News Briefs - October 24, 2004● ACT-UAW certified as the union of part-time faculty at New School   University

● Articles on Union Victory in Representation Election at SIU-Edwardsville

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ACT-UAW certified as the union of part-time faculty at New School University

Dear Colleagues:

Today, Monday, September 27, 2004: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has rejected the New School's appeal to overturn our election. The NLRB has now CERTIFIED THE UNION, ACT-UAW as the collective bargaining agent for New School University part-time faculty. Now, the administration must come to the bargaining table or it will be in deliberate violation of national labor law.

We're hopeful that the university will not break the law and will come to the table prepared to bargain ingood faith.  We will keep you informed of when negotiations begin.  Congratulations to all who've worked on this effort.

As regards the union boycott of New School events, the boycott will continue until the administrationrecognizes the union.  For further details, please visit our website at www.newschooluaw.org.

In solidarity,

The ACT-UAW Part-Time FacultyOrganizing CommitteePosted to the Adjunct-l mailing list on September 28, 2004 by Joel Schlemowitz (schlemoj@newschool.edu)

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Articles on Union Victory in Representation Election at SIU - Edwardsville

● "SIUE faculty vote to unionize," Associated Press Newswires, 29 September 2004● Cory Freeman, "Non-tenured faculty votes yes on union," SIUE Alestle, Sept. 30, 2004● Andrea Zimmermann,  "SIUE term faculty vote to unionize. SIUC beginning to work to do same," SIU Carbondale Daily Egyptian, Sept. 29, 2004.● Zhanda Malone, "Faculty group to form union. SIUE's non-tenured faculty speaks out," Edwardsville Intelligencer, Sept. 30 2004.● Susan C. Thomson, "SIUE faculty group ratifies union," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sept. 29, 2004.● Josh Stockinger, "SIUE group votes for union," Alton Telegraph, Sept. 29, 2004.● Elizabeth Donald, "SIUE faculty OKs union by a 78-31 landslide vote," Belleville News Democrat, Sept. 29, 2004

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