Labor board to hold hearing on proposed grad union ruling
By Neena Hagen and Jon Moss
February 18, 2020
Graduate students now have to wait until at least the end of May to see whether they will be granted a second chance to form a union.
Grad union organizers planning second election for this semester
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
February 3, 2020
After months of hearings, appeals and legal disputes between Pitt and graduate student union organizers, Pat Healy, an organizer and Ph.D. student, said the road to a possible graduate student union has been “tiring.”
Pitt’s bill for ‘union avoidance’ law firm passes $1 million
By Jon Moss, News Editor
January 12, 2020
A “union avoidance” law firm continues to receive a large windfall of legal fees from Pitt, recently passing $1 million, according to University financial disclosure reports.
Grad union organizers hold demonstration on sky bridge
By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer
December 4, 2019
Grad union organizers pressed paper letters against the windows of the Forbes Avenue sky bridge Wednesday afternoon.
SGB passes resolution backing proposed PLRB grad union ruling
By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
Student Government Board unanimously passed a resolution at its Tuesday night meeting calling on support for University labor and rights to organize without unlawful intrusion.
Pitt files exception to proposed grad union ruling
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
October 8, 2019
Pitt filed an exception Tuesday to a proposed ruling by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.
Cudd says Pitt still considering options on proposed grad union ruling
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
September 29, 2019
Provost Ann Cudd maintained the University did not do anything wrong during April’s graduate student union election.
Grad union organizers ready campaign for second election
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
September 24, 2019
Just days after a Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board official ruled that Pitt committed unfair labor practices during April’s graduate student union election and ordered a new election, union organizers said they are gearing up for a second election sometime this semester.
PLRB hears grad student union election objection in downtown hearing
By Vaibhav Gupta, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
Nestled in a small office in downtown’s Piatt Place building, a group of lawyers debated the future of Pitt graduate student unionization Tuesday and Wednesday.
Faculty braces for Pitt’s union “stalling tactics”
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
With at least six months until Pitt organizers’ third attempt at a faculty union, Pitt administration and faculty are deep in a debate over the merits of unionization. Faculty say they’re gearing up for a battle.