Ask a Dean Category: Union Representation
Will the Cornell administration respond to questions from pro-union graduate students?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Hello! I have a question for the Deans of the Graduate School. I understand that the Cornell Administration is limited in its ability to communicate publicly about potential unionization, or…
Does not voting affect the process the same as voting against?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, I am a physical sciences graduate student. I don’t support the formation of the union. My question is: Does not voting affect the process the same as voting against?…
Should I be worried about CGSU and their non-Cornell affiliates?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, In my office, some of the graduate students are in favor of CGSU and have been actively recruiting in my department. I am worried about the lies they…
What would happen if a graduate student union decided to strike?
Category: Union Representation Date: March 2017
Dear Deans, CGSU has expressed their support for all labor actions undertaken by the Ithaca College Contingent Faculty, including striking. If the Cornell graduate student union decided to strike in…
Do authorization cards ever expire or are they valid indefinitely?
Category: Union Representation Date: February 2017
Hello Dean, CGSU has been trying to get people to sign membership cards for quite some time now. I heard that the union has to show signed cards from at…
If an election is held at Cornell, how will it be conducted?
Category: Union Representation Date: February 2017
Dear Deans: I’m surprised that a graduate union election hasn’t happened at Cornell yet. I thought CGSU was gearing up for that last semester. I saw that at Harvard the…
What are the similarities and differences between Columbia and Cornell?
Category: Union Representation Date: December 2016
Dear Deans, Graduate students at Columbia recently voted for union representation by the United Auto Workers. Are there similarities and differences between Columbia and Cornell that we, Cornell graduate students,…
Why are your communications always so biased?
Category: Union Representation Date: December 2016
Dear Deans, Why are your communications about the union always so biased? Sincerely, Concerned-About-Bias Graduate Student Response Dear Concerned-About-Bias Graduate Student: Thanks very much for your question. I appreciate your…
Will the union subpoena my information in the spring, if so, how do I opt out?
Category: Union Representation Date: November 2016
Dear Graduate School Deans, I’ve searched the CGSU website, but I could not find any information regarding the timeline for a potential graduate student unionization vote. Assuming the vote happens…
How can I find out more about the Union Management Committee?
Category: Union Representation Date: November 2016
Dear Deans: I read the recent Letter to the Editor in the Cornell Daily Sun that referred to conversations that occurred in the Union-Management Committee. I didn’t realize that the…