Ann
Arbor’s
water
treatment
plant
manager
Brian Steglitz spoke to City
Council Monday night about
contamination
warnings
along
the
Huron
River,
including the expansion of
a do-not-eat fish advisory to
include a warning against
consuming foam from the
river.
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Department of Health and
Human Services announced
polyfluoroalkyl
substance
tests showed fish in five
counties along the Huron
River
were
contaminated
beyond
safe
levels.
PFAS
have been linked to health
problems including increased
risk of cancer and higher
cholesterol
levels.
PFAS
compounds
are
used
in
various industrial processes
and consumer products, such
as non-stick cookware and
fast food wrappers. Because
the PFAS compounds don’t
occur naturally, they can
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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Commissioner
Jessica
Rosenworcel of the Federal
Communications Commission
visited
the
University
of
Michigan Monday night to
discuss net neutrality with
Jack
Bernard,
associate
general
counsel
of
the
University, to a crowd of
about 150 students, staff and
community members at the
Ford School of Public Policy.
The FCC decided to repeal
net neutrality rules on Dec.
14, and the repeal took effect
June 11. This decision allows
broadband providers to change
the
pricing
packages
for
different users and different
content. Rosenworcel was one
of the two dissenters in the
agency’s decision to repeal
net neutrality and has since
been a vocal supporter of the
protections.
Bernard said a cloud of
confusion
often
surrounds
net neutrality, so he began
the policy talk by asking
Rosenworcel to define the
term.
“It means that you can
go where you want and do
what you want online, and
your
broadband
provider
does not make decisions for
you,” Rosenworcel explained.
“It means your broadband
provider does not have the
Commissioner of FCC
talks political battle
for net neutrality laws
GOVERNMENT
Jessica Rosenworcel one of the two dissenters in
body’s decision to ban net neutrality last December
ROSEANNE CHAO/Daily
Ann Arbor water treatment
manager warns residents not
to eat foam in Huron River
City Council also discussed last week’s police oversight
board proposal, comprehensive transportation update plan
The
University
of
Michigan’s Senate Assembly
convened Monday afternoon
for its first meeting of the
academic
year.
The
group
discussed a motion to create
a tri-campus committee for
the Senate Assembly, as well
as a resolution to change the
assembly rules to allow remote
attendance
and
electronic
voting for representatives.
The meeting opened with
remarks by Joy Beatty, vice
chair of the Senate Assembly
and an associate professor at
U-M Dearborn, in which Beatty
explained
the
foundational
principles
of
the
Senate
Assembly to new members, as
well as the assembly’s position
in regard to other governing
bodies at the University. The
assembly consists of 74 elected
faculty members from across
schools and departments on
the University of Michigan’s
three campuses.
“I’d
encourage
you
to
University
of
Michigan
professor
John
Cheney-
Lippold
is
facing
claims
of
anti-Semitism
after
rescinding his offer to write
a recommendation letter for
LSA junior Abigail Ingber,
who requested the letter for an
application for a study abroad
program in Israel.
Cheney-Lippold, who works
in
the
American
Culture
Department,
expressed
his
apologies in the email but
claimed that as part of an
academic
boycott
against
Israel, he would be unable to
write a recommendation for
the student.
Club Z, an organization
that works to empower and
network Jewish students who
are committed to Zionism,
posted the screenshot of the
email exchange to Facebook
Sunday afternoon. The group
criticized the email, claiming
the message was anti-Semitic.
The post also noted the U.S.
Department
of
Education
recent changes its definition
of anti-Semitism to include
situations that hold Israel to a
double standard in comparison
to other democratic states.
“As you may know, many
University departments have
pledged an academic boycott
against
Israel
in
support
of
Palestinians
living
in
Palestine,” the email read.
“This boycott includes writing
letters of recommendation for
students planning to study
there.”
This boycott follows last
year’s controversy regarding
the #UMDivest movement and
the
Central
Student
Government resolution that
called
for
the
University
to
investigate
divestment
from companies that violate
Palestinian
human
rights.
The resolution passed last
November with 23 votes in
favor, 17 against and five
abstentions.
The
following
December,
the
Board
of
Regents
rejected
the
resolution.
Michigan
Hillel
Chair
Kendall Coden, an LSA senior,
described her disappointment
Assembly
considers
issues with
attendance
ACADEMICS
Faculty Senate members
also suggest permanent
Tri-Campus committee
RACHEL CUNNINGHAM
Daily Staff Reporter
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Ann Arbor City Council member Julia Grand (D-Ward 3) asks a question after a presentation by the city’s water
treatment manager during a City Council meeting at City Hall Monday evening.
‘U’ admin., Jewish community condemn
boycott by prof. in support of Palestinians
Prof. revokes
offer to write
Israel study
abroad letter
The University of Michigan
Professional Nurses Council
announced Monday morning
that
Michigan
Medicine
nurses voted overwhelmingly
to strike for three days amid
bargaining efforts. Over 4,000
nurses voted in favor of a
strike.
UMPNC
represents
more
than 5,700 registered nurses at
University Michigan hospitals,
clinics and other health care
facilities.
UMPNC
members
have
filed
unfair
labor
practice
charges against the University
for failing to bargain in good
faith, making changes in work
shift
without
notification
and discrimination against
free speech.
In
a
press
release,
Michigan
Medicine
nurse Katie Scott said the
University created barriers to
negotiation.
“The
University
keeps
violating our rights,” Scott said.
“They’ve created a wall that’s
blocking us from negotiating
the issues that are important to
nurses and our patients. We’re
saying, break down that wall so
we can bargain in good faith.”
Michigan
Medicine
spokeswoman Mary Masson
wrote
in
a
statement
to
The
Daily
that
hospital
administrators
were
disappointed
to
hear
the
outcome of the vote. Since it
is illegal for public employees
to strike, Masson wrote the
hospital is willing to take legal
action to avoid one.
“Nurses are critical
to the delivery of
safe
patient care,” she wrote. “The
most critically ill patients in
the state come to Michigan
Medicine. A strike could put
patient safety at serious risk.”
The statement goes on to
clarify how patient care will be
handled in the event of a work
stoppage.
“Since UMPNC announced it
was seeking the vote, Michigan
Medicine leaders have been
developing a comprehensive
continuity
of
operations
plan in place in the event of a
strike,” the statement reads.
“This will include hiring and
training
temporary
nurses
to replace absent employees,
deferring
and
rescheduling
select procedures and making
staff scheduling adjustments
as needed. Michigan Medicine
remains committed to patient
safety
during
any
union
activity, and will do everything
possible to maintain the highest
quality of care during a strike...
We remain ready to continue
bargaining with the UMPNC
and are eager to resolve the
contract negotiations.”
Katie
Oppenheim,
Michigan
Medicine
nurse
and chair of UMPNC, said the
nurses’ goal is to create a fair
contract for all of its members.
“Our goal is not a work
stoppage,” Oppenheim said.
“Our goal is a fair agreement
which respects nurses and
guarantees safe staffing. The
University can remedy this
situation
immediately,
by
stopping their unfair labor
practices and bargaining in
good faith.”
Michigan Medicine nurses vote in
favor of authorizing work stoppage
Hospital says strike illegal for public employees, both sides continue contract bargaining
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See ATTENDANCE, Page 3
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