigan University rejects MLive FOIA for documents from president’s performance review

The university's refusal to disclose the evaluation materials comes about a month after WMU’s faculty union passed a vote of no confidence against President Edward Montgomery.

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WMU-AAUP@WMUAAUP20 Jan 2022
The message conveyed at the @WesternMichU Board of Trustees meeting today by students and faculty? We will not be ignored. @WesternHerald @MLive @ayamiller22 @insidehighered @TAUAFT @PIOatWMU @AFSCME1668 thewmuaaup.com/2022/01/20/wh…
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Join us Thursday for a socially distanced, masked outdoor demonstration demanding that WMU return to its values and respect the work of its employees. fb.me/e/275jR4vBB @TAUAFT @WMUAAUP @kzoodems @aftmichigan @wsawmu @WesternHerald @SaveWMU @WMUGhostBronco
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