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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University’s Graduate Student Union, which organized the Oct. 12 rally against sexual assault, is not recognized by BU. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Graduate student unions face increasing opposition

Vivian Situ November 15, 2017

Despite modest progress achieved under the Obama administration, graduate student unions, including those at Boston University, are losing hope as they push for recognition and contracts. Last year,...

Senior Lecturer Bill Marx and Professor Katherine Lincoln-Shultz, of the College of Arts and Sciences Writing Program, explain future prospects of the newly passed BU unionization vote. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU full-time, salaried instructors, lecturers voted to unionize by a 4-to-1 margin

Meagan Schwarz April 7, 2016

Boston University full-time and salaried instructors and lecturers voted to unionize with the Service Employees International Union Local 509 following a final ballot count Wednesday. The win merged...

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