How You Can Help
Our union is how we secure our rights to safe, dignified work.
The fluid nature of student work allows Dartmouth to utilize student labor at low costs. Universities are not lacking in resources; they choose to invest in more “profitable” ventures. New buildings over public housing, real estate investments and union busting over worker pay. We believe that every community member who labors for Dartmouth must have a say over its governance.
Need to report a workplace grievance?
As a unionized employee, including international student workers, you have certain protections by the National Labor Relations Board- the federal agency that protects the rights of private sector employees.
Examples of violations:
Abrupt termination without just cause, prior notice, or due process.
Threatening to close a workplace if employees select a union to represent them.
Threatening employees with loss of jobs or benefits if they join or vote for a union or engage in protected concerted activity.
Questioning employees about their union sympathies or activities in circumstances that tend to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights under the Act.
Promising benefits to employees to discourage their union support.
Transferring, laying off, terminating, assigning employees more difficult work tasks, or otherwise punishing employees because they engaged in union or protected concerted activity.
You can contact us directly us at studentworkersdartmouth@gmail.com to notify us of a grievance, and our grievance officer will respond in a timely manner.
The National Labor Relations Act (1935) legally forbids our employer from "interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes, or from working together to improve terms and conditions of employment, or refraining from any such activity (Union Rights)."