Support Bates College Workers
Earlier this week, Bates adjunct faculty and non-managerial staff announced they are seeking to form a union, the Bates Educators and Staff Organization (BESO), with the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA-SEIU Local 1989). Workers are building a “wall-to-wall” union meaning anyone who receives a paycheck from Bates College — and is not management, tenured or tenure-track faculty, or a campus safety officer — is eligible to join.
Unfortunately, the administration of the college has already begun its anti-union campaign, so Bates workers need to know their community is behind them. Here are ways you can support the Bates workers:
2. Join the "Friends of Bates Educators and Staff" Facebook group and invite your friends and co-workers to join as well.
3. Follow "Friends of Bates Educators and Staff" on Instagram and Twitter.