Angry University of Alaska Workers
@uaworkers.neocities.org
We are University of Alaska (UA) workers and students, past and present.
We aim to connect all UA workers to struggle for better wages and conditions. We do this in a militant way, outside and against the unions.
https://uaworkers.neocities.org
We aim to connect all UA workers to struggle for better wages and conditions. We do this in a militant way, outside and against the unions.
https://uaworkers.neocities.org
In her self-glorifying retirement announcement, Rat Pitney bragged about every coincidence that happened during her reign.
Nothing about her fight against raises that kept pace with inflation or verbally denigrating the UA workforce (as overheard at an airport).
Goodbye, Rat Pitney!
#alaska
Nothing about her fight against raises that kept pace with inflation or verbally denigrating the UA workforce (as overheard at an airport).
Goodbye, Rat Pitney!
#alaska
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In her self-glorifying retirement announcement, Rat Pitney bragged about every coincidence that happened during her reign.
Nothing about her fight against raises that kept pace with inflation or verbally denigrating the UA workforce (as overheard at an airport).
Goodbye, Rat Pitney!
#alaska
Nothing about her fight against raises that kept pace with inflation or verbally denigrating the UA workforce (as overheard at an airport).
Goodbye, Rat Pitney!
#alaska
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We live in a tumultuous world. But I take solace in the fact that the 2010 University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey intro video remains the most unhinged thing I’ve ever seen.
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We live in a tumultuous world. But I take solace in the fact that the 2010 University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey intro video remains the most unhinged thing I’ve ever seen.
Got a tip that "a dean from a major academic division is monitoring who clicks on the links in the dean's newsletters."
More tips plz
#Alaska #Anchorage #Bethel #Dillingham #Fairbanks #Homer #HooperBay #Juneau #Kenai #Ketchikan #Kodiak #Kotzebue #MatSu #Nome #Sitka #Soldotna #Valdez #UAA #UAF #UAS
More tips plz
#Alaska #Anchorage #Bethel #Dillingham #Fairbanks #Homer #HooperBay #Juneau #Kenai #Ketchikan #Kodiak #Kotzebue #MatSu #Nome #Sitka #Soldotna #Valdez #UAA #UAF #UAS
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Got a tip that "a dean from a major academic division is monitoring who clicks on the links in the dean's newsletters."
More tips plz
#Alaska #Anchorage #Bethel #Dillingham #Fairbanks #Homer #HooperBay #Juneau #Kenai #Ketchikan #Kodiak #Kotzebue #MatSu #Nome #Sitka #Soldotna #Valdez #UAA #UAF #UAS
More tips plz
#Alaska #Anchorage #Bethel #Dillingham #Fairbanks #Homer #HooperBay #Juneau #Kenai #Ketchikan #Kodiak #Kotzebue #MatSu #Nome #Sitka #Soldotna #Valdez #UAA #UAF #UAS
Our positions (and our attitude) are best expressed in our leaflet, "UA workers, prepare to strike! Let’s impose our will on the bosses!"
uaworkers.neocities.org/media/strike...
uaworkers.neocities.org/media/strike...
uaworkers.neocities.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Our positions (and our attitude) are best expressed in our leaflet, "UA workers, prepare to strike! Let’s impose our will on the bosses!"
uaworkers.neocities.org/media/strike...
uaworkers.neocities.org/media/strike...
The #University of #Alaska vomits an endless stream of bullshit when its administrators and HR toadies and talk about the staff #union.
You'll quickly realize there's no "we." It's the bosses vs the rest of us. They have all the power. They control the internal "press." Shared governance? Ha!
You'll quickly realize there's no "we." It's the bosses vs the rest of us. They have all the power. They control the internal "press." Shared governance? Ha!
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The #University of #Alaska vomits an endless stream of bullshit when its administrators and HR toadies and talk about the staff #union.
You'll quickly realize there's no "we." It's the bosses vs the rest of us. They have all the power. They control the internal "press." Shared governance? Ha!
You'll quickly realize there's no "we." It's the bosses vs the rest of us. They have all the power. They control the internal "press." Shared governance? Ha!
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Sign before noon on November 3! @uaworkers.neocities.org @universityofalaska.bsky.social @uafairbanks.bsky.social @aaup.org @aft.org
Have you signed our petition telling the University of Alaska Board of Regents to reject the federal "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"? All UA stakeholders--students, employees, alumni, & members of the public--are invited to sign!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Reject the Federal Higher Education Compact to Maintain UA’s Autonomy
The new federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education mandates that universities surrender their autonomy and give control of key authorities, such as hiring, curriculum, research, and s...
actionnetwork.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sign before noon on November 3! @uaworkers.neocities.org @universityofalaska.bsky.social @uafairbanks.bsky.social @aaup.org @aft.org
UA's biggest lie is "shared governance."
But go read what the piss-ant bosses post in their newsletters.
Endless attacks on the bottom 90%, whether it's unionized faculty or staff trying to unionize.
In the University of #Alaska, no power is shared! It's the bosses against you! Let's change that!
But go read what the piss-ant bosses post in their newsletters.
Endless attacks on the bottom 90%, whether it's unionized faculty or staff trying to unionize.
In the University of #Alaska, no power is shared! It's the bosses against you! Let's change that!
October 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
UA's biggest lie is "shared governance."
But go read what the piss-ant bosses post in their newsletters.
Endless attacks on the bottom 90%, whether it's unionized faculty or staff trying to unionize.
In the University of #Alaska, no power is shared! It's the bosses against you! Let's change that!
But go read what the piss-ant bosses post in their newsletters.
Endless attacks on the bottom 90%, whether it's unionized faculty or staff trying to unionize.
In the University of #Alaska, no power is shared! It's the bosses against you! Let's change that!
Turning Point chapters are reviving at UA campuses.
Expect these dweebs to try and get fired anyone to the left of, say, Mike Johnson.
The bosses do not have your back in. Only solidarity and collective action can save us. At the first attack on ONE, ALL need to respond. Stop work! Wildcat strike!
Expect these dweebs to try and get fired anyone to the left of, say, Mike Johnson.
The bosses do not have your back in. Only solidarity and collective action can save us. At the first attack on ONE, ALL need to respond. Stop work! Wildcat strike!
October 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Turning Point chapters are reviving at UA campuses.
Expect these dweebs to try and get fired anyone to the left of, say, Mike Johnson.
The bosses do not have your back in. Only solidarity and collective action can save us. At the first attack on ONE, ALL need to respond. Stop work! Wildcat strike!
Expect these dweebs to try and get fired anyone to the left of, say, Mike Johnson.
The bosses do not have your back in. Only solidarity and collective action can save us. At the first attack on ONE, ALL need to respond. Stop work! Wildcat strike!
If the #UniversityOfAlaska tries to punish you because you mentioned Charlie Kirk, please reach out to us. And the ACLU. And a lawyer.
September 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
If the #UniversityOfAlaska tries to punish you because you mentioned Charlie Kirk, please reach out to us. And the ACLU. And a lawyer.
The #University of #Alaska is paying student workers as little as $13.03 an hour (see the Fairbanks job posting for "Ice Arena Services Team - Student Assistant").
You can make more starting out at Arby's.
You can make more starting out at Arby's.
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The #University of #Alaska is paying student workers as little as $13.03 an hour (see the Fairbanks job posting for "Ice Arena Services Team - Student Assistant").
You can make more starting out at Arby's.
You can make more starting out at Arby's.
#University of #Alaska workers! Are you struggling to make ends meet? If so, President Rat Pitney says that's YOUR FAULT.
But good news! President Rat Pitney has one easy, weird trick to making a living wage! Just get yourself promoted! That's all it takes -- a promotion up into administration!
But good news! President Rat Pitney has one easy, weird trick to making a living wage! Just get yourself promoted! That's all it takes -- a promotion up into administration!
#University of #Alaska prez Pitney today said raises matching inflation can only "come from merit or from ... professional development and changing into other jobs."
Basically, you're fucked ... unless you suck off your boss for a merit raise or a promotion. And it's your fault you're underpaid.
Basically, you're fucked ... unless you suck off your boss for a merit raise or a promotion. And it's your fault you're underpaid.
September 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
#University of #Alaska workers! Are you struggling to make ends meet? If so, President Rat Pitney says that's YOUR FAULT.
But good news! President Rat Pitney has one easy, weird trick to making a living wage! Just get yourself promoted! That's all it takes -- a promotion up into administration!
But good news! President Rat Pitney has one easy, weird trick to making a living wage! Just get yourself promoted! That's all it takes -- a promotion up into administration!
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The #UniversityOfAlaska regents who voted to remove DEI language from all University websites and publications.
These people look totally qualified to make decisions about DEI, yeah?
#Alaska
These people look totally qualified to make decisions about DEI, yeah?
#Alaska
February 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The #UniversityOfAlaska regents who voted to remove DEI language from all University websites and publications.
These people look totally qualified to make decisions about DEI, yeah?
#Alaska
These people look totally qualified to make decisions about DEI, yeah?
#Alaska
#UniversityofAlaska workers must now have certain medical care approved by third party company EviCore.
EviCore is also known as EVIL CORE by critics who say its guidelines are "outdated," "inappropriately rigid," and delay care (per Wikipedia).
www.alaska.edu/hr/benefits/...
#Alaska
EviCore is also known as EVIL CORE by critics who say its guidelines are "outdated," "inappropriately rigid," and delay care (per Wikipedia).
www.alaska.edu/hr/benefits/...
#Alaska
www.alaska.edu
September 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#UniversityofAlaska workers must now have certain medical care approved by third party company EviCore.
EviCore is also known as EVIL CORE by critics who say its guidelines are "outdated," "inappropriately rigid," and delay care (per Wikipedia).
www.alaska.edu/hr/benefits/...
#Alaska
EviCore is also known as EVIL CORE by critics who say its guidelines are "outdated," "inappropriately rigid," and delay care (per Wikipedia).
www.alaska.edu/hr/benefits/...
#Alaska
We have reservations -- to put it mildly -- about the value of the union form, what with its legal limits.
But those who put their faith their own *collective* effort are still much wiser than the fools who think they can win better conditions and wages by and for themselves alone. Morons, scabs!
But those who put their faith their own *collective* effort are still much wiser than the fools who think they can win better conditions and wages by and for themselves alone. Morons, scabs!
August 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We have reservations -- to put it mildly -- about the value of the union form, what with its legal limits.
But those who put their faith their own *collective* effort are still much wiser than the fools who think they can win better conditions and wages by and for themselves alone. Morons, scabs!
But those who put their faith their own *collective* effort are still much wiser than the fools who think they can win better conditions and wages by and for themselves alone. Morons, scabs!
Those fighting for a University of #Alaska staff union say they are dealing with "stagnant salaries, increasing workloads, vanishing benefits, threats to job security," etc.
But so are faculty -- and they're already unionized.
Unions are no silver bullet. In fact, they are hardly a weapon.
(1/5)
But so are faculty -- and they're already unionized.
Unions are no silver bullet. In fact, they are hardly a weapon.
(1/5)
August 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Those fighting for a University of #Alaska staff union say they are dealing with "stagnant salaries, increasing workloads, vanishing benefits, threats to job security," etc.
But so are faculty -- and they're already unionized.
Unions are no silver bullet. In fact, they are hardly a weapon.
(1/5)
But so are faculty -- and they're already unionized.
Unions are no silver bullet. In fact, they are hardly a weapon.
(1/5)
A reader pointed out that the University of #Alaska #Anchorage hosted the US and Russian delegates at this week's meeting between war criminals. Yuck.
Long shot, but imagine a poor student having to sleep in the same bed Sergei Lavrov just used? Yuck x 2.
www.thenorthernlight.org/stories/uaa-...
Long shot, but imagine a poor student having to sleep in the same bed Sergei Lavrov just used? Yuck x 2.
www.thenorthernlight.org/stories/uaa-...
UAA hosts U.S. and Russian delegates before Trump-Putin summit
www.thenorthernlight.org
August 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A reader pointed out that the University of #Alaska #Anchorage hosted the US and Russian delegates at this week's meeting between war criminals. Yuck.
Long shot, but imagine a poor student having to sleep in the same bed Sergei Lavrov just used? Yuck x 2.
www.thenorthernlight.org/stories/uaa-...
Long shot, but imagine a poor student having to sleep in the same bed Sergei Lavrov just used? Yuck x 2.
www.thenorthernlight.org/stories/uaa-...
"I say this without any hesitancy: management is vicious. There's two things they want to keep: all the money and all the say-so."
- CP Ellis, former Klansmen and then labor militant. He left the KKK when he saw the bosses used race to divide up the working class.
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- CP Ellis, former Klansmen and then labor militant. He left the KKK when he saw the bosses used race to divide up the working class.
www.shareable.net/wp-content/u...
www.shareable.net
August 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"I say this without any hesitancy: management is vicious. There's two things they want to keep: all the money and all the say-so."
- CP Ellis, former Klansmen and then labor militant. He left the KKK when he saw the bosses used race to divide up the working class.
www.shareable.net/wp-content/u...
- CP Ellis, former Klansmen and then labor militant. He left the KKK when he saw the bosses used race to divide up the working class.
www.shareable.net/wp-content/u...
Stakhanovism has come to the #University of #Alaska!
At #UAS, the "Empower Alaska Incentive Plan" winner got a small bonus ... BECAUSE HE DID A SECOND JOB FOR FREE!
This bullshit "merit bonus" program fucks over everyone, most of all the fools who believe in it.
www.alaska.edu/bor/roadmap/...
At #UAS, the "Empower Alaska Incentive Plan" winner got a small bonus ... BECAUSE HE DID A SECOND JOB FOR FREE!
This bullshit "merit bonus" program fucks over everyone, most of all the fools who believe in it.
www.alaska.edu/bor/roadmap/...
Honor Roll | Board of Regents
www.alaska.edu
July 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Stakhanovism has come to the #University of #Alaska!
At #UAS, the "Empower Alaska Incentive Plan" winner got a small bonus ... BECAUSE HE DID A SECOND JOB FOR FREE!
This bullshit "merit bonus" program fucks over everyone, most of all the fools who believe in it.
www.alaska.edu/bor/roadmap/...
At #UAS, the "Empower Alaska Incentive Plan" winner got a small bonus ... BECAUSE HE DID A SECOND JOB FOR FREE!
This bullshit "merit bonus" program fucks over everyone, most of all the fools who believe in it.
www.alaska.edu/bor/roadmap/...
University of #Alaska 2025 employee survey results:
Only 41% feel they are paid fairly.
Only 34% feel UA leadership cares about their well-being.
Only 38% have confidence UA leadership makes the right decisions.
Only 26% feel the survey will do any good. 🤣
uaworkers.neocities.org/survey_2025
Only 41% feel they are paid fairly.
Only 34% feel UA leadership cares about their well-being.
Only 38% have confidence UA leadership makes the right decisions.
Only 26% feel the survey will do any good. 🤣
uaworkers.neocities.org/survey_2025
Another dismal employee survey
uaworkers.neocities.org
July 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
University of #Alaska 2025 employee survey results:
Only 41% feel they are paid fairly.
Only 34% feel UA leadership cares about their well-being.
Only 38% have confidence UA leadership makes the right decisions.
Only 26% feel the survey will do any good. 🤣
uaworkers.neocities.org/survey_2025
Only 41% feel they are paid fairly.
Only 34% feel UA leadership cares about their well-being.
Only 38% have confidence UA leadership makes the right decisions.
Only 26% feel the survey will do any good. 🤣
uaworkers.neocities.org/survey_2025
A #University of #Alaska worker:
"If not for freelance work, I could not afford to stay at UAA. ... I don't have any streaming services. ... I don't go on vacation unless somebody else pays for for most or all of it ... I literally pull food out of the dumpster to feed myself, my kid, and my pets."
"If not for freelance work, I could not afford to stay at UAA. ... I don't have any streaming services. ... I don't go on vacation unless somebody else pays for for most or all of it ... I literally pull food out of the dumpster to feed myself, my kid, and my pets."
July 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A #University of #Alaska worker:
"If not for freelance work, I could not afford to stay at UAA. ... I don't have any streaming services. ... I don't go on vacation unless somebody else pays for for most or all of it ... I literally pull food out of the dumpster to feed myself, my kid, and my pets."
"If not for freelance work, I could not afford to stay at UAA. ... I don't have any streaming services. ... I don't go on vacation unless somebody else pays for for most or all of it ... I literally pull food out of the dumpster to feed myself, my kid, and my pets."
"Instead of the conservative motto, 'A fair day's wage for a fair day's work!' they ought to inscribe on their banner the revolutionary watchword, 'Abolition of the wages system!'"
- Karl Marx, Value, Price and Profit
- Karl Marx, Value, Price and Profit
June 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Instead of the conservative motto, 'A fair day's wage for a fair day's work!' they ought to inscribe on their banner the revolutionary watchword, 'Abolition of the wages system!'"
- Karl Marx, Value, Price and Profit
- Karl Marx, Value, Price and Profit
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June 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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"It was a decision made over lunch, behind closed doors"
youtu.be/dufK_GK1c5E @aaup.bsky.social @uaworkers.neocities.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
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Responding to the University of Alaska's Anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Motion
YouTube video by United Academics_4996_AK
youtu.be
May 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"It was a decision made over lunch, behind closed doors"
youtu.be/dufK_GK1c5E @aaup.bsky.social @uaworkers.neocities.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
youtu.be/dufK_GK1c5E @aaup.bsky.social @uaworkers.neocities.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
When the bosses and politicians say all University of #Alaska workers are "in this together," that's a lie meant to bind you to the failures of their system.
It's like the Russian newspaper that said Russian mothers share the blame for high Russian casualties in Ukraine.
It's like the Russian newspaper that said Russian mothers share the blame for high Russian casualties in Ukraine.
May 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
When the bosses and politicians say all University of #Alaska workers are "in this together," that's a lie meant to bind you to the failures of their system.
It's like the Russian newspaper that said Russian mothers share the blame for high Russian casualties in Ukraine.
It's like the Russian newspaper that said Russian mothers share the blame for high Russian casualties in Ukraine.
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University of Alaska President Pat Pitney: “There will be fewer employees here next year than there are here now because of those two factors.”
1 - cuts to federal grants
2 - cuts to the negotiated indirect cost recovery rate (part of federal research funding)
#AkLeg #AlaskaSky #Alaska
1 - cuts to federal grants
2 - cuts to the negotiated indirect cost recovery rate (part of federal research funding)
#AkLeg #AlaskaSky #Alaska
May 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
University of Alaska President Pat Pitney: “There will be fewer employees here next year than there are here now because of those two factors.”
1 - cuts to federal grants
2 - cuts to the negotiated indirect cost recovery rate (part of federal research funding)
#AkLeg #AlaskaSky #Alaska
1 - cuts to federal grants
2 - cuts to the negotiated indirect cost recovery rate (part of federal research funding)
#AkLeg #AlaskaSky #Alaska