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Faculty Unions Mobilize to Regain Lost Ground in Elections

The Chronicle: Faculty Unions Mobilize to Regain Lost Ground in Elections

Labor unions that represent college instructors are gearing up for several major battles at the polls in the coming months, out of a conviction that they must flex more muscle politically if they are to prevent further assaults on their members’ pocketbooks and bargaining power.

Although labor-related issues have long been key points of contention in state and national elections, labor activists in academe are especially geared up for the current election cycle in response to the attacks that fiscally conservative Republican lawmakers mounted against them after the elections of 2010.

AAUP Will Reconduct 2011 Election After Labor Dept. Finds Problems

The Chronicle: AAUP Will Reconduct 2011 Election After Labor Dept. Finds Problems

The American Association of University Professors must redo an election it held last year after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found irregularities that it believes could have affected the election results.

The faculty group will hold a new vote for members of the National Council, its governing body, and for the chair of the Assembly of State Conferences, an umbrella organization of all of the state AAUP conferences.

IRAN: Post-election violence spreads to universities

World University News: IRAN: Post-election violence spreads to universities

Violence spread from Tehran to the outer provinces and several universities reported clashes between students and security forces, according to UPI. Chancellor of Shiraz University, Mohammad Hadi Sadeghi, resigned from his post last Wednesday after riot police stormed a library and fired tear gas inside.