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The American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on March 25 sued the Trump administration on behalf of their members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence. While the Trump administration has been slashing funding since its first days in office, this move represents a stunning new tactic: using cuts as a cudgel to coerce a private institution to adopt restrictive speech codes and allow government control over teaching and

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PATFA officers would like to share with you the following four points to make clear your rights as a part-time faculty member within the University of Maine System. Why now? We have received plenty of emails from part-time faculty expressing fear about a raft of political and policy issues across the nation, ranging from classroom freedom to immigration. We think the following can help address the apprehension and confusion.

PATFA is the Part-time Faculty Association of Maine, a union Local of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). PATFA is also part of the Maine AFL-CIO.

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WASHINGTON—A coalition of labor unions representing over 2 million workers filed a federal lawsuit Feb. 10 challenging a data heist carried out by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency inside three federal government departments.

Six individuals personally harmed by Musk and DOGE’s theft of their private information joined the suit filed by the AFT, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Protect Democracy and Munger

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PATFA is a union Local, representing part-time faculty in the University of Maine System. What does the PATFA collective-bargaining agreement offer?

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The American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on March 25 sued the Trump administration on behalf of their members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence. While the Trump administration has been slashing funding since its first days in office, this move represents a stunning new tactic: using cuts as a cudgel to coerce a private institution to adopt restrictive speech codes and allow government control over teaching and

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PATFA officers would like to share with you the following four points to make clear your rights as a part-time faculty member within the University of Maine System. Why now? We have received plenty of emails from part-time faculty expressing fear about a raft of political and policy issues across the nation, ranging from classroom freedom to immigration. We think the following can help address the apprehension and confusion.

PATFA is the Part-time Faculty Association of Maine, a union Local of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). PATFA is also part of the Maine AFL-CIO.

One. Our collective

MORE

WASHINGTON—A coalition of labor unions representing over 2 million workers filed a federal lawsuit Feb. 10 challenging a data heist carried out by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency inside three federal government departments.

Six individuals personally harmed by Musk and DOGE’s theft of their private information joined the suit filed by the AFT, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Protect Democracy and Munger

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PATFA is a union Local, representing part-time faculty in the University of Maine System. What does the PATFA collective-bargaining agreement offer?

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