CGSU
March 2017 Union Recognition Election Results Certified; Union Loses, 941-867
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The result means CGSU will not be able to file another unionization election petition for a year — until May 25, 2019.
CGSU
CGSU Reflects, Examines Future Plans After Arbitrator’s Decision on Union Election
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CGSU members reflected that while the arbitrator found that Cornell violated the National Labor Relations Act, the results of the March 2017 election will be certified as a loss for the union.
CGSU
Cornell University Violated Federal Labor Law in Graduate Union Recognition Election, Arbitrator Finds
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The arbitrator found that the email sent on March 26, 2017, by Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Barbara Knuth contained a statement that violated the NLRA, according to the arbitrator’s award document.
CGSU
Arbitrator Finds University Email to Grad Students During Union Recognition Election Is Arbitrable
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A controversial email sent by an administrator to graduate students during the March 2017 union recognition election will be considered as evidence during the arbitration process to decide whether the University violated the election agreement.
CGSU
CGSU Finalizes Objections to University Conduct in Union Recognition Election, University Responds to Claims
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Cornell Graduate Students United will request to file objections regarding the University’s conduct in its March 2017 union recognition election on Friday.
CGSU
Graduate Students Will File Objections to University Conduct in Union Recognition Election
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“[The offered settlements] frankly didn’t have many of the features we would have liked to protect us from the University breaking our agreements like they did during the last campaign,” said Jaron Kent-Dobias grad, CGSU communications and outreach.
Graduate Student Unionization
More than 6 Months Later, CGSU to Determine Next Steps for Union Recognition Election
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With negotiations at a “standstill,” CGSU is bringing the possibility for a re-election to its membership with a referendum vote.
CGSU
Letter to the Editor: ILR faculty perspectives on negotiations between the Cornell Administration and CGSU
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To the editor:
The following letter was sent to Cornell President Martha Pollack on September 6, 2017:
Dear President Pollack:
Labor Day provides an important moment to reflect on the rights of employees, including on the Cornell campus. As you know, in March 2017, Cornell graduate employees voted on whether to be represented by the Cornell Graduate Students United in collective bargaining with Cornell. The election results were close, with 856 votes for union representation, 919 votes against union representation and 81 ballots not yet counted due to questions about voter eligibility. At this point, therefore, the final outcome of that election remains uncertain. According to the Cornell Graduate School, it is expected that a final tally would maintain the majority “no” vote.
CGSU
With New Tactics, Graduate Students Look to Renew Last Year’s Union Effort
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Cornell Graduate Students United kicked back into gear on Monday with a new strategy to accomplish some of last year’s unfinished goals.
Letters To
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | On credulity and union politics: A response from a CGSU Officer on letter from Prof. Jacobson, law
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To the Editor:
The response from Prof. William Jacobson, law, to a letter to the editor that criticizes David Collum, the Betty R. Miller Professor and Chair of the Chemistry Department, states at its outset that the letter to the editor “appears to be payback” for Prof. Collum’s anti-union views. Prof. Jacobson seems to have based this accusation solely on the fact that the writers are supporters of Cornell Graduate Students United. This union retaliation claim has since been picked up by right-wing media outlets with enthusiasm, and the graduate students are now subjects of online abuse. I write to point out two related issues. One, the claim of “payback” for Prof. Collum’s views on unions is unsubstantiated.