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Clean Water Action begins nationwide unionization effort; Ann Arbor, East Lansing staff included
April 15, 2026 // The unionization effort is supported by two existing unions in The NewsGuild-CWA, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild Local 37002 and the Pacific Media Workers Guild Local 39521. Jen Schlicht, a member of the Organizing Committee for the Clean Water Guild, wrote that the decision to launch a unionization effort followed similar movements by other environmental organizations, including the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Resources Defense Council, as well as the “transitional momentum” of the organization’s leadership shift from former CEO Jeff Carter to the new president, Lynn Thorp.
Tenured faculty at Michigan State reach deal to unionize
September 11, 2025 // A recognition agreement was signed by representatives from both MSU and the Union of Tenure System Faculty on Sept. 8, “following a neutral party verification confirming that a clear majority of eligible faculty submitted authorization cards in support of union representation,” union officials said in a release. The new union of nearly 2,000 members includes all faculty appointed under the rules of tenure and holding the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor employed by Michigan State University. Librarians without management duties are included.