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Board of Trustees votes to ratify our most recent TA

Our Tentative Agreement  has been ratified by both our union (15 May 2026) and the Board of Trustees (16:00 on 01 June 2026: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nmuwildcast.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id%3D296bdddd-d987-45fc-baa5-b4560134b98b&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1780253163316188&usg=AOvVaw2I_5ocG45GPhWzPiX01dC4 ||  https://nmu.edu/boardbook/2026/June_1/agenda.htm )

In case you missed it, details of our TA are here: https://nmuaaupaft6761.mi.aft.org/nmu-aaup-news/tentative-agreement-has-been-achieved-06-may-2026

As soon as we have the finalized agreement and it is signed, we will post it to our website and likely send out an announcement to that everyone knows it is up.

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AFT unveils bold new blueprint to protect higher ed ahead of 2026 midterms

From left: Zeph Capo, president of the Texas AFT; Todd Wolfson, the president of the American Association of University Professors; Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT; and Dr. Leonard Bright, a professor at Texas A&M University, unveiled a new policy platform ahead of the 2026 midterms to counter the federal government's attack on higher education. Credit: AAUP

As the Trump administration continues to attack higher education—cutting research grants, targeting free speech and restricting classroom materials—the AFT and the American Association of University Professors have unveiled a powerful new blueprint to restore and preserve higher education, just in time for the 2026 midterms.


 

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Ratification vote result 15 May 2026

Good afternoon,

Our balloting committee has reviewed and validated the results. 
Ratification Election 2, May 2026
Yes, I support the ratification: 127 votes (67.6%)
No, I do NOT support the ratification: 56 votes (29.8%)
(5 individuals abstained) (2.7%)

A total of 188 members voted (of 362 eligible)


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Brief presentation comparing promotion formula to ATB raises

Our data analyst gives us a look at the difference between having a large promotion formula and low ATB/annual increases as compared to a smaller promotion formula and larger ATB/annual increases.


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Update on TA 2 (voting closes 2PM on Friday 15 May 2026)

In addition to a recent post with the full text of updates, included here is a nice video overview relating to what has changed between the last TA (that failed) and our current one.

https://youtu.be/d2bY63TJhyQ

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Tentative Agreement has been achieved - 06 May 2026

After our last TA was voted down, our team went back to the table with administration and were able to secure some additional gains. More is in the main body of this post.

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