University of Michigan Student Claims Union Activities Got Her Fired
So, here's a sticky wicket. Imagine you're a graduate student in engineering at a top-tier research university.You're working long hours toward your Ph.D., teaching classes and trying to balance your own research workload, as well. You decide to advocate on behalf of yourself and your student-colleagues and push for a union, allegedly drawing the attention and ire of the administration.
Now imagine you are fired.
Such is the case of Jennifer Dibbern at the University of Michigan. According to the Detroit Free Press, Dibbern arrived in Ann Arbor in 2007 to pursue her doctorate in semiconductors after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then became involved in the Graduate Employees Organization, part of a network of
Now imagine you are fired.
Such is the case of Jennifer Dibbern at the University of Michigan. According to the Detroit Free Press, Dibbern arrived in Ann Arbor in 2007 to pursue her doctorate in semiconductors after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then became involved in the Graduate Employees Organization, part of a network of
