Staff, students rally against shifts in labor policies at ACDC
On Monday, Nov. 24, roughly 150 students and staff members held a rally in the All Campus Dining Center (ACDC) to support ACDC workers who are fighting for changes to…
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VC buyout program to decrease staff by 68
In just over one month, Vassar College will witness the final wave of employee departures that began this summer as part of a voluntary resignation or early retirement program. According…
Buyout program excludes student voices
This past July, Vassar College began the first phase of the Voluntary Retirement Program, an initiative which provided certain non-faculty employees with the opportunity to take a buyout that would…
UpC baristas bemoan late-night hours, insufficient wages
Most students see UpC as a convenient place to go for a late snack, but for its student workers, it means difficult hours at minimum wage. The popular late-night destination…
SLD, Security organize ‘Call-in Day’ for unionization
On Tuesday, April 15, the Vassar Student/Labor Dialogue (SLD) organized an event called “Call-in Day to Demand a Fair and Speedy Election for Security.” According to the SLD Facebook page,…
Vassar community expresses support for Security union
The following are two public letters created by the Vassar Student/Labor Dialogue, the first of which signed of by more than 750 members of the Vassar community, including students, faculty,…
Equal Pay Day a year-round issue that affects millions
April 8 is the date on which the League of Nations assembled, the Senate passed the Civil Rights Bill, and “Twin Peaks” premiered on television, and this year, it also…
Walton elucidates college finances, SLD claims at Council
On Sunday, Dec. 1, Chief Financial Officer of Vassar College Bob Walton came to the Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council meeting to hold a forum with the VSA in attempt…
Pamphlet requires more open discussions, action from VC
The Vassar Student/Labor Dialogue (SLD) recently published a pamphlet, entitled “What Vassar Doesn’t Want You to Know: A Guide to Labor on Campus,” to help discuss the Vassar...
Letter to the Editor 11/14/13
To the Editors: I would like to respond to last week’s article about the Student-Labor Dialogue pamphlet distributed recently on campus. I respect that the students who produced the pamphlet…