Barnard staff seek union over wages and promotion practices
Barnard staff move to unionize citing abominable wages and irregular promotion procedures. About two thirds of eligible workers reported signing union cards, seeking recognition to bargain. President Peterson notes cautious acceptance if unionization is legal, with ad hoc committee leading the effort and demands pending.
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Milbank
Barnard
National Labor Relations Board
Peterson
Dme
Peter Vannett
Hhw
Ella Weed
BHR
District 65 Union Formed in 1933 for Distributive Workers
District 65, formed in 1933 as a union for distributive workers, mainly clerical and secretarial staff, remains largely separate from other unions. National membership totals 60,000 with District 1 in New York City at 25,000.
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District 65
District 1
New York City
Vietnam
Peter van Delft
Fiske College
Hampton College
University of Chicago
van Delft
Staff Meeting Notice at BULLETIN Office
An important meeting for all BULLETIN staff is scheduled for tomorrow Friday the 13th at 1 00 PM in the BULLETIN office 107 McIntosh Center Coral Richards and Derval Walsh can be contacted if attendance is not possible
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Bulletin
McIntosh Center
Coral Richards
Derval Walsh
Barnard President Urges Educator Leadership on Equality
President Martha Peterson told educators at the Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education that U S colleges have lost autonomy by failing to be accountable to women and minorities. She urged stronger action on affirmative action and greater interinstitutional cooperation to advance equal educational opportunity.
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Martha Peterson
United States
American Council On Education
Peterson
Hew
K. Patricia Cross
Mixed Reviews On New Academic Calendar At Columbia
Reactions to the revised calendar as mid terms near are divided among students and faculty. Professors Carnley Robertson and others discuss pressure to complete work before Christmas plus adjustments, while students note benefits of a longer break and concerns over workload and January exams. Some see January as ideal for travel, others worry about finishing eighty pages of papers with limited breaks.
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C. 8Abino
Carnley
Political Science
Senate
Robertson
Jane Gooch
Norman
Barnard Hall
Wemple
Lorch
Columbia
Fordham
Manhattan
New York
Barnard
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