UAW 1979
@uaw1979.bsky.social
UAW Local 1979, Professional and Administrative union for Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
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Congratulations to our UAW Region 1 family at Local 155 on voting by 99% to ratify their first contract with the Lear Corporation in Detroit, MI! After a long battle, members were able to win significant economic improvements, including major wage increases and strong healthcare gains. ✊💪
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Congratulations to our UAW Region 1 family at Local 155 on voting by 99% to ratify their first contract with the Lear Corporation in Detroit, MI! After a long battle, members were able to win significant economic improvements, including major wage increases and strong healthcare gains. ✊💪
"The Board of Governors welcomes your input on Wayne State's next president. ... the Board invites you to a listening session on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Rooms FGH."
Everyone has their red shirts, right?
rsvp.wayne.edu/presidential...
Everyone has their red shirts, right?
rsvp.wayne.edu/presidential...
Presidential search - Administration and staff listening session - Wayne State University
rsvp.wayne.edu
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The Board of Governors welcomes your input on Wayne State's next president. ... the Board invites you to a listening session on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Rooms FGH."
Everyone has their red shirts, right?
rsvp.wayne.edu/presidential...
Everyone has their red shirts, right?
rsvp.wayne.edu/presidential...
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Academic workers at schools: Do not use your institutional email for union matters. (love, your friendly neighborhood higher ed union rep, begging you to please please please stop emailing me from your university email address)
Academic workers at state schools: Do not use your institutional email for union matters.
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
August 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Academic workers at schools: Do not use your institutional email for union matters. (love, your friendly neighborhood higher ed union rep, begging you to please please please stop emailing me from your university email address)
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🧵 On this day in 1949, the UAW and Ford agreed to a groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement that saw the creation of the first-ever pension plan in the industry. The plan covered 115,000 Ford workers across the country and was considered a pattern-setter for all heavy industry in the U.S.
September 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🧵 On this day in 1949, the UAW and Ford agreed to a groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement that saw the creation of the first-ever pension plan in the industry. The plan covered 115,000 Ford workers across the country and was considered a pattern-setter for all heavy industry in the U.S.
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This week, UAW rank-and-file members are participating in the union's Member Mobilization Institute in Black Lake, MI.
The institute provides an opportunity for our members to reflect on their passions as unionists and to discover their path to mobilizing their local membership.
The institute provides an opportunity for our members to reflect on their passions as unionists and to discover their path to mobilizing their local membership.
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This week, UAW rank-and-file members are participating in the union's Member Mobilization Institute in Black Lake, MI.
The institute provides an opportunity for our members to reflect on their passions as unionists and to discover their path to mobilizing their local membership.
The institute provides an opportunity for our members to reflect on their passions as unionists and to discover their path to mobilizing their local membership.
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Today, we celebrate the labor movement's immense contributions to our country and honor all working people who have bravely stood up to the most powerful forces in the world to help create a more fair and just society for us all.
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today, we celebrate the labor movement's immense contributions to our country and honor all working people who have bravely stood up to the most powerful forces in the world to help create a more fair and just society for us all.
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
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September 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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X’s Altmetric Hegemony ‘Ending,’ With @bsky.app ‘Clear Alternative’
The alternative social media platform is matching engagement of Elon Musk’s X in ways that “would have seemed unthinkable until recently,” says study. bit.ly/4myucjh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
The alternative social media platform is matching engagement of Elon Musk’s X in ways that “would have seemed unthinkable until recently,” says study. bit.ly/4myucjh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
X’s Altmetric Hegemony Ceding to Bluesky
The alternative social media platform is matching engagement of Elon Musk’s X in ways that “would have seemed unthinkable until recently,” says study.
bit.ly
August 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
X’s Altmetric Hegemony ‘Ending,’ With @bsky.app ‘Clear Alternative’
The alternative social media platform is matching engagement of Elon Musk’s X in ways that “would have seemed unthinkable until recently,” says study. bit.ly/4myucjh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
The alternative social media platform is matching engagement of Elon Musk’s X in ways that “would have seemed unthinkable until recently,” says study. bit.ly/4myucjh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
It's voting day, P&A! If you don't have a PDF of the tentative agreement in your email, *tell us*. Make sure the spam filter doesn't get you.
August 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's voting day, P&A! If you don't have a PDF of the tentative agreement in your email, *tell us*. Make sure the spam filter doesn't get you.
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Check out this FREE event coming up at the
@reutherlibrary.bsky.social!
Telling Labor's Story brings two panels of labor writers and union communicators to the stage on August 18, 2025, 11 am-4 pm ET.
Register here:
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@reutherlibrary.bsky.social!
Telling Labor's Story brings two panels of labor writers and union communicators to the stage on August 18, 2025, 11 am-4 pm ET.
Register here:
ow.ly/ThYh50WAsGH
August 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Check out this FREE event coming up at the
@reutherlibrary.bsky.social!
Telling Labor's Story brings two panels of labor writers and union communicators to the stage on August 18, 2025, 11 am-4 pm ET.
Register here:
ow.ly/ThYh50WAsGH
@reutherlibrary.bsky.social!
Telling Labor's Story brings two panels of labor writers and union communicators to the stage on August 18, 2025, 11 am-4 pm ET.
Register here:
ow.ly/ThYh50WAsGH
"The UAW Education Department will hold its Member Mobilization Institute September 28 – October 3, 2025."
It's in Onaway, Michigan, and open to any active UAW members or local leaders in good standing.
www.facebook.com/events/17445...
It's in Onaway, Michigan, and open to any active UAW members or local leaders in good standing.
www.facebook.com/events/17445...
Member Mobilization Institute
Event in Tower, MI by UAW International Education Department and UAW International Union on Sunday, September 28 2025
www.facebook.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"The UAW Education Department will hold its Member Mobilization Institute September 28 – October 3, 2025."
It's in Onaway, Michigan, and open to any active UAW members or local leaders in good standing.
www.facebook.com/events/17445...
It's in Onaway, Michigan, and open to any active UAW members or local leaders in good standing.
www.facebook.com/events/17445...
And there it is - one solid year.
It's been since August 1, 2024 that UAW 1979 has had a contract that wasn't monthly extensions. Not having a contract ready in time for the old one to expire is, sadly, typical. Waiting about a year so far isn't. Maybe we're just not loud enough.
Here's an attempt to learn from that.
Here's an attempt to learn from that.
August 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
And there it is - one solid year.
It's been since August 1, 2024 that UAW 1979 has had a contract that wasn't monthly extensions. Not having a contract ready in time for the old one to expire is, sadly, typical. Waiting about a year so far isn't. Maybe we're just not loud enough.
Here's an attempt to learn from that.
Here's an attempt to learn from that.
July 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's been since August 1, 2024 that UAW 1979 has had a contract that wasn't monthly extensions. Not having a contract ready in time for the old one to expire is, sadly, typical. Waiting about a year so far isn't. Maybe we're just not loud enough.
Here's an attempt to learn from that.
Here's an attempt to learn from that.