By joining your union and becoming a voting member, you contribute to the power we have as lecturers to negotiate better contracts with the Central Michigan University administration.
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​CMU UTF is a democratic, member-run organization. Members can vote in union elections and at membership meetings that determine the goals and strategies of our union.  At our meetings members engage with other lecturers outside their own departments and build community and solidarity with one another.

To find out more information about your current contract, please click here.

Scan the QR Code below to access the CMU UTF Membership Card

You may also click this link to join the union:

https://bit.ly/3XUsSOr

If you are asked to participate in a discussion that you feel could potentially lead to disciplinary action, either for yourself or another employee, you have the right to have your union representation present. These are your Weingarten Rights (1975 U.S. Supreme Court case NLRB vs. Weingarten, Inc. 420 U.S. 251, 88 LRRM 2689).

If you find yourself in this position, state the following:

“If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my union steward, representative, or officer be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any questions.”
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After this point, the meeting must pause until an CMU UTF representative arrives or be rescheduled for a time when both you and your CMU UTF representative can be present. If you are asked to voluntarily forfeit your right to union representation, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REFUSE.