Articles tagged: labor

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Compass Coffee employees attempt to unionize amidst alleged unfair labor practices

While Georgetown students flock to Compass Coffee on Wisconsin Avenue for lattes and a dependably serene study spot, for Compass baristas, work has been anything but dependable or serene.  Compass... Read more

By September 27, 2024

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We judged candidates by their stances on issues we care about—housing justice, workers’ rights, and policing practices.

By the April 30, 2022

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Howard University non-tenured, adjunct faculty approve new union contract

Professors at Howard University are seeing the beginnings of positive change in their labor negotiations with the university administration. 

By April 6, 2022

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GAGE claims university is stalling arbitration process, delaying COVID-19 protections for graduate workers

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) claims university administrators are stalling ongoing arbitration proceedings, which need to be completed before the union can negotiate further COVID-19 protections for graduate... Read more

By and October 14, 2020

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Senate supports graduate student union, appoints member working positions

At its second meeting of the term on Oct. 4, the GUSA Senate unanimously passed its first piece of legislation, agreeing to sign and support an open letter from GAGE... Read more

By October 9, 2020

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‘How close we got’: The Georgetown RA union that almost was

When Andrew Adams (NHS ’20) and Chad Gasman (COL ’20) graduated Georgetown this spring, they left behind a movement that never fully came to fruition.  The pair helped lead the... Read more

By August 20, 2020

Georgetown Explained

Georgetown Explained: Labor relations

This article is part of a series of explainer pieces by the Voice on some of the most important topics on campus. Other articles in the series can be found... Read more

By August 15, 2020

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GAGE and university agree to union election

Georgetown University and the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) signed an agreement today to hold a union election for graduate student teaching and research assistants in the Graduate School... Read more

By April 2, 2018

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University begins negotiating union election for grad students

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE), the university’s union of graduate students who work for their departments, came one step closer to official recognition from the school on Thursday.... Read more

By February 4, 2018

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GSC delivers petition in support of facilities workers

On Sept. 24, members of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) and a group of university workers held a rally and delivered a petition with over 1,000 signatures in support of... Read more

By October 27, 2016

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Students protest at university negotiations with workers

On Oct. 14, undergraduates members of Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC), as well as several Georgetown University Law students, protested after being denied access to deliver a petition in support of... Read more

By October 18, 2016

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Secretary of Labor Perez discusses principles

Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez spoke the morning of Sept. 20 at Riggs Library about the importance of building a “shared prosperity” for America. Perez emphasized that Americans have choices... Read more

By September 22, 2016

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Employees raise labor concerns in HFSC

Georgetown’s facilities management has not hired additional custodial staff to clean Healey Family Student Center (HFSC) since its opening in Sept. 2014, according to employees. Night shift workers say they... Read more

By September 19, 2016

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GSC denied access to union negotiations

On Sept. 8, members of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) were denied access to observe the negotiations between the University and SEIU Local 1199, a union that represents campus maintenance... Read more

By September 14, 2016

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Georgetown TAs consider unionization after ruling

On Aug. 23, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that students working as teaching and research assistants at private universities have the right to unionize. This decision gives both... Read more

By September 2, 2016

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Bookstore employees not guaranteed continued employment

According to Manager of Internal Communications Maggie Moore, employees of the Georgetown Bookstore are not guaranteed continued employment under new vendor Barnes & Noble. The Barnes & Noble will become... Read more

By May 11, 2016

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Doctoral students confront increased work hours, no proportional rise in pay

The Doctoral Students Coalition (DSC) has been circulating a petition since March 29 asking that Dean Norberto Grzywacz, Dean of the the Georgetown University Graduate School, postpone and reconsider changes... Read more

By April 14, 2016