by Editorial Staff via The Berkeley Beacon / “[B]y encouraging staff to join the Union so that they can list their demands and work toward creating an improved working environment, we can change how the school treats an indispensable part of our community.”
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Staff Union Seeks New Members at Valentine’s Day Meet and Greet
by Dana Gerber via The Berkeley Beacon / “The Emerson College Staff Union hosted a Valentine’s Day meet-and-greet at Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery on Stuart Street Friday . . .”
Emerson Staff Union Begins First Targeted Organizing Effort
by Dana Gerber via The Berkeley Beacon / “The Emerson Staff Union passed out nearly 60 handwritten invitations to a Valentine’s Day meet-and-greet event to staff members in non-unionized departments on Friday in an effort to recruit more members.”
Local 888 Members Compare Contracts and Swap Stories at First Higher Education Labor Summit
by Rand Wilson via SEIU Local 888 / “On June 15, members from BU, Brandeis, Emerson and UMass Lowell gathered to talk about their common workplace problems and share creative solutions.“
College Rolls Out Demands From Staff Union
by Maya Gacina / “The college began distributing the demands and benefits listed in the collective bargaining agreement or contract with Emerson’s staff union after ratification this summer.”
Staff Union Charges College with Unfair Labor Charges
by Max Reyes / “Emerson’s staff union filed unfair labor practice charges against the college this past March.”
Member Writes Op-Ed About Gender Inequity at Emerson
Check out member Anna Feder’s recent op-ed in DigBoston!
Union Members Invite Prospective Students to Picture Themselves Working at Emerson
by Max Reyes via The Berkeley Beacon / “Members of the college’s staff union gathered outside of the Cutler Majestic Theatre on Saturday morning wearing stylized picture frames around their necks to raise awareness of the issues they face among students visiting the college for Picture Yourself at Emerson Day.”
Union Staff Claims College Stalling Negotiations
By Max Reyes via The Berkeley Beacon / “‘In spite of stalling tactics… we’re not going to get discouraged,’ Pierre Huberson, audio post production supervisor for Television, Radio, and Film and another member of the bargaining committee, said…”
Emerson College Employees Vote to Form Union
by Katheleen Conti via The Boston Globe / “A group of about 70 Emerson College clerical, technical and professional employees voted Tuesday to form a union with the Service Employees International Union Local 888…”