The left is absolutely consumed with racial hysteria. They see racism everywhere.
Campus Reform reports:
UVA employees form anti-racism union
University of Virginia hospital employees are unionizing under an organization that pushes for “anti-racism.”
United Campus Workers of Virginia sent a “Workplace Fairness Survey” to UVA Health employees, according to a November 12 press release.
The...
Well, well, well.
Finally, after months of criticizing Trump for the same suggestion, Democrats have come round and endorsed the CDC’s recommendation that schools should reopen.
This is by far, the biggest round of higher education layoffs due to Coronavirus yet.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
CUNY Layoffs Prompt Union Lawsuit
The union representing faculty...
The recent efforts to oust police unions from the larger labor movement are alarming. Not because I am a fan of public unions, I’m not, but because of what it reveals about the tactics of the left in demonizing, isolating, and eventually destroying their target du jour.
Millions of Americans are out of work but Georgetown is handing out raises. The optics of this are terrible.
Campus Reform reports:
Georgetown gives raises after getting millions in coronavirus aid
People around the country have experienced job loss by the millions as the coronavirus continues to loom over the nation. In April alone,...
Progressive ideas are always so popular that they have to be mandatory.
The College Fix reports:
UC San Diego workers file class action lawsuit to fight mandatory union dues
Two UC San Diego workers have filed a class action lawsuit against their union and the University of California, claiming union dues are being stripped...
The school recently fired 54 grad student teaching assistants over this, but they’re still going.
Campus Reform reports:
UCSC cancels classes due...
Graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz went on strike last year demanding higher pay. In the process, they refused to provide grades for students they were teaching and blocked traffic on campus. Now the school has fired 54 of them.
Oberlin College has been in the throes of turmoil for a decade. Aggressive, and sometimes absurd, social justice warfare hit the school’s image and enrollment long before the Gibson’s Bakery lawsuit and massive verdict.
The latest controversy surrounds cost-cutting in an attempt to narrow a multi-million dollar ‘structural deficit’. While there have...
In a classic case of liberal hypocrisy, the progressive YouTube program “The Young Turks” is in turmoil because management is opposing efforts by employees to unionize.
No surprises here. Bernie is a big hit on progressive college campuses.
The Times of San Diego reports:
University of California’s Largest Union Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
AFSCME 3299 represents 26,000 service and patient care workers at the University of California, and is comprised mostly of women and people of color who are...
The powerful Nevada Culinary Union Local 226 stated that supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “viciously attacked” the union after it pointed out that his required Medicare for All could kill culinary healthcare.
The school is bringing in federal mediators next week to help resolve the issue.
The Harvard Crimson reports:
Without a Contract, Harvard Graduate Student Union to End Strike Jan. 1
Harvard’s graduate student union will end its strike Dec. 31 and return to work in the new year without a contract, the union’s bargaining...
All the brilliant minds at Harvard can’t settle a student strike without a federal mediator? Really?
The Boston Globe reports:
Harvard calls for federal mediator in...
This was always the goal of introducing unions into higher education.
WBUR reports:
Harvard Grad Students Are Set To Strike Tuesday. Here’s Why
Harvard University and more than 4,000 graduate student workers failed to reach agreement on a labor contract during negotiations Monday, setting the stage for an indefinite strike to begin Tuesday at...
Unfunded liabilities such as pensions for public retirees can become a strain on any city or state. In California, we are seeing a situation which should serve as a warning. Taxpayers are on the hook for massive amounts.
They’re demanding more money and better benefits. Here’s hoping Harvard enjoys lying in the bed they made.
WBUR reports:
Harvard Graduate Students Union Votes To Authorize Strike Against University
Graduate students at Harvard University have voted to authorize a strike, but no date has been set for any walkout.
The Harvard Graduate Students Union represents...
