WMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors

The Western Michigan University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (WMU-AAUP) was founded in 1950, became a collective-bargaining chapter in 1974, and is currently affiliated with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The WMU-AAUP is a faculty-driven union that advocates for academic freedom, due process, shared governance, and the preservation of higher education as a public good.