Michigan lecturers' union rallies after top official terminated, claims move was 'union retaliation' by University officials

University of Michigan lecturers rallied in late-April to protest the non-reappointment of one of the Lecturers Employment Organization’s top officials, a move some lecturers are calling retaliation against the union. The group of about 30 lecturers, dressed in yellow LEO T-shirts, gathered in Angell Hall before marching from the English Department’s offices in Angell Hall to LSA Dean Terrence McDonald’s office in the LSA Administration Building. The protest continued with members ending their rally on the third floor of the Fleming Administration Building just outside Provost Teresa Sullivan’s office. LEO members say the decision by University officials to not reappoint […]