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Don’t let others decide this election for you! Your vote matters! https://bit.ly/2HtUGUS #MyVoteIsEssential #Vote2020

Academe's blog https://academeblog.org

More allies in the movement to reclaim higher ed https://adjunctcrisis.com

Contingent labor in higher ed: https://junctrebellion.wordpress.com

Allies in higher education fight for justice https://higheredhubphilly.wordpress.com

One more reason to vote out the Republicans and Trump: the dedicated destruction of labor rights from Eugene Scalia https://www.newyorker.com//trumps-labor-secretary-is-a-wre

Among professors, gender inequity persists. One small correction in this occupational pattern at Princeton . . . https://www.cnbc.com//princeton-to-pay-over-1-million-to-f

New report's conclusions about Prop. 15 "This paper has considered a number of ways in which small businesses in California could be affected by Prop. 15. Based on the sample of properties in this analysis, most properties would not be affected. The report includes a comprehensive statistical analysis of the factors that determine commercial rents in the state. Recall that one of the key arguments against Prop. 15 is that, if older properties are reassessed to current market ...values, rents will increase, leading to job losses and business displacement. The analysis in this report reveals that the year of purchase is not a key determinant of rents. In fact, in most instances, the year a property was bought has little impact on rents. Rather, rents are determined by local economic conditions, local real estate market conditions, and property-specific characteristics, such as size and age." https://www.siliconvalleycf.org//SVCF_Beacon_Prop_15_Analy

Proposition 15 on the ballot: VOTE YES

A headline and story one likes to see: https://community.chronicle.com//2394-how-covid-19-united-

On the ballot for November . . .

Weingarten rights are an important part of everyone's legal protections. We all need to know how to invoke them, and this presentation by Robert Schwartz might be helpful.

While CSU administration persists in dismantling the mental health capacities on each campus by eliminating full-time, tenure-track counselor positions, we are headed into a difficult Fall semester: https://community.chronicle.com//2383-how-to-prepare-for-t

If you or one of your friends needs help with Unemployment Insurance or other work related issues, the National Employment Law Project has lots of useful information: https://www.nelp.org