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Unions ask for role on investment committees

Yale’s unions sent a letter Monday to President Richard Levin requesting representation on two of the University’s investment committees. Laura Smith and Bob Proto, presidents […]

November 7, 2002

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Unions file NLRB charges over arrests

Union leaders filed a formal complaint with the National Labor Relations Board Monday, alleging that administrators at Yale-New Haven Hospital violated federal labor laws. The […]

October 31, 2002

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Cornell vote sets uncertain course

Following the defeat of a graduate student unionization proposal at Cornell University last week, graduate students at Yale and other U.S. schools are still uncertain […]

October 29, 2002

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Cornell grad union fails in NLRB vote

Cornell University graduate students resoundingly defeated a unionization proposal in a two-day election last week, disappointing the leaders of would-be graduate student unions at other […]

October 28, 2002

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Talks now would be ‘fruitless,’ mediator says

Eight months after the expiration of Yale workers’ union contracts, union and University leaders have not negotiated for the past three weeks and have no […]

October 25, 2002

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Cornell grad students to vote on union

Graduate students at Cornell University will decide today and tomorrow whether to form a graduate student union. If a majority of the school’s 2,317 eligible […]

October 23, 2002

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Union rally supports arrestees

Approximately 40 union supporters stood in front of the state courthouse Friday morning in a show of support for two graduate student researchers, who were […]

October 21, 2002

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Labor teach-in targets undergrads

Undergraduates, labor experts and union organizers spoke at a teach-in on labor issues in Linsly-Chittenden Hall before approximately 25 students Thursday night. The discussion, planned […]

October 18, 2002

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Contracts extended by one month

The contracts for members of Yale’s two largest unions were extended for another month Wednesday, despite rumors of a November strike. Because the deadline to […]

October 17, 2002

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Union supporters leaflet at Parents’ Weekend panel

As Yale parents arrived on campus to learn about college life this weekend, several union members, retired Yale workers, and undergraduates tried to make sure […]

October 14, 2002

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Federal mediator to meet with unions

The federal mediator Yale called in last week to monitor labor negotiations will meet with union leaders Thursday rather than working with both sides today […]

October 9, 2002