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| place = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]] |
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* Disability and public health protections |
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* Parent and caregiver protections |
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* third-party arbitration in cases of discrimination and sexual harassment |
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The '''2024 Boston University strike''' is an ongoing [[labor strike]] in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] by graduate student workers at [[Boston University]]. The strike began on March 25, 2024, and was organized by the Boston University Graduate Workers United [[labor union]] in affiliation with [[Service Employees International Union]] Local 509. |
The '''2024 Boston University strike''' is an ongoing [[labor strike]] in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] by graduate student workers at [[Boston University]]. The strike began on March 25, 2024, and was organized by the Boston University Graduate Workers United [[labor union]] in affiliation with [[Service Employees International Union]] Local 509. |
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=== Unionization Efforts === |
=== Unionization Efforts === |
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{{Further|Graduate student employee unionization}}In 1979, Boston University had experienced seen a [[1979 Boston University strike|strike]] as a result of backlash over policies by the university's president [[John Silber]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Special |first=Michael Knight |date=April 6, 1979 |title=Faculty Begins Contract Strike at Boston University |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/06/archives/faculty-begins-contract-strike-at-boston-university-campus-outrage.html |work=The New York Times |pages=14}}</ref> The union behind this strike, the Boston University - [[American Association of University Professors]], would find themselves decertified following a ruling [[NLRB v. Yeshiva University|''NLRB v. Yeshiva University'']] stating that university professors were not protected under the [[National Labor Relations Act of 1935]].{{ |
{{Further|Graduate student employee unionization}}In 1979, Boston University had experienced seen a [[1979 Boston University strike|strike]] as a result of backlash over policies by the university's president [[John Silber]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Special |first=Michael Knight |date=April 6, 1979 |title=Faculty Begins Contract Strike at Boston University |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/06/archives/faculty-begins-contract-strike-at-boston-university-campus-outrage.html |work=The New York Times |pages=14}}</ref> The union behind this strike, the Boston University - [[American Association of University Professors]], would find themselves decertified following a ruling [[NLRB v. Yeshiva University|''NLRB v. Yeshiva University'']] stating that university professors were not protected under the [[National Labor Relations Act of 1935]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zabel |first=Gary |title=The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History |publisher=[[M. E. Sharpe]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-317-45707-7 |editor-last=Brenner |editor-first=Aaron |pages=696 |chapter=The Boston University Strike of 1979}}</ref> The university would not see another major strike until 45 years later following a 2016 [[National Labor Relations Board]] decision that allowed graduate students to unionize.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-07 |title=Board: Student Assistants Covered by the NLRA {{!}} NLRB |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307211117/https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-student-assistants-covered-nlra-0 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
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The university's graduate workers had began organizing efforts in late 2020 as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in an effort to implement a safer workplace. Graduate workers would then vote to affiliate with [[Service Employees International Union]] Local 509 in mid-2021, which also represents adjunct professors, lecturers, and residential advisors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is BUGWU? – BU Graduate Workers Union |url=https://bugwu.org/about-us/who-is/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> They would then begin successful a public campaign of union [[Card check|authorization forms]] beginning September 2022 for improvements in wages, workload protections, health care and coverage, international student support, and housing, voting 1,414 to 28 in December 2022 in favor of unionization, forming the Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU).<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEIU Local 509 and Boston University Graduate Workers announce campaign to form Graduate Workers Union |url=https://massinsider.net/press-releases/35634 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=massinsider.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillis |first=Steve |date=2022-12-20 |title=Boston University Historic union win for grad workers |url=https://www.workers.org/2022/12/68283/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Workers World |language=en-US}}</ref> |
The university's graduate workers had began organizing efforts in late 2020 as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in an effort to implement a safer workplace. Graduate workers would then vote to affiliate with [[Service Employees International Union]] Local 509 in mid-2021, which also represents adjunct professors, lecturers, and residential advisors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is BUGWU? – BU Graduate Workers Union |url=https://bugwu.org/about-us/who-is/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> They would then begin successful a public campaign of union [[Card check|authorization forms]] beginning September 2022 for improvements in wages, workload protections, health care and coverage, international student support, and housing, voting 1,414 to 28 in December 2022 in favor of unionization, forming the Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU).<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEIU Local 509 and Boston University Graduate Workers announce campaign to form Graduate Workers Union |url=https://massinsider.net/press-releases/35634 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=massinsider.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillis |first=Steve |date=2022-12-20 |title=Boston University Historic union win for grad workers |url=https://www.workers.org/2022/12/68283/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Workers World |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== Contract negotiations === |
=== Contract negotiations === |
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BUGWU would seek negotiations with Boston University's negotiation team starting in July 2023, holding at least one session a month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Negotiations Updates {{!}} Office of the Provost |url=https://www.bu.edu/provost/students/enrollment-student-life/bugwu-information/negotiations-updates/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref> The first meeting would see two articles proposed, with the total number since expanding to 38, of with four have been rejected and six reaching a tentative agreement as of April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BUGWU Bargaining Tracker |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ljdUKgr5VuvKzWciL6RZmHwTYmdhHomWpFaOav-rt2U/edit?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}}</ref> |
BUGWU would seek negotiations with Boston University's negotiation team starting in July 2023, holding at least one session a month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Negotiations Updates {{!}} Office of the Provost |url=https://www.bu.edu/provost/students/enrollment-student-life/bugwu-information/negotiations-updates/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref> The first meeting would see two articles proposed, with the total number since expanding to 38, of with four have been rejected and six reaching a tentative agreement as of April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BUGWU Bargaining Tracker |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ljdUKgr5VuvKzWciL6RZmHwTYmdhHomWpFaOav-rt2U/edit?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Disagreements in pay, health care, and benefits would lead to BUGWU moving towards voting to authorize a strike. The union would move towards a strike by citing the MIT living wage calculator's estimation of $62,000 a year to live in Boston as being significantly above the their pay of $27,000-$40,000 a year and greater access to healthcare for workers and their dependents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Striking BU Graduate Workers Demand More for Parents and Families {{!}} Boston Democratic Socialists of America |url=https://bostondsa.org/2024/04/04/striking-bu-graduate-workers-demand-more-for-parents-and-families/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spatz |first=Emily |title=Boston University graduate workers plan to strike starting Monday |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/03/21/boston-university-graduate-workers-plan-to-strike-starting-monday/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref> They have also highlighted freedom from [[Housing gap|rent burden]], 12-month stipends, disability and public health protections, and parent and caregiver protections.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=April 6, 2024 |title=A Brief Guide to our Bargaining Proposals |url=https://www.instagram.com/gradworkersofbu/p/C5beyTMpUmJ/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> BUGWU would hold a strike authorization vote from February 28 to March 11, 2024, with 90% voting in favor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spatz |first=Emily |title=Boston University graduate students vote to authorize strike |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/03/12/boston-university-graduate-students-overwhelmingly-vote-to-authorize-strike/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Kalima v. State of Hawai'i
| Baehr v. Miike | |
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| Full case name | Leona Kalima, Diane Boner, Raynette Nalani Ah Chong, Special Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Ching, Deceased, Caroline Bright, Donna Kuehu, and James Akiona, et al., vs. State of Hawai‘i, State of Hawai‘i Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, et al. |
| Decided | February 7, 2024 |
| Court membership | |
| Chief judge | Mark E. Recktenwald |
| Associate judges | Sabrina McKenna, Todd W. Eddins, Lisa M. Ginoza, Vladimir Devens |
| Case opinions | |
| "The spirit of Aloha clashes with a federally-mandated lifestyle that lets citizens walk around with deadly weapons during day-to-day activities" | |
Kalima, et al. v. State, et al.,
Civil No. 99-4771-12 LWC (First Cir. Haw.) (2023) was a decision of the Supreme Court of Hawaii which held that Native Hawaiians should be awarded damages due to Hawaiian home lands.
Background
Litigation History
Issues before the Court
Rivera v. State of Hawaii
https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Kalima-writ-denied-and-appeal-dismissed.pdf
Ohio Adjutant General's Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
| Ohio Adjutant General's Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority | |
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| Argued January 9, 2023 Decided May 18, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Ohio Adjutant General's Department et al. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al. |
| Docket no. | 21-1454 |
| Citations | 598 U.S. __ (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Judgment for defendants, [1] (Washington Supreme Court, Dec. 16, 2021); |
| Holding | |
| The National Labor Relations Act did not preempt Glacier’s state tort claims related to the destruction of company property during a labor dispute where the union failed to take reasonable precautions to avoid foreseeable and imminent danger to the property. Washington Supreme Court reversed and remanded. | |
| Court membership | |
| |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Jackson |
| Dissent | Alito, Gorsuch |
Ohio Adjutant General's Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, No. 21-1454, 598 U.S. ___ (2023) was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that , concerning . In an - decision, the Court .
Wilkins v. US
| Bittner v. United States | |
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| Argued November 2, 2022 Decided February 28, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Alexandru Bittner v. United States |
| Docket no. | 21-1195 |
| Citations | 598 U.S. __ (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Judgment for defendants, [2] (Washington Supreme Court, Dec. 16, 2021); |
| Holding | |
| The National Labor Relations Act did not preempt Glacier’s state tort claims related to the destruction of company property during a labor dispute where the union failed to take reasonable precautions to avoid foreseeable and imminent danger to the property. Washington Supreme Court reversed and remanded. | |
| Court membership | |
| |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Barrett, joined by Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh |
| Concurrence | Thomas (in judgment), joined by Gorsuch |
| Concurrence | Alito (in judgment), joined by Thomas, Gorsuch |
| Dissent | Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
| National Labor Relations Act | |
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2024 Boston University strike
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| Date | March 25, 2024 - present (4 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) | ||
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 | This article documents a current labor strike. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (April 2024) |
The 2024 Boston University strike is an ongoing labor strike in Boston, Massachusetts by graduate student workers at Boston University. The strike began on March 25, 2024, and was organized by the Boston University Graduate Workers United labor union in affiliation with Service Employees International Union Local 509.
Background
Unionization Efforts
In 1979, Boston University had experienced seen a strike as a result of backlash over policies by the university's president John Silber.[1] The union behind this strike, the Boston University - American Association of University Professors, would find themselves decertified following a ruling NLRB v. Yeshiva University stating that university professors were not protected under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.[2] The university would not see another major strike until 45 years later following a 2016 National Labor Relations Board decision that allowed graduate students to unionize.[3]
The university's graduate workers had began organizing efforts in late 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to implement a safer workplace. Graduate workers would then vote to affiliate with Service Employees International Union Local 509 in mid-2021, which also represents adjunct professors, lecturers, and residential advisors.[4] They would then begin successful a public campaign of union authorization forms beginning September 2022 for improvements in wages, workload protections, health care and coverage, international student support, and housing, voting 1,414 to 28 in December 2022 in favor of unionization, forming the Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU).[5][6]
Contract negotiations
BUGWU would seek negotiations with Boston University's negotiation team starting in July 2023, holding at least one session a month.[7] The first meeting would see two articles proposed, with the total number since expanding to 38, of with four have been rejected and six reaching a tentative agreement as of April 2024.[8]
Disagreements in pay, health care, and benefits would lead to BUGWU moving towards voting to authorize a strike. The union would move towards a strike by citing the MIT living wage calculator's estimation of $62,000 a year to live in Boston as being significantly above the their pay of $27,000-$40,000 a year and greater access to healthcare for workers and their dependents.[9][10] They have also highlighted freedom from rent burden, 12-month stipends, disability and public health protections, and parent and caregiver protections.[11] BUGWU would hold a strike authorization vote from February 28 to March 11, 2024, with 90% voting in favor.[12]
Strike
On March 25,
Reactions
- ^ Special, Michael Knight (April 6, 1979). "Faculty Begins Contract Strike at Boston University". The New York Times. p. 14.
- ^ Zabel, Gary (2009). "The Boston University Strike of 1979". In Brenner, Aaron (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History. M. E. Sharpe. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-317-45707-7.
- ^ "Board: Student Assistants Covered by the NLRA | NLRB". web.archive.org. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Who is BUGWU? – BU Graduate Workers Union". Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "SEIU Local 509 and Boston University Graduate Workers announce campaign to form Graduate Workers Union". massinsider.net. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Gillis, Steve (2022-12-20). "Boston University Historic union win for grad workers". Workers World. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Negotiations Updates | Office of the Provost". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "BUGWU Bargaining Tracker". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Striking BU Graduate Workers Demand More for Parents and Families | Boston Democratic Socialists of America". Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Spatz, Emily. "Boston University graduate workers plan to strike starting Monday". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "A Brief Guide to our Bargaining Proposals". www.instagram.com. April 6, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Spatz, Emily. "Boston University graduate students vote to authorize strike". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.