Announcements
Executive Board Elections
Nominations are being accepted until April 11 at 5 pm at waunion.org/elections .
WAU Launches Bargaining With Open Letter
WAU members delivered a letter to the Board of Governors signed by six hundred faculty and academic staff. The letter outlines some of our core issues, including the need for wage increases, cost-of-living adjustments, flexible work arrangements, and an emergency housing program for students.
We Can’t Win a Better Contract Without Each Other
There is an opportunity to help every single week. Sign up for a shift today.
Teaching Faculty Committee: Self-Care Week
The WAU Teaching Faculty Committee (TFC) will host two virtual 10-minute meditations on Monday, March 4, from 12–12:30 pm, and a gentle yoga flow Hatha Yoga class on Wednesday, March 6. All are welcome.
Calling on All WAU Members to Sign the Open Letter
Stand in solidarity with your faculty and academic staff colleagues. Sign our open letter.
School of Medicine Listening Sessions
The WAU Bargaining Team will be hosting two Listening Sessions in the School of Medicine to discuss priorities as the team prepares to enter contract negotiations. Email office@waunion.org for a Zoom link.
Monday, February 12 at 5 pm
Thursday, February 15 at 6 pm
Teaching Faculty General Meeting
All Teaching Faculty are invited to this general meeting on Zoom.
Special Election: Candidate Statements
See statements from candidates running for Executive Board!
Bargaining Update #6
As you know, 2024 will be an important year for us at Wayne as we bargain together for a new contract. Your Bargaining Team has continued its weekly meetings, pored over our survey results, and is planning multiple ways of connecting and engaging with you over the next few months.
WAU Podcast Launch: Voices in Action
The inaugural episode of the new WAU podcast, Voices in Action, featuring Chief Negotiator Pramod Khosla, and WAU members Deborah Gibson and David Goldber. Listen now on Spotify! Produced and edited by Sean Novak.
WAU Staff Update
The Wayne Academic Union (WAU) employs three individuals: an Executive Director, an Organizer, and an Office Administrator. The Organizer and Office Administrator, along with other colleagues at various higher education institutions in Michigan (e.g., LEO, GEO, UPTF, etc), are represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), known as the Guild.
Childcare Subsidy Application Form Now Open
You can now apply for the WAU Childcare Subsidy program, supplementing costs for childcare accrued between July and December 2023. The application period will close Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Bargaining Update #5
As we near the end of 2023, we want to reach out and thank you for the commitment you’ve shown in working together toward a new contract. The many meetings we held, the retreat we organized, and the survey we sent out all showed great enthusiasm, resolve, and commitment to addressing our work-related issues at Wayne.
Remembering Guy Stern
Guy Stern, Distinguished Professor of German Emeritus and former union member, died on December 7, 23, a bit shy of his 102nd birthday.