“These workers are not going away, and we will stand with them for as long as it takes and and we will coordinate our resources to support them,” said Dennis Williams of the United Auto Workers.
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Union Withdraws NLRB Petition, Demands Direct Bargaining With BC
“In recent weeks, the NLRB has issued decisions that make clear it is a partisan vehicle for limiting workers’ rights,” the Boston College Graduate Employees Union organizing committee wrote in an email.
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As Columbia Decides Not to Bargain with Grad Student Union, BC Reaffirms Decision to See Appeal Through
“This is going to establish a trend, a pattern, and a precedent,” Gary N. Chiason, a professor at Clark University, told The New York Times.
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Union Stages ‘Work-In’ at O’Neill, Responds to Criticism from Admin
Members of the union are holding work-ins to attract attention to its cause, with the goal of showing that they are working employees rather than just students.
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Admin Letter Criticizes Graduate Employees Union
“Legally, the University has the right to appeal the election,” said Amelie Daigle, GMCAS ’19. “But that absolutely does not make it the ‘right thing to do.’”
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On Anniversary of Trump’s Election, Union Calls for BC to Drop Appeal
BC has asked for the NLRB to review its decision in granting the union an election.
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Union Rallies to Call for BC to Drop Appeal
Administrators said the union had no right to protest on campus.
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With One Week Until Election, Union Holds Event With Kennedy and Capuano
With a week to go before their collective bargaining election, BC’s Graduate Employees Union held an event with U.S. Reps. Joe Kennedy and Mike Capuano.
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BC Files Motion to Delay Grad Student Union Election
if successful, BC’s move could derail the union’s hopes of establishing a collectively bargained contract.
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NLRB Rules Graduate Employees Union May Hold Election
Graduate student employees in the theology department and the School of Theology and Ministry will not be eligible to participate in the election.
