Cincinnati State AAUP

May the magic of the holiday season fill your heart and home.

Faculty members Jayne Dressing and Bob Huxell found a treat and a call for unity from AAUP in their mailboxes to celebrate the start of the new academic year.

Faculty members at Cincinnati State joined the statewide Day of Action on March 4 to defeat Senate Bill 1. Thanks to everyone who visited our "action station" in Main 237 and sent email messages and made phone calls to members of the Ohio legislature and Governor DeWine. Seen here are Daniel Zimmer, Meredith Effler, Jayne Dressing, Jessi Loomis, and Caleb Ochs-Naderer.

Cincinnati State AAUP wishes you warmth in shared moments with your loved ones this holiday season.

Faculty returning to campus for Fall semester found treats from AAUP in their mailboxes to celebrate the start of the new academic year. Seen here are chapter Vice President Paula Kirch-Smith and faculty members Wednesday Oster and Daniel Zimmer. Have a great year, everyone!

Cincinnati State AAUP members prepared over 200 Stress Relief gift bags for students to keep them going strong after Spring Break. At the Chapter meeting on Feb. 26, faculty wrote notes of encouragement and assembled the bags, and on Mar. 19 and 20 volunteers distributed the bags to students.

May your holiday celebrations sparkle with moments of laughter and goodwill. Happy holidays from Cincinnati State AAUP!

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Cincinnati State faculty lined up in their red AAUP shirts to show their support as the Faculty Bargaining Team arrived for another long and challenging day of negotiations on Thursday.

Our AAUP Bargaining Team members arrived ready and eager to begin negotiations on Monday, energized by breakfast and cookies provided by their faculty colleagues. Go, team! L to R: Greg Klein, Julie McLaughlin, Pam Ecker, Betsy LaSorella.

Congratulations from Cincinnati State AAUP to the faculty at Miami University for their successful campaign to form a union! The Faculty Alliance of Miami (FAM) (famiami.org) will be negotiating their first contract as part of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). https://www.facebook.com/FAMiamiOH

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AAUP members met for tea and conversation (top two photos) prior to attending the Board of Trustees meeting (bottom photo) on May 16. Contract bargaining begins on Monday, May 22.

May Day (May 1), also called Workers' Day or International Workers' Day, is the day that commemorates the struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement. Cincinnati State AAUP members are working hard to make a difference for our students.