GSWU

We have an update from the BMS regarding the charges. The BMS has issued a ruling: The BMS did *not* rule whether or not the University committed an actual Unfair Labor Practice, but did rule that any possible ULP would not have impacted the outcome of the election.

On Tuesday, May 8th at 9AM outside 3M’s Shareholder meeting at River Center Complex, there will be a 99% Spring action calling on 3M to refrain from making political contributions.

They'll be calling on the 3M CEO and other shareholders to get their money out of politics: http://actions.the99spring.com/actions/events/show/6642

Join The 99% Spring This spring, 100,000 Americans, inspired by those occupying Wall Street, Madison and Cairo, will train to take our country back from the 1%. Join the 99% Spring TODAY.

Fellow Graduate Assistants,

As you have likely noticed, the Department of Human Resources sent an email yesterday commenting on the unfair election practices charge GSWU/UAW filed with the Bureau of Mediation Services. We filed the charge because University administrators broke the law in telling graduate assistants that they could not discuss forming a union in their workplace. The Bureau of Mediation Services will inform us regarding the next steps in the process, and we will update you on next steps in the process. Until the charges have been addressed, the Bureau ruled that the status quo order has been reinstated.

The University has also broken the law by threatening to withhold expected pay increases as a result of the status quo order. The status quo order requires the University to implement expected wage increases and to continue processes used to determine wage increases.

We urge the University to cease misrepresenting the application of the status quo order and to respect the legal processes that protect the rights of Graduate Assistants to freely organize and form their union.

GSWU/UAW