Faculty union organizers earn second chance to prompt union election
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
After a round of hearings this week meant to finalize the size of Pitt’s faculty union bargaining unit, organizers will get another chance to prove they have enough interest to prompt a union election — in four months. The PLRB hearing examiner plans to rule on the final size of the bargainin...
Pitt removes administrators, retirees from faculty union eligibility
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
December 3, 2019
Faculty union organizers have argued since June that Pitt deliberately inflated its list of 4,018 union-eligible faculty with hundreds of retirees and administrators in order to derail unionization efforts.
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.
Part 3 | Faculty union organizers’ next steps
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
Forming a faculty union at a Pennsylvania university actually isn’t too complicated — in theory.
Part 2 | A look at the back-and-forth between Pitt, faculty union organizers
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
An “inflated” union eligibility list dilutes the significance of each authorization card, making it harder for union organizers to collect cards from the 30% of faculty needed to prompt a union election.
Part 1 | Who did Pitt include on its list of union-eligible faculty?
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
October 15, 2019
Pitt included more than 100 administrators, graduate students and retired professors on the list of faculty eligible for a union.
Series | Pitt included retirees, administrators in faculty union bargaining unit
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
October 15, 2019
Faculty union organizers called the move “disgusting and obvious union busting.” Pitt chalked it up to poor communication.
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.
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.
Labor official: Pitt website, department chair email involved in unfair practices
By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
September 19, 2019
Unless the board files an exception to Helmerich’s ruling — it has 20 days to do so, in accordance with PLRB regulations — graduate students will soon vote again on the union question.