@WMUAAUP

Bargaining unit for the Board-appointed faculty of Western Michigan University. We stand for academic excellence, shared governance, and academic freedom.

 Kalamazoo, MI 49008
thewmuaaup.com
Joined April 2011
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United Way
@UnitedWayOct 12
There's a place for everyone to make a difference. Whether you give your time, your voice, your resources, or your skills, every act of giving back helps strengthen a community. 💙 #UnitedIsTheWay
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UAW
@UAWOct 14
Replying to @AbdulElSayed
@AbdulElSayed learned from his father growing up in Michigan about the importance of UAW jobs to the auto industry. Abdul is running for U.S. Senate to take on the corporate and billionaire class that continues to exploit hardworking Americans to this day. Election Day is November 3!
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UAW
@UAWOct 10
"Victory through Unionism." Pamphlet from the James Lindahl Papers at the @ReutherLibrary. In the 1930s and 1940s, Lindahl served as Recording Secretary for UAW Local 190 and edited its newspaper.
"Victory through Unionism." Front cover of a pamphlet from the James Lindahl Papers at the Walter P. Reuther Library. In the 1930s and 1940s, Lindahl served as Recording Secretary for UAW Local 190 and edited its newspaper.

ALT "Victory through Unionism." Front cover of a pamphlet from the James Lindahl Papers at the Walter P. Reuther Library. In the 1930s and 1940s, Lindahl served as Recording Secretary for UAW Local 190 and edited its newspaper.

Chapter 9 of James Lindahl's "Victory Through Unionism" pamphlet, titled: "Organized Labor and Democracy Go Forward Together." From the Walter P. Reuther Library.

ALT Chapter 9 of James Lindahl's "Victory Through Unionism" pamphlet, titled: "Organized Labor and Democracy Go Forward Together." From the Walter P. Reuther Library.

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🚨 This is what censorship looks like. Texas politicians are deciding what professors can teach, what students can learn, and which ideas are permissible. Adam Serwer from The Atlantic documents what is happening. Education is not endorsement. Exposure is not indoctrination. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1… #AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #Texas

All the Things You’re Not Allowed to Say In Texas

The state now controls what professors can teach.

theatlantic.com
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AFL-CIO ✊
@AFLCIOOct 4
“We’re going to work together, we’re going to fight together and we’re to win together in November!” @Jimmy_iupat joined the @DropkickMurphys on stage at the @pttpfest to talk about the power of our solidarity. America’s unions are in this fight. ✊
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SEIU
@SEIUOct 4
Across the globe, working people are demanding that all public institutions, universities, pension funds, companies, hospitals and other healthcare providers end contracts and divest from Palantir!
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SEIU
@SEIUOct 4
There is no emergency in DC except the one manufactured by the Trump admin. The hardworking people of the National Guard are being pulled from their families & jobs, not to serve the public good, but to intimidate communities for political theater. And it’s being done on the dime of working people. seiu.co/4yMbDyZ

The Defense Department Has Spent $49M Feeding the National Guard in D.C.

It’s the latest figure ratcheting up the estimated cost of the Guard’s presence in D.C.

washingtonsun.com
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Last week we had a great meeting with our tree advisory committee, discussing our plans for the year and how we can continue to nurture our trees on campus. This group is an important part of our Tree Campus Higher Education designation from the Arbor Day Foundation. 🌳
The tree advisory committee gathers at the Goldsworth Valley gazebo for their annual meeting on Monday, September 28, 2026.

ALT The tree advisory committee gathers at the Goldsworth Valley gazebo for their annual meeting on Monday, September 28, 2026.

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We are pleased to announce our new major in Studies Studies.
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Pay teachers a fair wage. Pay paraprofessionals who help support our kids a fair wage. Make sure our schools are safe, clean, warm, and dry.
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Thanks to Trump’s “Big, Beautiful, Bill” monthly student loan bills are skyrocketing for millions of Americans. Many report payments more than doubling.
 Why? Because Trump made the largest cut to education in history to pay for tax breaks for his oligarch friends. Unacceptable.
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Honored to receive the endorsement of @MiLaborers as we fight for stronger and bigger unions across our entire state and country.
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WMU-AAUP retweeted
Jacobin
@jacobinSep 7
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed an executive order creating the country’s first city agency dedicated explicitly to helping workers organize. He spoke with Jacobin about how the new office will advance his affordability agenda. jacobin.com/2026/09/zohran-m…

Zohran Mamdani Just Created an Office of Worker Power

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed an executive order creating the country’s first city agency dedicated explicitly to helping workers organize. He spoke with Jacobin about how the new...

jacobin.com
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Robert Reich
@RBReichSep 5
Enjoying the weekend? Thank a union — and Frances Perkins.

Why Do We Have Weekends?

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The labor movement gave us weekends, 8 hour work days, and ensured that our kids can go to school rather than work. Honored to fight for unions every day. Happy Labor Day to all those who have fought for a fairer economy in the richest country in the world.
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AFL-CIO ✊
@AFLCIOSep 6
Weekends. Workplace safety protections. Child labor laws. Retirement security. Paid time off. These are things we enjoy today because workers fought for them and won. This Labor Day, let's get inspired and keep fighting for better for working people ✊
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The AAUP has grown by nearly 50 percent in two years under Todd Wolfson, who has moved the century-old faculty group into national politics and sharper conflict with the Trump administration. His approach has drawn results — and criticism. chroni.cl/4yfXUzo

Is Todd Wolfson Destroying the AAUP — or Saving It?

His partisan, combative style has remade the century-old organization. Not everyone is pleased.

chronicle.com
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WMU-AAUP retweeted
UConn AAUP@UConnAAUPSep 4
ctmirror.org/2026/09/04/ct-r…

CT ranks fifth for union membership among labor force

CT and Rhode Island tied for the fifth-highest percentage of unionized workers last year behind New York, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.

ctmirror.org
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71% of Americans support labor unions but, due to illegal union-busting by corporations like Amazon & Starbucks, only 10% of workers belong to one. That must change. We must pass the PRO Act & make it easier for workers to exercise their constitutional right to form unions.
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