Tagged - unions
Eastman Museum
Eastman Museum staff want to become union workers, vote date set
The Museum, which employs roughly 100 staff, filed with the national labor union, Workers United, to unionize. Members have set Oct. 2 as their election date to vote on whether to go through with the union. Read More
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URochester and employee unions continue to bargain as 52-year-old contract expires
Two local branches of the Service Employee Union International (SEIU) began the renegotiation process of their collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with URochester and Strong Memorial Hospital as of Aug. 6. The current contract, which is now set to expire Sept. 26, covers more than 2,000 employees. Read More
Administration
UR Graduate students begin strike for unionization
At the corners of Wilson Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue, one of two main entrances to UR’s River Campus, a crowd waves signs and shouts out chants as it marches in a loop along one of the intersection’s crosswalks. UR’s graduate students are on strike. “We love this institution, and we give so much to the […]
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UR Medicine homecare workers and the road to unionization
Workers have been put in “a really rotten spot” due to having to squeeze more work into the same time that they previously had. Read More
gannett
D&C staff deserve fair contract now!
Simply put, the Campus Times stands in complete solidarity with the striking reporters at the D&C. Read More
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URMC labor unions vote overwhelmingly to strike
The unions representing URMC caregivers and service workers issued on Nov. 30 a 10-day notice for a strike after a nearly-unanimous vote. Read More