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September 09, 2009, 02:13 PM ET
Judge Orders Oakland U. and Striking Professors Back to Negotiations
A Michigan judge today told striking professors at Oakland University and the college's administrators to go back to the bargaining table and keep negotiations going -- even through the night -- until the two sides agree on a contract, according to the Detroit Free Press. If the talks fall apart, the judge will hold a hearing on Thursday to consider the university's request that he order the professors to return to the classroom. The strike, by the university's chapter of the American Association of University Professors, began almost a week ago, on the first day of fall classes.
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1. pleaseusefacts - September 09, 2009 at 07:08 pm
Good story here, but OU AAUP members are not on strike. They are not working as their contract is expired and they have filed a complaint with MERC, under Michigan law, against OU's refusal to bargain fairly. A strike would not be legal. As you can see the Judge did not order Professors back to work, as they are not on strike. They do not have a valid contract to work under. (It was extended daily from AUG 18 to Sept 3rd to no avail.) I know it seems like semantics to some, but the differences are important in the State of Michigan.
2. pleaseusefacts - September 09, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Follow the exciting late night courthouse negotiations at
http://standingupforyourfuture.org
Will your institution try to quash student's free speech too? If so, would you speak up for your students, or keep your head down? Would you be afraid to speak up for free speech if you were not tenured? I am proud of OU Faculty today. Something to think about, and read about:
http://standingupforyourfuture.org/2009/09/08/oakland-university-quashes-student-speech/
3. pleaseusefacts - September 10, 2009 at 11:45 am
http://www.oaklandaaup.org/BargainingDiary.asp
contains the tentative agreement details, between OU AAUP and Oakland University.
Classes are back on today.
You can see in pubic detail the key issues that were negotiated. Most of which were not financial.
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