Matthew Cook, PhD

Critical human geographer & Associate Prof. of Historic Preservation & Cultural Geography @EasternMichU. PhD from @UTKGeography. All opinions my own.

[Katrina Stack @Kat_Geographic]

I promised @spacedemands that I would tweet this @antipodeonline meme I made yesterday because of an assignment @Matt_Cook made me do during my Masters. So here it is.

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

Geographers, DO NOT APPLY for this position. Run, don’t walk, away from Emporia State.

[Douglas L. Allen @dallen_critgeo]

This university just dismissed me as a geographer on the TT along with 32 other professors. So apply at your own peril. This is looking more capricious every day.

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

@Kat_Geographic You’ve been one…just gotta quit being in da Nile. Er…Denali. No wait, denial!

[SEDAAG @SEDAAG4]

Tennessee peeps..are you getting out the word about
@SEDAAG4 Atlanta deadline 9/23?
@UTKGeography @MTSUGeosciences

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

@dallen_critgeo OMG dude. This is absolute garbage. Sorry to just now be hearing about it. Not sure if we can do anything to help here at EMU, but I’ll ask around.

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

@EMUAAUP I think my 11 am class is going to be a “regroup” session for all of us. I was fully prepared to be back on the picket tomorrow, but now it’s time to revise some course schedules instead! That’s a much better project for my week.

[EMU-AAUP #UnionStrong @EMUAAUP]

THE STRIKE IS OVER! We have a tentative agreement. All Faculty will return to work duties tomorrow Monday, September 12.

We could not have done this without all of the support from our Students, the Community, and the Union organizations.

#unionstrong #truemu #educationfirst

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

@allytude @MIAFLCIO I’ve not read much on Dixon, but from what I’ve seen, yep—the company went bankrupt.

[Michigan AFL-CIO ✊ @MIAFLCIO]

If Tudor Dixon can’t be trusted with Michigan Steel, why should we trust her with #Michigan?

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

@pdblackmer @EMUAAUP Oh yeah! Forgot to wish you a happy birthday in person.
Ain’t no party like a union party!!

[EMU-AAUP #UnionStrong @EMUAAUP]

WE'VE BROUGHT OUT THE BIG GUNS!!!

At Welch from 10 to 1. Picket with us, drive by and honk, ask T-Rex for a quick Irish jig.

#unionstrong💪🏽 #FairContractNow #settlethedamncontract #EducationFirst #TRUEMU

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

Day 4
#faircontractnow #TRUEMU @EMUAAUP

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

UPDATE: Railroad workers tell us they’re prepared to launch a nationwide strike next week.

“The rank and file seem to be in nearly unanimous agreement of a strike,” worker Michael Lindsey said.

Railroads have pushed workers to the brink with 24/7 on-call schedules & 0 days off.

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

@Kat_Geographic Maybe now it’s time to get a Nespresso maker! 🤷🏻‍♂️
(I may or may not secretly want one…)

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

Thankful for my colleagues willing to talk to media and represent us well! (I’m on these clips, too, but glad to just be beating a drum. 😅😂)

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Last month, Chipotle workers in Lansing, Michigan, became the first workers at the corporation to unionize. We spoke to three of the Chipotle workers and union activists about how they did it. https://t.co/RoBcTV7T2O

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

@detroitdsa @EMUAAUP There’s also a new sign up for tomorrow’s (shorter) shift! Fingers crossed we don’t need one for next week. (Unless it’s for a party celebrating victory!)
#TruEMU #FairContractNow

https://t.co/2He1EYclfL

[Dr. Katy Greenwald @amphibs]

Student on the mic: "You all are still teaching us right now! You're teaching us to believe! You're teaching us to fight!" 😭😭😭 @EMUAAUP

[Matthew Cook, PhD @Matt_Cook]

No WONDER Admin doesn’t have time to negotiate!
EMU official faces charges for exposing himself while driving https://t.co/zCjJnL913d