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The University of Chicago’s graduate student union, Graduate Students United, has decided to bypass the NLRB and negotiate directly with the University of Chicago. The union is concerned a likely unfavorable ruling could harm unionization efforts against all private university graduate school students. Since a vital role of the NLRB is the certification that requires employers to bargain in good faith, it will now be up to Graduate Students United to find a new way to convince the university to recognize them.
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The Daily Pennsylvanian just reported that GET-UP, the group hoping to unionize graduate student workers at University of Pennsylvania has just submitted a petition to withdraw to the NLRB earlier this evening. They are now awaiting an official acceptance notice. The reason they gave was the same given by Graduate Students United at University of Chicago in the preceding post.
It’s certainly looking like the graduate student employee union may be falling dormant for at least the duration of this presidency.
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We’ve got a major web redesign in progress right now, so we’re struggling to keep up with news. The Washington Post reported on Monday that Georgetown has agreed to let graduate students vote this spring on forming a union.
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Columbia’s graduate school union has voted to go on strike effective April 24 in response to the university’s refusal to negotiate. Classes end on April 30.
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Harvard graduate students voted yesterday 1,931-1,523 in favor of forming a union. Unless Harvard contests the results, the students can now begin bargaining with the school.
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Brown University and Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees have finalized an agreement for a union vote according to the Providence Journal.
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