Once the union selects a bargaining committee, graduate workers will vote on a slate of priorities for negotiations with BC.
Opinions, Editorials
BC Graduate Employees Union Must Seek Consensus
“Strong supporters of the union will need to reach across the aisle in order to accomplish their agenda.”
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: BCAAUP Chapter Endorses BC Graduate Employees Union
“The Boston College chapter of the American Association of University Professors endorses the unionization efforts of BC Graduate Employees Union-United Auto Workers.”
News, On Campus, Top Story
Union Members Optimistic Heading Into NLRB Vote
A site run by “Concerned BC Grad Students” launched last week in opposition to the unionization efforts.
Opinions, Column
A Case Against the Union
“But we must not allow our noble feelings to get the best of our reason. The truth of the matter is that our indignation is far too great and our grievances far too small. We are bringing a cannon to a knife-fight.”
Letters To The Editor, Opinions
LTE: A Letter from Faculty for Justice in Support of BC Graduate Employees Union
“We further urge the administration to adopt a principled position of neutrality toward the electoral process and to respect the BC graduate workers’ right to decide for themselves whether or not unionization is appropriate and beneficial.”
Opinions, Column
Why We Need a Union
“It is our responsibility to take care of ourselves and our peers. Forming a union gives us the power to do this.”
News, On Campus, Top Story
Grad Employees Union Files Petition with NLRB, Taking Next Step Toward Unionization Vote
The graduate students were able to acquire signed authorization cards from at least 30 percent of BC’s eligible graduate employees, allowing them to file for an election with the NLRB.
Featured Column, Column, Football
Northwestern Football Players’ Victory Means Change is Coming
Northwestern football players celebrated a big legal victory when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that they are employees of the university. This ruling will have a big impact on the future of college football.
