Managing Student Loan Debt: January 6, 2022 at 6:30 pm

Dear colleagues,

As Wayne State employees, you are eligible to take advantage of recent changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to reduce student loan debt you may have. Register now for an online debt clinic on January 6, 2022 from 6:30–8 pm to learn how to navigate this and other debt forgiveness programs.

Registration is first come, first serve - attendance is capped at 50 participants in order to ensure that trained organizers are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees.


Register here: https://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP
• Student Debt Clinic: MICHIGAN: AFT-Michigan *WEBINAR* 6:30 pm 01/06/2022
• Affiliate: Wayne State University AAUP/AFT Faculty 6075

We are partnering with our national union, AFT, to offer this clinic. As part of this effort, AFT is also training members to help others navigate PSLF. If you’re interested in becoming a trainer, email Mark Dilley at mdilley@aaupaft.org.

If you cannot make the clinic but are interested, please email mdilley@aaupaft.org so we can consider whether to organize more events for WSU before the Public Service Loan Forgiveness temporary expansion period ends on October 31, 2022.


In solidarity,
Danielle

11/20/21 Labor Notes Workshop at WSU Saturday

Dear Colleagues,

AAUP-AFT 6075 is co-sponsoring an in-person workshop with Labor Notes on Saturday, November 20, 1–6 pm at the Student Center. Troublemaker’s School is a day of "skill-building workshops, education, and strategy discussions to put some movement back in the labor movement. The goal is to help workers get active in resisting management attacks—in other words, to make ‘good trouble.’"

Sign up for Troublemaker’s School here.

A special workshop will be geared toward college & university workers: “Fighting Austerity in Higher Ed.” We are constantly operating in a scarcity model — state funding has dried up, the demographic cliff is on the horizon, student tuition must be raised, our budgets must be cut. How do we, as union members, push back in this climate and win good contracts? We’ll hear about tactics and winning campaigns from other schools.

Join workers from all over the region—nurses, K-12 teachers, autoworkers, electrical workers, and others— to learn and share strategies to bring to our workplaces. Workshop topics include, “Race and Labor,” “Turning an Issue Into a Campaign,” and “Beating Apathy.”

Our union has reserved spots for our members to participate in the workshop, sign up here.

I hope to see you there.

-Danielle

04/22/21 ASSC “Spring Service Project/Year in Review”

Please join the Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) of the AAUP-AFT, Local 6075, Wayne State University Chapter, on Thursday, April 22nd, from 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m., for a “Spring Service Project/Year in Review” virtual zoom workshop to discuss community service opportunities with local Detroit non-profit organizations, and a review of the ASSC workshops held in the 2020-2021 academic year.

Please register for the event on Academica, using the following link: https://academica.aws.wayne.edu/vub?destination_url=https://www.eaa.wayne.edu/event_new/session_registration.cfm%3Feid%3D2134%26sid%3D30614

Once you have registered in Academica, you will receive the Zoom meeting link.

03/25/21 ASSC “Self-Advocacy and Conflict Resolution” workshop

Please join the Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) of the AAUP-AFT, Local 6075, Wayne State University Chapter, on Thursday, March 25, 2021, from 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m., for a “Self-Advocacy and Conflict Resolution” Zoom workshop to discuss how Academic Staff can utilize University resources to advocate for themselves and useful tips for conflict resolution with supervisors and colleagues.

Please register for the event on Academica, using the following link: https://academica.aws.wayne.edu/vub?destination_url=https://www.eaa.wayne.edu/event_new/session_registration.cfm%3Feid%3D2134%26sid%3D30613

Once you have registered on Academica, you will receive the Zoom meeting link closer to the workshop date.

March 2021 Faculty & Staff "Self-Care Series" workshops

Join us for a storytelling workshop and story slam! First learn how to tell a great story from professional storyteller and local producer of the Moth, Patti Wheeler, and then join a group of your colleagues to share your tales! We'll be telling stories on the theme of PIVOT!

Storytelling Workshop: 3/5/21, Noon-1pm

Story Slam: 3/26/21, Noon-1pm

RSVP and Zoom link on Academica

02/18/21 ASSC Workshop: “Retirement Do's and Dont's”

Please join the Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) of the AAUP-AFT, Local 6075, Wayne State University Chapter, on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m., for a “Retirement Do's and Dont's” virtual zoom workshop to discuss WSU retirement benefits with the Director of Total Compensation & Wellness, and representatives from TIAA and Fidelity.

Please register for the event on Academica, using the following link:

https://academica.aws.wayne.edu/vub?destination_url=https://www.eaa.wayne.edu/event_new/session_registration.cfm%3Feid%3D2134%26sid%3D30612

As a reminder, once you've registered in Academica, you will receive the zoom meeting link via separate email, closer to the workshop date.

09/24/20 ASSC workshop“Welcome Back During COVID-19”

Please join the Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) on Thursday, September 24, 2020, from Noon- 1:30 p.m., for the “Welcome Back During COVID-19” virtual Zoom workshop to discuss the challenges faced by Academic Staff while working from home, and tips on finding professional development opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Click here to register on Academica  

022020 ASSC "Finnancial Planning with Rick Bloom" video

on YouTube

02/20/20 ASSC Workshop Registration Reminder

Dear Colleagues:

Please join the Academic Staff Steering Committee (ASSC) of the AAUP-AFT, Local 6075, Wayne State University Chapter, on Thursday, February 20th, from 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m., in the Community Room of the Undergraduate Library, for a discussion with financial specialists at Bloom Asset Management (http://www.bloomassetmanagement.com/), about retirement do’s and don’ts, and other financial decisions as members journey through their careers.

To register on Academica, please click this link: https://academica.aws.wayne.edu/vub?destination_url=https://www.eaa.wayne.edu/event_new/session_registration.cfm%3Feid%3D2073%26sid%3D29809

If you would like to submit a question to be answered by Bloom Asset Management, please do so at this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=yd4c5R2BHUe75t09jVTCi7GHHJABNc1EtygaL0Qy2bRUOEJSUjZPWjZSTDVGNFVDUUhNUUwyVzUyWC4u.

We hope your schedules allow you to attend this important Workshop of the ASSC.

Sincerely,

Marisa

Marisa Henderson

Chair

Academic Staff Steering Commmittee

02/28/19 ASSC "Selective Salary and Annual Review" worhshop video

on YouTube

01/24/19 ASSC Promotion and ESS workshop video

now on YouTube

02/22/18 ASSC workshop video: "What's up with HR?"

is now on YouTube

01/25/18 ASSC "ESS and Promotion" workshop

is now on YouTube

Detroit Troublemakers School

Detroit-area Troublemakers are gathering for a day of skill-building workshops that will help union members and labor activists build power on the job.

When: December 3, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where: UAW Local 22, 4300 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48210

Cost: $20, lunch included. Scholarships available (no one will be turned away for lack of funds).

More information:  LaborNotes.org/Detroit

AFT Student Debt Workshops

Workshop times/locations: 

1. Eastern Michigan University –
   • Time: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 (6:00 pm – 8 pm)
   • Location: EMU Student Center, 900 Oakwood St., Rm. 252, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

2. Wayne State University –
   • Time: Thursday, April 7, 2016 (11:00 am – 1 pm)
   • Location: WSU Student Center, 5221 Gullen Mall, Rm. 285, Detroit, MI 48202

3. Henry Ford College –
• Time: Thursday, April 7, 2016 (7:00 pm – 9 pm)
• Location:F.C. Liberal Arts Building, 5101 Evergreen Rd, Rm. K-14, Dearborn, MI 48128

Please REGISTER HERE, as space is limited.   

Academic Staff - Professional Record Workshop

(click on the image for presentation)

YouTube Channel

All AAUP-AFT Local 6075 events video recordings (Academic Forums, ASSC workshops, etc.) are available on the YouTube Channel

Video: 02/11/15 Academic Forum workshop - Article XXVI

• video also on YouTube