GW Faculty Union Struggle Continues
Monday, April 17, 2006(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The George Washington
University Coalition for Fair Labor has now collected nearly 1,000 signatures on
their petition to support the Adjunct Faculty Union at GW. On Thursday, student
activists and representatives from SEIU Local 500 staged a noontime rally at GW
to demand that the administration recognize and negotiate with the union. The
rally took place as tours by prospective students crossed through GW's Kogan
Plaza, ensuring that incoming students and their parents are aware of GW's
union-busting policies. Despite the support of the union by a significant
portion of the GW student body -- as well as by the Student Association –
student activists report that the GW Administration continues to refuse to
negotiate with the Adjunct Faculty Union. Email adjunct.campaign@gmail.com for
more information.
- reported by Sara
Troshynski