Celebrating Clayton Spencer Telling the Story of the Eighth Bates College President, 2012–2023

Dear Colleagues, I write to provide an update on the union election conducted by the Regional Office of the National…

Dear Colleagues, I write to let you know that the Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board in Boston…

Dear Colleagues,  I write to share with you that the college received notice this afternoon that the National Labor Relations…

Dear Colleagues, I write to share an update on a pending union issue.  On Thursday, March 9, the National Labor…

Dear Colleagues, This afternoon, we received word from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C. that they have…

Dear Colleagues, In response to questions from faculty and staff, I write to address the union election and the college’s…

I write to provide an update on the union election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from January 6 through January 28. Ballots have been received by the regional office of the NLRB, but it was confirmed this afternoon that they will not be counted today as originally scheduled because a request for review of the appropriateness of the bargaining unit is pending before the NLRB and remains unresolved.

Dear Colleagues,

I write to address issues and questions that have arisen in the context of union organizing efforts at Bates and to outline how the college intends to support all employees as we move through the process.