USD Has Acted in Good Faith in Labor Talks

School of Visual Arts Faculty Are Officially Unionized

Over 1,000 faculty members at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan are officially unionized as of Thursday, May 22, after a two-thirds majority vote in favor. Organizing under United Auto Workers (UAW), the SVA faculty union is prioritizing scheduled pay increases in accordance with inflation, compensation for out-of-classroom labor, and protecting and expanding benefits. “I’d like to emphasize that this was a 100% grassroots effort — fa…

Ohio University appeals state decision certifying faculty union – Athens County Independent

ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University filed an appeal on Thursday of a State Employee Relations Board decision that had certified a union for its faculty, continuing to fight for an outcome that could hinder labor organizing across the state.  “This is very disappointing,” said United Academics of Ohio University organizer Julie White. “All the way along, I think many of us have tried to approach university administration with good faith, and I think a…

USD has acted in good faith in labor talks

This month, over 3,000 University of San Diego students will graduate, full of pride and dreams of changing the world — a world full of challenges, in desperate need of innovative solutions from changemakers just like them. And this year, on our own campus, our community has had to navigate challenges which have required thoughtful discussion and collaboration across units. One significant change is the unionization of non-tenure track faculty i…