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Volume 130, Number 1 |
July 14, 2009 |
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Posted 10-02-2002 at 2:31PM
Workers talk union
After two months of fighting past hindrances, Rensselaer service workers have taken the first step in forming their own union by filing authorization cards with the National Labor Relations Board. Approximately 100 workers who serve to the benefit of the campus have chosen to affiliate with the 12,000-member Service Employees International Union Local 200 United, which represents workers at 20 colleges and universities in upstate New York.
“Forming our own union will gain us a seat at the negotiating table to make real improvements in our wages, staffing levels, and retirement benefits,” said one top committee member who asked to remain anonymous.
RPI has already served notice to workers that unionization is not supported by the Institute. “We have seen RPI attempt to keep us from talking about the union on our breaks and before and after work, unfairly terminate a committee person without just cause, and generally undervalue the work we perform on a daily basis,” said another committee member who also chose to remain anonymous. | |
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