Announcements
Bargaining in Brief: Zoom Updates
Join the Bargaining Team for short updates on Wednesdays at 4 pm.
Childcare Subsidy Application Form Now Open
You can now apply for the WAU Childcare Subsidy program, supplementing costs for childcare accrued between January and June 2024. The application period will close August 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
AAUP Summer Institute Coming to WSU: August 1–4
The AAUP Summer Institute will be held on our campus from August 1 to 4. Registration is free for WAU members,
Member Recognition Chair Massages: Wednesday, June 26
Member Appreciation Chair Massages will take place at the School of Medicine and the Union Office (Maccabees) on Wednesday, June 26 from 11 am – 1:30 pm. Sign up now!
WAU Week of Action June 20–26
Sign up now for the WAU Week of Action and our rally on June 26 at 2 pm.
Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) Candidate Statements
See statements from candidates running for Academic Staff Steering Committee!
Voices in Action: Flexible Work Arrangements Work!
In this episode, host Sean Novak speaks with advisors Faith Doyle and Patricia Michno about how flexible work arrangements have radically improved their work-life balance and with WAU Council Chair Jennifer Sheridan Moss, who was on two past union bargaining teams, recalls the experience of fending off threats to tenure that were brought against tenure-stream faculty in 2012. Listen on Spotify.
WAU in Rochester Hills! Decorate your own WAU tumbler Monday, June 10 at 7 pm
Join WAU members at Rochester Hills Public Library! On Monday, June 10th, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm, we will be in RHPL's makerspace laser etching tumblers. See what cool equipment you can use at the makerspace, support a public library, and build solidarity with your fellow WAU members. Guests are welcome. RSVP at bit.ly/WAUTumblers