Perspectives Rutgers University union opens vote to authorize strike Spencer Irvine March 9, 2023 After the university administration did not acquiesce to its demands met last month, unionized workers at Rutgers University began voting…
Perspectives Yale student workers vote to unionize Spencer Irvine January 19, 2023 Labor unions, which saw plummeting membership trends in recent years, are seeing a resurgence on college and university campuses in…
Perspectives SEIU cafeteria workers threaten a strike in LA Spencer Irvine January 18, 2023 Teachers’ union strikes took place last year as school districts were reopening to in-person classes, and it looks like a…
Perspectives Biden’s labor board lays groundwork for unionization of NCAA athletes Spencer Irvine December 23, 2022 Under the Biden administration, there has been a re-emergence of labor strikes and settlement of labor disputes in favor of…
Perspectives Graduate researchers petition to form union in California Spencer Irvine June 3, 2021 While union membership is on the decline nationwide, and in particularly in the private sector, student workers are clamoring for…
Perspectives UC-Santa Cruz fires striking teaching assistants Spencer Irvine March 3, 2020 The University of California-Santa Cruz fired some of its graduate students after they refused to post grades, which was a part of a labor strike to receive higher cost-of-living adjustments in their stipends.
Faculty Lounge Hourly Employees at University of Chicago can Hold a Union Election, Announced NLRB Accuracy in Academia May 31, 2017 Undergraduate hourly workers at the University of Chicago library can hold a union election, said the NLRB.
Faculty Lounge Harvard Graduates to Get Hearing on Unionization Status Spencer Irvine January 2, 2017 From Campus Reform: The majority of votes of Harvard University students voted against forming a union for teaching and research…
Faculty Lounge Free Online College Tuition for Union Members at a Ohio Community College Spencer Irvine September 3, 2016 From Inside Higher Ed: Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, Ohio, is opening up its online courses to the more…
Perspectives Look for the Union Label Spencer Irvine August 25, 2016 Teachers’ unions can now point to an academic study to defend themselves against the charge that they prevent the firing…
Perspectives The Face of School Choice Malcolm A. Kline February 1, 2016 When the media deigns to cover a landmark Supreme Court case involving education, reporters should cultivate sources outside of the…
Faculty Lounge California Public Employees Unions are Banding Together against Charter Schools Spencer Irvine December 16, 2015 So these public sector employee unions are against improving children’s education with innovation of charter schools? Great *sarcasm*.
