The Bates Student

Proposed Union Fails as Votes are Finally Counted

Noah Forman, Digital Editor • March 23, 2023

On Thursday afternoon, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) completed its count of ballots cast in a unionization vote of Bates College professionals and support staff, with the union vote failing...

NLRB Orders Counting of Ballots Cast Fourteen Months Ago in Bates College Union Election

Noah Forman, Digital Editor • March 23, 2023

In a statement on Wednesday, President Clayton Spencer informed college staff that the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston has scheduled the counting of the ballots...

Nine Months after the Delay: The Future of the Union Vote and Perspectives from BESO

Ferzan Coskun, Staff Writer • October 5, 2022

Nine months after their vote was impounded, the Bates Employee and Staff Organization (BESO) waits for a response from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) about the formation of their union. The...

Adjunct Faculty and Staff Will Vote to Form Their Union in January

Elizabeth LaCroix, Managing News Editor • December 17, 2021

Announced on Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), ballots will be mailed to all adjunct faculty and staff to decide if they want to form the union. Votes will be counted on Jan. 31 by...

Q&A With Bates Administration, the BESO Organizing Committee and Union-Eligible Employees

Jackson Elkins and Elizabeth LaCroix • November 16, 2021

It has been over a month since the Bates Educators and Staff Organization (BESO) filed with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election. With the election drawing ever closer, The Bates...