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Angry U of Alaska workers<p>There's hiring freezes, but the University can pay the cost of three staff positions to bring Liz Cheney to Anchorage.</p><p><a href="https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/uaa-books-former-congresswoman-liz-cheney-for-151000-speaking-fee/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alaskalandmine.com/landmines/u</span><span class="invisible">aa-books-former-congresswoman-liz-cheney-for-151000-speaking-fee/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anchorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anchorage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAS</span></a></p>
Angry U of Alaska workers<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a> regents who voted to remove DEI language from all University websites and publications.</p><p>These people look totally qualified to make decisions about DEI, yeah?</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a></p>
Angry U of Alaska workers<p>If you get a vote, vote NO on the upcoming UNAC-UA contract.</p><p>UA wants you to take 3% raises on average for the next three years. You'd need something closer to 6% to return you to your 2018 buying power.</p><p>In 2023 the avg Alaska worker got 5.2%.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAS</span></a></p>
Angry U of Alaska workers<p>BREAKING: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityofAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityofAlaska</span></a> and faculty union tentatively agree to new contract.</p><p>We call on faculty to vote no and to join with all UA workers in a militant, extralegal struggle.</p><p>That is the only way we'll get more than continued cuts to our real wages.</p><p><a href="https://uaworkers.neocities.org/taed_contract" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uaworkers.neocities.org/taed_c</span><span class="invisible">ontract</span></a></p>
Angry U of Alaska workers<p>Chancellor Dan White calls for a 60-day hiring freeze at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAF</span></a> (University of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fairbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairbanks</span></a>).</p><p>What that really means is that _you_ are going to work harder than ever, for less in real wages.</p><p>You can't fix this by pleading or appealing to reason. FIGHT BACK! Join us!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fairbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairbanks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a></p>
Angry U of Alaska workers<p>With Ballot Measure 1 passing, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> workers making minimum wage are going to get a 32% raise between now and 2027. Great!</p><p>Meanwhile, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a> is proposing raises for faculty of 2-3% per year. Probably less for the vast majority of the UA workforce!</p>
Bryan D. Thomas<p>Permafrost Symposium 2023 report out. Very helpful to have actionable recommendations. Thank you, Billy Connor and Jana Peirce from UAF and all participants!<br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/permafrost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permafrost</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arctic</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a></p>
Angry U of Alaska workers<p>An introduction (please boost!):</p><p>Hello, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityofAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityofAlaska</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a>!</p><p>Hello to our fellow workers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anchorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anchorage</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Juneau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Juneau</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fairbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairbanks</span></a>, and at UA's extended campuses!</p><p>We are you -- current and former workers and students.</p><p>Our goal is to unite the ENTIRE UA workforce outside the narrow bounds of the unions.</p><p>It's madness for one group to make peace with the bosses. This means abandoning every other group to their miserable fates.</p><p>We need to organize as an entire workforce and student body, outside of the control of the straitjacketed unions. This is the only way we can even begin to threaten the bosses!</p><p>You can find more information on our website:</p><p><a href="https://uaworkers.neocities.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">uaworkers.neocities.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teachers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a></p>
d.b. hambling<p>New legislation aims to address $1.5 billion University of Alaska maintenance backlog</p><p>"The UA system represents 40% of the state’s capital infrastructure, and the bill would protect the state’s investment"<br>- Luke Fulp, UA CFO</p><p><a href="https://alaskapublic.org/2024/01/10/new-legislation-aims-to-address-1-5-billion-university-of-alaska-maintenance-backlog/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alaskapublic.org/2024/01/10/ne</span><span class="invisible">w-legislation-aims-to-address-1-5-billion-university-of-alaska-maintenance-backlog/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alaska</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/universityofalaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universityofalaska</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/deferredmaintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deferredmaintenance</span></a></p>
Mat-Su Monitor student paper<p>Saw one of our faculty at the gas station last night. </p><p>He was scouring the gas station parking lot with a flashlight, really focusing on the area near the air compressor.</p><p>"I supplement my income by finding and selling lost tire air valve caps," he said. "Plus, some of these air compressors have to be paid for with quarters. Find one of those every now and then."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alaska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a></p>
Mat-Su Monitor student paper<p>You know the University's anti-cyberbullying campaign has gone too far when they start referring to regular bullying as "offline cyberbullying."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSCNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alaska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a></p>
Mat-Su Monitor student paper<p>Now's as good a time as any for an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>! </p><p>We are a student newspaper at one of the University of Alaska campuses!</p><p>As far as we know, we're the only student newspaper in Alaska with a Fediverse presence!</p><p>Follow us and you'll make some students happy -- and show that the fediverse is a viable paltform for higher ed. social media!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StudentNewspaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentNewspaper</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alaska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UniversityOfAlaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfAlaska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalmerAK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalmerAK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WasillaAK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasillaAK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newspaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspaper</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/college" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>college</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TwitterDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwitterDown</span></a></p>