Boston University Graduate Workers Union announced they rejected the University’s proposal of voluntarily recognizing a unit that includes PhD candidates but excludes non-PhD graduate students and “non-service” PhD workers.
Join us today as we cover the Boston Common protest against the Jacob Blake shooting, a letter written by BU community members to eradicate white supremacy culture at the university and the towns of...
BU’s unionized faculty, staff and students are demanding that BU overhaul some of its policies through the letter, “A Call for BU to Dismantle Institutionalized White Supremacy Culture.”
Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he hopes lawmakers, not voters, will determine the fate of minimum wage and paid family leave in the state. Baker’s comment has left many unhappy about the possible insinuation that the people should have no say in the matter.
The Massachusetts State House heard two bills on Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 and mandate paid family and medical leave in the state.
Raise Up Massachusetts, an alliance of community,...
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,...
Corporate lobbyists filed a legal motion with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday in an attempt to get the Fair Share Amendment taken off of the 2018 ballot.
The amendment, also...
Boston University adjunct professors, part of the Service Employees International Union, Local 509, filed charges against BU through the National Labor Relations Board Nov. 4, according to the filed...
In an ongoing effort to address concerns about the treatment of part-time faculty on college campuses, adjunct professors at Boston University are preparing for a January election that will determine...
Boston University workers and union leaders gathered at Marsh Plaza Wednesday to demand stronger, fairer contracts from the administration. The protesters marched from the plaza to 1 Silber Way, where...
Several students, alumni and full-time professors at Boston University have launched petitions to advocate for the unionization of part-time faculty, a change they say will provide adjunct professors with...
