The latest updates about News and Events related to AAUP Utica/AFT 6786 and other local, regional and national labor issues.
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The Supreme Court on Academic Freedom
“Our Nation is deeply committed to safeguarding academic freedom, which is of transcendent value to all of us, and not merely to the teachers concerned. That freedom is therefore a special concern of the First Amendment, which does not tolerate laws that cast a pall of orthodoxy over the classroom.” – Keyishian v. Board of… Read more
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Wednesday Wisdom: Theodore Roosevelt on Organized Labor
It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize. – Theodore Roosevelt, October 14, 1912, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Read more
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Congratulations to the 2017 AAUP-UC Scholarship Winners!
From a number of very qualified submissions, the Scholarship Selection Committee is proud to announce the following 2017 AAUP-UC Scholarship Winners, which were awarded at the AAUP-UC General Membership Meeting on May 1, 2017: The Virgil C. Crisafulli Scholarship for leadership and service in the spirit of the AAUP was awarded to Megan Sliski,… Read more
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Your Weingarten Rights Turned 42 This Month!
Forty-two years ago, on Feb. 19, 1975, the high court ruled that an employee has the right to request union representation in any meeting that she or he feels could result in discipline or termination. You Are Being Asked Questions That Might Lead To Disciplinary Action: What Do You Do? If you believe that discipline will… Read more
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Martin Luther King Jr. on the Combined Strength of Unions and African Americans
The two most dynamic movements that reshaped the nation during the past three decades are the labor and civil rights movements. Our combined strength is potentially enormous. We have not used a fraction of it for our own good or for the needs of society as a whole. If we make the war on poverty… Read more
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Annual AAUP-UC Holiday Party Tonight!
Don’t miss the AAUP-UC Holiday Party TONIGHT, 7-11pm at The Trackside Restaurant. Even if you haven’t registered, you can still attend by paying $30 at the door. Don’t miss out on the good food, door prizes, photo booth, and live music and dancing! More details below: We are holding this year’s holiday party in a fantastic new… Read more
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