Williams releases response video
On Sunday, April 8, the Vassar Student/Labor Dialogue (SLD) posted a video of recently-terminated Safety and Security officer Kemar Williams on their official Facebook page. The video features Williams’ thoughts…
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Community demands officer reinstatement
On Thursday, Feb. 26, students led by the newly-formed Student Organizing Team (SOT) of the Student/Labor Dialogue (SLD) held a short demonstration during a Student Affairs Committee dinner held in…
Letter to the Editor 3/5/15 – SLD
Last Thursday, students disrupted a Trustee dinner and confronted the college about the racist termination of Kemar Williams, a Vassar security guard. We demanded that the Trustees show accountability to…
Trustees respond to student protests
To the Student Organizing Team of the Vassar Student/Labor Dialogue, We would like to thank you for your respectful and passionate expressions of concern to members of the Board of…
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…
Student interest organizations cultivate culture of campus activism
“It’s because of student activism that I got to know my closest friends now,” wrote Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Co-Coordinator Martin Man ’16 in an emailed statement. The relative importance…
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,…
Security officers seek unionization
The Vassar Security Department is organizing to form a union. The Student/Labor Dialogue (SLD) has been showing support through the hashtag “#DemocracyforVCSecurity,” as well as a photo campaign. Additionally, they…
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…