Ask a Dean Category: Union Representation
Thank you #2
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Hi Deans, I have enjoyed reading the ask a Dean section of the graduate school announcements. I find the responses would have been very useful in my first semester at…
Thank you #1
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, I have just read your latest announcements – special edition. I would just like to say thank you for being so open, transparent, and supportive during this whole…
How will voting work for students who are working off-campus or at a satellite campus?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Hi, I hope all is well. I heard that voting will occur at designated polling stations. I was wondering how this will work for students who are working off-campus, or…
Comment #2 about Ask a Dean 3/6/17
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, I really, really like you. Grad school at Cornell has been generous, supportive, encouraging at all times to me. From conferences to research travels, assistance in difficult times,…
Is there any absentee voting procedure available for the election?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, Since the CGSU has now given their notice of intent to file for an election, I am extremely concerned about the way in which the election will be…
Comment #3 about Ask a Dean 3/6/17
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, I find the leading item in the most recent Graduate School News to be extremely disheartening. The two questions are clearly canned anti-union messages meant to dissuade graduate…
Comment #1 about Ask a Dean 3/6/17
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, I am concerned about the email sent to graduate students yesterday. I do not doubt that other graduate students have the concerns raised about the unionization effort, but…
Can you tell me more about how the dues payment process would work?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, I have read that for Union dues, every graduate student will have to pay probably around $900 each year. Yet as a grad student, I do not always…
Can you offer your perspective on unionization in modern workforces and CGSU in this context?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, As an ambivalent supporter of the union, I have been paying close attention to your carefully worded responses to questions about CGSU. It would help me understand your…
Is it legal to un-unionize?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, I’m sorry if this has already been answered, but I haven’t come across any discussion on how to leave a union once you’re in it. Say grads decide…