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BU Workers Union Settles with University After Last Rally

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 - by Justine Erdin - Leave a Comment

After numerous protests and rallies by Boston University service workers, an agreement was met on Nov. 1 with the workers and university administration to raise wages with a compromise to health insurance benefits.

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Inside the Fight for $15

April 17, 2016April 19, 2016 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

In 2015, adjunct professors at BU voted to unionize and begin negotiating a new contract with the university’s administration. More than a year later, no advances have been made and part-time …

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Adjunction Junction at Boston University: An Update

February 11, 2015February 10, 2015 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

The adjunct professors voted to unionize this past Wednesday, joining Faculty Forward, a branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509. This vote is the first step in the …

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The State of the Union

November 3, 2014November 3, 2014 - by Carly Sitrin - 2 Comments.

Bayla Ostrach is comfortable in the hallway, she says, her small frame slumping to one side, trying to counterbalance the weight of a canvas bag bursting with textbooks and loose …

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Support our Adjuncts at SLAP Panel this Tuesday

October 6, 2014 - by Carly Sitrin - Leave a Comment

College campuses have always operated as hubs for activism and social change. Often the sites of protests, lectures, and marches, universities provide the structure and sheer manpower necessary to unite …

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