via SEIU888.org / “15 months of contract campaigning led to an agreement that includes a cost of living adjustment”
‘Brutal’ Negotiation Leads to COLA for Staff Union
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor / “Emerson’s staff union ratified their next collective bargaining agreement in a 119-1 vote on Wednesday. The agreement grants a cost-of-living adjustment and retroactive raises, along with diversity, equity, and inclusion measures.”
Non-union Staff to See 5% Raise Going into New Year
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor / “College officials pledged a cumulative 5% base salary increase effective Jan. 1, 2023 for non-union staff members in an email sent to eligible employees hours before the college entered its first mediation session with the staff union on Thursday night.”
Emerson Staff Union Rallies Outside Board of Trustees Meeting
By Chloe Els, Staff Writer / “Around 30 members of the Emerson College Staff Union assembled in front of the Cutler Majestic Theatre with handwritten signs to ask the Board of Trustees for a cost-of-living adjustment on Tuesday afternoon.”
Emerson Staff Union Demonstration Demands Cost-of-Living Adjustment, Equitable Conditions
By Adri Pray and Hannah Nguyen / “Conversation about the staff union buzzed Thursday morning as faculty members entered the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym for the 2022 Faculty Institute. Many people donned “I support the Emerson staff union” stickers on their shirts or read fliers outlining where the staff union is stuck in […]
Staff Union Files Federal Complaint Against College
Staff union files federal complaint against college by Camilo Fonseca via The Berkeley Beacon / “Emerson’s staff union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board last month, charging the college with unfair labor practices.”
Emerson Staff Union Hopes for ‘More of a Voice’ in Second Contract
Emerson Staff Union hopes for ‘more of a voice’ in second contract by Adri Pray via The Berkeley Beacon / “Our overarching goal is to bring more equity to how staff are treated at Emerson and to ensure that the staff have more of a voice in decisions that are directly affecting our working conditions.”
Faculty and Staff Unions Make Headway in Contract Negotiations
by Abigail Lee via The Berkeley Beacon / “For both the Emerson Staff Union and ELAF-AAUP, the efforts come down to strengthening the college’s commitment to equity.”
Letter to the Editor: A Blue Valentine’s Day at Emerson
by The Emerson Staff Union Bargaining Team via The Berkeley Beacon / “We see individuals learn and grow on our campus, but we also see them stifled. We see them burn out and leave because Emerson doesn’t love them back.”
Staff Union Calls for End to Hiring Freeze
by Bailey Allen and Vivi Smilgius via The Berkeley Beacon / “Members of Emerson’s staff union took to the streets this week amid contract negotiations with the college, demanding the college increase hiring in several areas that they say are already severely understaffed.”