![SUPPORT—After 131 days of negotiating for a new faculty contract, NMU-AAUP voted yes in ratifying on the most recent five-year contract.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Image-from-iOS-35-900x675.jpg)
AAUP votes yes for ratifying five-year contract
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• November 11, 2021
![STUDENT SUPPORT—The student organization, Student Supporting Professors, marched on Monday, Oct. 26, from The Woods to the University Center to show support for faculty with their ongoing contract mediations.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Image-from-iOS-33-900x600.jpg)
Student march and faculty action at university forum
Dreyma Beronja and Akasha Khalsa, News Editor and Opinion Editor
• October 27, 2021
![RED IS THE NEW GOLD—Members of the faculty union, AAUP, stand outside of the Northern Center on Friday to protest against the ongoing contract negotiation mediation.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PXL_20211015_175528750-900x506.jpg)
AAUP votes no confidence in BOT, protest held Friday outside Northern Center
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• October 22, 2021
![Editorial—Campus burnout: just getting through this semester](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Book-Peaks-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Editorial—Campus burnout: just getting through this semester
North Wind Staff
• October 20, 2021
![Dreyma Beronja/NW
MOVING FORWARD—The ratification vote over the proposed contract held on Tuesday resulted in a down vote against the contract at a 137 to 92.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-23-900x675.jpg)
NMU-AAUP votes no on proposed contract
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• September 30, 2021
![SHOWING SUPPORT—Most years students can see greens and golds fill the city of Marquette, to display their NMU support. This year, students saw the town flood with red as signs saying support NMU faculty were displayed in windows, front yards and even in their cars.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-20-900x675.jpg)
Students show solidarity with tentative faculty contract agreement
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• September 9, 2021
![YES OR NO—NMU-AAUP union members casted their votes on Thursday to decide whether or not the executive committee would be able to call a strike. Results came Saturday with an overwhelming favor of giving the committee permission to call for a strike at 183 to 35.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-18-900x675.jpg)
NMU-AAUP votes yes for strike authorization
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• September 4, 2021
![Photo courtesy of Dwight Brady
TAKING A VOTE—With contract negotiation mediations entering its second month, NMU-AAUP now are holding a strike authorization vote to decide whether or not they are able to go on strike.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-17-900x620.jpg)
NMU-AAUP hold strike authorization vote
Dreyma Beronja & Justin Van't Hof, News Editor, Editor-in-Chief
• September 3, 2021
![CONTRACT MEDIATION—The faculty union at NMU, NMU-AAUP, are still working without a contract. Recently the union responded to a clarification email sent out by President Fritz Erickson.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-16-900x675.jpg)
NMU-AAUP responds to clarification email from President Erickson
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• September 3, 2021
![Editorial—We stand behind faculty on contract dispute](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Expired-1-pdf.jpg)
Editorial—We stand behind faculty on contract dispute
North Wind Staff
• August 31, 2021
![Photo courtesy of Dwight Brady
LET IT GO—During the Winter 2021 semester, community members gathered to rally from Jamrich to Cohodas Hall in response to the halt on financial negotiations.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/aaupwinterprotest-900x675.jpg)
NMU faculty continue to work without contract
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• August 23, 2021
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