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An exchange of letters about union intimidation claims at the U

Just an update in the efforts by a group of University of Minnesota graduate students to form a union. Last month, I tweeted from a grad-student forum that some students were saying they’d received an...

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UMN grad students contacting state, Kaler about unionization vote

MPR Photo / Alex FriedrichCranking up a vote? The group of graduate students trying to organize at the University of Minnesota has been working today to bring about a student vote on whether to...

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What Sen. Bakk wrote Kaler about the U’s union literature

Read the third paragraph. Sen. Thomas Bakk (DFL-Cook) appears to take exception with the way the University of Minnesota is presenting the grad-student union drive.

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Unionization vote for UMN grad assistants week of March 19

The state Bureau of Mediation Services has set week of March 19 for the election in which University of Minnesota graduate assistants decide whether they want to unionize. Full info should be above.

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What graduate assistants are facing this week

MPR Photo / Alex FriedrichTalking union last December “Things are extremely polarized in terms of union organizing. Any attempt is going to be very contentious.” – Hamline University employment-law...

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University of Minnesota graduate assistants finishing unionization vote

lapillus via FlickrWill they organize? University of Minnesota graduate assistants are wrapping up week-long voting on whether to unionize. The students will finish casting their votes today Friday...

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UMN graduate assistants: No union for us, thanks

Just in from the Minnesota Daily: Graduate assistants at the University of Minnesota voted against forming a union 1,857 to 1,142, according to results released by the Bureau of Mediation Services...

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How the state will handle the UMN unionization complaint

The state Bureau of Mediation Services has announced (above) how it will handle some graduate-assistants’ complaint of unfair election practices against the University of Minnesota. The U’s summary:...

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State dismisses graduate-assistant claim against UMN

From the University of Minnesota’s Web site. The Bureau of Mediation Services has confirmed this, but I haven’t received a written ruling yet. I also have a call out to a graduate-assistant rep....

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Graduate school enrollment on the decline at the University of Minnesota

They’ve applied — but can they afford to follow through? (MPR Photo / Alex Friedrich) Listen Alex Friedrich reports on declining graduate school enrollment at the University of Minnesota Nov. 12, 2013...

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