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Archive for December, 2003

Borders Workers reach a tentative agreement

Wednesday, December 31st, 2003

Following is a description of the agreement from BordersUnion.org:
The following is what we agreed upon. Read past that to see what Borders changed at the last minute.1. We are no longer “at-will” employees. We have rights, especially in the current climate when unions are under assault from corporations and only a little over fifty […]

Is academic freedom under threat?

Tuesday, December 16th, 2003

By Laura Poyneer
The American Association of University Professors Special Committee on Academic Freedom and National Security an a Time of Crisis has published a report.
The report looks at the effects of the Patriot Act on academic institutions, the problems that researchers are facing because of government restrictions on information, concerns over the increased scrutiny […]

Local Weblog on GEO

Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

“don’t understand that teaching two or three college courses in exchange for a free graduate education is not, by any stretch of the imagination, like working in a factory or even in a public high school.” via ann arbor is overrated: a weblog

Info about switching to GradCare

Monday, December 8th, 2003

For people who want to switch into GradCare for the Winter semester:
If you’re currently enrolled in a plan other than GradCare, you’ll receive a special medical insurance enrollment letter from the U-M Benefits Office. The letter is being sent to your home address listed with the University. If you won’t get mail sent to that […]

Del Rio Workers Union

Monday, December 8th, 2003

Boycott the New Del Rio, the bar/resturant used to be cooperatively run, now there is a corporate top down model and lots of unjust firing.
Del Rio Workers Union