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AAUP @aaup.org · 3h

AAUP chapters across the nation in solidarity against Trump's compact!

"Jonathan Gilligan, who proposed the resolution, [said]
that the language of the resolution closely mirrored that of the University of Virginia’s...to 'help ensure unity & solidarity'" for others opposing the compact.

Link👇

Vanderbilt faculty ask school administration to reject Trump memo, citing free speech

The Vanderbilt Faculty Senate voted on a resolution asking the university to reject a recent White House compact.

www.tennessean.com

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 1d

Student government leaders of MIT, UVA, U of AZ, Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, and Vanderbilt united in their opposition to the "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

www.instagram.com/p/DPm507ljBJ...

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 7h

One way to join the effort to fight acquiescence to this compact at your institution is to join your @aaup.org chapter or to start one!

Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 18h

We now enter the most dangerous phase, but also the one with the greatest opportunity. The U.S. has thousands of colleges, some run by red state governments, so it's too much to hope that NONE sign up for this federal takeover.

But it matters WHO signs up. The administration is taking a risk.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 1d

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

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Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social · 11h

“Protecting free speech, as we do at Rutgers, does not mean endorsing every view expressed on campus. It means defending the right to express those views, confident that through open exchange and inquiry, better arguments will prevail.” - Rutgers President William Tate

www.nj.com/opinion/2025...

Rutgers president: Cancel culture is not an antidote. Universities must keep free speech.

William F. Tate IV: Protecting free speech, as we do at Rutgers, does not mean endorsing every view expressed on campus.

www.nj.com

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 4d

Kent Wong, a champion of nonviolent resistance in the L.A. labor movement, dies at 69

Kent Wong, who spent decades teaching a doctrine of nonviolent resistance, died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 69.

www.latimes.com

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

The Friends of BLS steering committee is sponsoring a member webinar noon to 1pm ET Thurs, Oct 23.

We aim to build nonpartisan support for a strong BLS & need your perspectives & energy.

Former Commissioners @ericagroshen.bsky.social, William Beach, & @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social will...
#EconSky

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

Since BOP is no longer recognizing its union, the union has resorted to asking former union members to send out their press releases so they don't get in trouble for speaking to media - seeing as they don't have union protections if they speak out now.

This is their latest:

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UAW @uaw.org · 3d

@uawarchivist.bsky.social Gavin Strassel drops knowledge on the UAW's historic vinyl publications, which feature songs of solidarity and social justice.

📽 youtube.com/shorts/jU5Lc...

Solidarity in vinyl 🎼

YouTube video by UAW

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Alyssa S. @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to @cfaunited.bsky.social for standing up for faculty, with this new lawsuit over the CSU handing over personal info of faculty at CSULA www.calfac.org/cfa-sues-csu...

CFA Sues CSU Over Disclosure of Cal State LA Faculty Personal Information to Trump Administration - California Faculty Association

Today, Friday, October 10, the California Faculty Association (CFA) filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory

www.calfac.org

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UAW Archivist @uawarchivist.bsky.social · 4d

Here Are the Facts About UAW-CIO Radio Station WDET-FM
📻 Article from @uaw.org Local 174 newspaper about the radio station, @wdet.bsky.social, which the union would eventually gift to Wayne State University. 1949, from the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

Newspaper article about WDET with photo of UAW staff inspecting the radio station.

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Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social · 4d

"The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution."

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social · 4d

"No school will be forced to adhere to the compact’s principles of fairness, civility, neutrality and transparency. If schools do not want to be accountable to these requirements, they need not accept federal funding."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

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Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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UC Berkeley Labor Center @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social · 5d

The UC Berkeley Labor Center mourns Kent Wong, our longtime colleague and friend. A passionate champion for workers—especially immigrants—and students, Kent dedicated his life to justice. Our hearts are with our colleagues at the UCLA Labor Center.

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 6d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 5d

UFW mourns the passing of our brother Kent Wong. Please watch Kent speak in beautiful short video connecting his time with UFW to his view of the importance of solidary across labor and race and cultural backgrounds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...

Kent Wong on Solidarity: action

YouTube video by W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 7d

This is union busters trying to sell their $250/hour union busting services to Griselda's Pastry Shoppe, but still very fun data!

McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 7d

A new labor survey from Littler Mendelson found that 1 in 4 organizations whose workplaces were not fully unionized reported experiencing “organization activity” over the past two years, and most don't feel prepared to “effectively respond” www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news...

The unionization landscape is shifting. Here's how employers are navigating it. - Orlando Business Journal

Employers admit they aren't currently equipped to handle their employees unionizing. Here's how they're navigating the new landscape.

www.bizjournals.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 7d

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

#DefendHigherEd

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 7d

Big Picture. University administrators need to be clear on the kind of college environment they are charged with cultivating.

University campuses should be intellectually challenging but physically safe.
We threaten ideas, not people.
We embrace rigor, not violence.

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Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social · 7d

“Of course, if they were actually my students, I’d say, ‘include a citation.’”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 7d

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 7d

“Any university leader who signs on to this compact wld betray everything good and solid about the university & would do deep and permanent harm to the United States & the world.”

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 7d

Now: Debt Collective Raises Hand to Purchase Chunk of Federal Government Student Debt Portfolio

The Debt Collective has purchased billions in household debt over the past decade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, after a new POLITICO report that the Trump administration is “exploring options to sell off parts of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market,” the Debt Collective is announcing its willingness to purchase the entire portfolio for its true market value. The Debt Collective will then subsequently cancel the debt.

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 7d

I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Letter Regarding Compact

MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...

docs.google.com

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