GESO’s Campaign for a Neutral Election

Since this spring our brothers and sisters in GESO have not relented in their campaign. Three times in the past year, a majority of graduate employees have petitioned Yale calling for a neutral election. This spring they submitted grievances…

Research Assistants Fight to Protect their Layoff Benefits

Left to Right: Jianmin Zeng, Pathology; Cheryl Bergman, Job Search Team; Dongqing Liu, IEP; Liping Zhao, Anesthesiology Dongqing Liu was working as a Research Assistant for the Yale Cancer Center this Spring when she found out her…

Account Assistants in Pediatrics Fight Back Against Plans to Outsource our Jobs

Yale Pediatric BillingLeft to Right: Karyn Turcotte, Jackie Bruneau, Wanda Ferreira, Charmaine Rohde, Diane Munger, Yolanda Giordano, Adrian Latella, Yvonne D'Amato Last week, three account assistants in Pediatric Emergency…

Yale College E-level fight ends in victory!

Local 34 members in the residential colleges have won a great victory. Over the last year, we have been fighting back against the University posting three of the most sought-after jobs on campus as 11-month positions. Our members…

Local 34 Members in Surgery Transplant push back against YNHH expansion

Staff of the Yale Surgery Transplant Lab Local 34 members in Yale Surgery Transplant win victory!We were notified a few months ago that Yale-New Haven Hospital was considering…

Family of Local 34 member receives Sons & Daughters Scholarship Benefit

Members of the Yale Health Plan Committee Long-time member Sharon McNamara passed away unexpectedly last year. At the time of her death, she had been working with Local 34 Steward Gloria Lopez to resolve a dispute about her eligibility…