May 23, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Vanessa Bartlett Graduate workers from BUGWU, Residence Life workers, and graduates from the class of 2024 picketed BU’s commencement ceremony on Sunday. Boston University’s 151st all-school commencement ceremony was disrupted by a...
May 3, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Vanessa Bartlett On Wednesday, an estimated 2000 people participated in a May Day rally with the Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU) to demand that the university provide serious responses to their contract proposals. But...
Apr 27, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” by Vanessa Bartlett BOSTON – This morning, over 100 protesters at the Northeastern encampment were arrested after occupying Centennial Common for two days. Students chose to occupy the quad in order to pressure their university to...
Apr 26, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” In a narrow alleyway, roughly 200 student protestors stood shoulder to shoulder as riot police streamed in. Their heroic stand should inspire us all. By Henry De Groot THEATER DISTRICT – It’s been a long time since anyone called this...
Apr 20, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Vanessa Bartlett BU’s Reslife Union and Grad Workers Union gathered for a rally at Marsh Plaza on Friday BOSTON – The Boston University Reslife Union joined BU Graduate Workers on strike, walking out during the Boston Marathon...
Apr 19, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” CHICAGO – Speaking at an event on the first day of Labor Notes, workers from Essential Workers For Democracy (EW4D) announced a lawsuit by two rank and file members which they are bringing against the United Food and Commercial Workers...