April 21, 2015
Last week, undergraduate student workers who provide academic support in University of Massachusetts-Amherst residence halls overwhelmingly voted for union representation with the UAW by a margin of 47-2. The University had fought against the peer mentors’ desire to band together for a voice on the job, and claimed that they… Read More»
Tags: GEOUAW, higher education, Massachusetts, Peer Mentors, Resident Assistants, UAW, UMass-Amherst, undergraduate, union
February 26, 2015
Last week, undergraduate students employed as “peer mentors” at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst won the right to form a union. The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board, which oversees labor disputes in the state, ruled in favor of the university employees after UMass-Amherst blocked their petition for an election earlier… Read More»
Tags: Commonwealth Employment Relations Board, Jenna Grady, Northwestern University, Student Labor Action Project, UAW Local 2322, UMass-Amherst, unionbusting, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
