Mike Wishnie

@mikewishnie.bsky.social

Yale Law prof & civil rights lawyer whose students represent immigrants, workers, veterans & others, and their organizations.

The Trump Administration fired thousands of immigrant airport workers with lawful status and work authorization, many of them unionized. It's senseless, dangerous, and cruel. It's also illegal. So we sued. Honored to stand with @seiu.org & its members. www.newsweek.com/dhs-sued-ove...

DHS sued over revoking airport security clearances

CBP revoked airport security seals from 80 immigrant workers at Boston Logan Airport, a lawsuit alleges.

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Conventional wisdom says tenure-track/tenured faculty at private universities lack statutory rights to form unions and bargain collectively. That's wrong. Thanks Helen Zhao & James Brandt for fine research and editing. lpeproject.org/blog/why-not...

Why Not a Faculty Union?

Despite a recent surge in campus organizing, tenured faculty at private universities haven't unionized. Why is this? The conventional answer is that the Supreme Court said they can't. Fortunately…

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"U.S. foreign and development assistance . . . addresses instability and keeps Americans safe. It keeps Americans living overseas safe. It keeps our service members . . . safe. It keeps my constituents in Wilmington safe.” - @senatorchriscoons.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Trump’s attack on USAID is an assault on Americans’ safety

Our foreign assistance wins us friends, establishes our leadership, and neutralizes distant threats.

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