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AFL-CIO: “116th Congress Commences”

The Labor Wire Jan. 3, 2019 Today is the first day of the history-making 116th Congress, which now includes nearly a dozen union members and even more worker-friendly elected officials. Message of the Day—116th Congress Commences The barrier-breaking 116th Congress includes a number of union members: Sen. Jacky Rosen (UNITE HERE) of Nevada; Rep. Ed… Continue reading AFL-CIO: “116th Congress Commences”

Blast from the Past: Daily Emerald Letter to the Editor by UO Composition Program

Letter to the Editor: UO Composition Program calls for ‘ethical discourse’ in GTFF negotiations Daily Emerald — December 1, 2014 at 4:00 pm To the University of Oregon Administration: A Call for Ethical Discourse An open letter by instructors in the University of Oregon Composition Program Each year, roughly 6,000 undergraduate students take a course in the… Continue reading Blast from the Past: Daily Emerald Letter to the Editor by UO Composition Program

Blast from the Past: UO Matters on 2014 GTFF Strike

Trust breaks down, Coltrane says no hardship fund language in the CBA, GTFF strikes 12/01/2014 Update: The Register Guard can’t make sense of Coltrane’s actions either. Story here: The GTFs went into a last-ditch mediation session with UO officials today with a sense of optimism, [UO biology grad student and bargaining team member Steve McAllister] said.… Continue reading Blast from the Past: UO Matters on 2014 GTFF Strike

In These Times: “How Graduate Unions Are Winning—and Scaring the Hell out of Bosses—in the Trump Era”

How Graduate Unions Are Winning—and Scaring the Hell out of Bosses—in the Trump Era BY DANIEL MOATTAR (GWC-UAW Local 2110 Graduate Workers of Columbia / Facebook)   In a 1,035 to 720 vote, Columbia University’s graduate student union has agreed to a bargaining framework with the university’s administration, a milestone victory in the union’s nearly five-year… Continue reading In These Times: “How Graduate Unions Are Winning—and Scaring the Hell out of Bosses—in the Trump Era”

Striking UNITE HERE Members in Hawai’i Approve Historic Contract

For immediate release November 28, 2018 Paola Rodelas (808) 333-4782 prodelas@5.unitehere.org Ikaika Hussey (808) 221-2843 ihussey@5.unitehere.org Striking UNITE HERE Members in Hawai’i Approve Historic Contract Media outlets may download photos and videos of the last day of picketing and the ratification vote here, crediting UNITE HERE Local 5. (HONOLULU) – Local 5 members voted overwhelmingly today… Continue reading Striking UNITE HERE Members in Hawai’i Approve Historic Contract

Columbia Spectator: “Columbia to bargain with grad student union, ending years-long struggle over union recognition”

Columbia to bargain with grad student union, ending years-long struggle over union recognition ARIELLE SHTERNFELD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The decision to bargain signifies a massive victory for graduate student organizers, who first earned the legal right to unionize in a 2016 court case and voted to form a union in the months that followed. BY RAHIL… Continue reading Columbia Spectator: “Columbia to bargain with grad student union, ending years-long struggle over union recognition”

HuffPost: “Unions Helped Beat Scott Walker And Bruce Rauner, But Only After The Damage Was Done”

The two GOP governors weakened the labor movement in ways that will be felt for years, perhaps even decades. By Dave Jamieson DARREN HAUCK VIA GETTY IMAGES Scott Walker’s days as the union-busting governor of Wisconsin may be over, but the effects of his efforts will linger. Labor unions are celebrating the downfall of two… Continue reading HuffPost: “Unions Helped Beat Scott Walker And Bruce Rauner, But Only After The Damage Was Done”

LaborNotes: “In Iowa, Pioneering Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing”

In Iowa, Pioneering Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing November 06, 2018 / Meghan Brophy Grinnell student workers represented themselves at the NLRB and beat efforts by university administrators and lawyers from Iowa’s largest law firm to thwart the expansion of their union. Photo: Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers At a small liberal arts college in… Continue reading LaborNotes: “In Iowa, Pioneering Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing”