Some faculty rebuttals to SEIU Faculty Forward assertions
Amy Hagopian, a leader of SEIU's UW Faculty Forward campaign, sends a continuing stream of assertions regarding the benefits of unionization to the UW AAUP listserv. Here, for example, is a dilly.
UW faculty are responding on the listserv to these posts.
We don't subscribe to every point made in these posts. You won't either. But the posts are thoughtful, and they are worth your consideration.
One of Amy's recent emails - a followup to the February 13 Faculty Senate forum on unionization - is here.
John Sahr, Professor of Electrical Engineering, responds point-by-point to a number of assertions, here.
Karl Kaiyala, Research Associate Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, writes: "You list a number of concessions achieved via union representation, not all of which I think are good things [elected department chairs], and many of which are likely achievable without SEIU representation. Nonetheless, this latest example of the impressively polished marketing campaign being run by SEIU advocates does offers glitters of temptation. But as a former commission salesman with a history of some expertise in polishing a sales pitch, I know that all that glitters should not mean sold." Read more here.
Amy Hagopian, a leader of SEIU's UW Faculty Forward campaign, sends a continuing stream of assertions regarding the benefits of unionization to the UW AAUP listserv. Here, for example, is a dilly.
UW faculty are responding on the listserv to these posts.
We don't subscribe to every point made in these posts. You won't either. But the posts are thoughtful, and they are worth your consideration.
One of Amy's recent emails - a followup to the February 13 Faculty Senate forum on unionization - is here.
John Sahr, Professor of Electrical Engineering, responds point-by-point to a number of assertions, here.
Karl Kaiyala, Research Associate Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, writes: "You list a number of concessions achieved via union representation, not all of which I think are good things [elected department chairs], and many of which are likely achievable without SEIU representation. Nonetheless, this latest example of the impressively polished marketing campaign being run by SEIU advocates does offers glitters of temptation. But as a former commission salesman with a history of some expertise in polishing a sales pitch, I know that all that glitters should not mean sold." Read more here.