From: Allie Robbins (peaceout@gwu.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 02 2002 - 14:17:20 EDT
>===== Original Message From Caribbean Cris <caribbeancris@yahoo.com> =====
UMASS will bargain!!! Here is the official press release. Thanks to all of you
who helped us; without you all this would not have been possible...we did it!
Much luv,
Cristal del Mar
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:31:19 -0400
> >UMass recognizes RA Union!! Bargaining to begin in Fall! > >FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE > >July 31, 2002 > >Amherst, MA.--The University of Massachusetts,
Amherst and United Auto >Workers (UAW) Local 2322 announced today that they
have reached an agreement >to begin collective bargaining of a contract that
would cover the resident >assistants and community development assistants in
the University’s >residence halls. > >The resident assistants (RAs) voted to
unionize on March 5, 2002, and the >state labor relations commission certified
the results of the election, but >the University had refused to bargain with
the union and had asked the labor >commission to reconsider their
certification. > >Under the terms of the agreement reached today, the
University and the UAW >will begin negotiations this fall. The subjects of
negotiation will be the >terms and conditions of employment of the RAs and
will exclude all academic >and student matters. > >There are 365 RAs and CDAs
in this newest bargaining unit of Local 232
t unions are >appropriate for all workers, including undergraduate student
workers. Unions >bring democracy into the workplace, and democracy is always
the right >solution. We are looking forward to sitting down and bargaining a
contract >with the University. We are excited at this opportunity to
meaningfully >address the concerns of the RAs and CDAs.The UAW continues to
lead the way >in organizing academic employees nationally.” > >Dave Synnott,
who has worked as an RA for three years, said, “Today, >undergraduate student
workers are taking their rightful place at the table >of organized labor. We
are forever grateful for the support of our fellow >union sisters and
brothers, community members, and elected public servants. >We look forward to
negotiating an agreement with the University that >provides fair treatment, a
living wage and a voice at work for all of us.” > >“I’m very happy and
relieved,” said Cristal Cruz, an RA who helped organize >the union. “We still
have a lot of work to do now. We need to
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