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- Published on February 13, 2018
A letter from Vice President for Human Resources David Trainor | February 13, 2018
Dear Members of the Boston College Community:
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, the Boston College Graduate Union – UAW withdrew its petition to unionize graduate students at Boston College. As a result of that withdrawal, on Thursday, February 8, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) revoked the Certification of Representation certifying the election results through which the NLRB had certified the union as the exclusive bargaining agent for graduate students at Boston College. In the simplest terms, this withdrawal and revocation of certification means that the effort to unionize graduate students by the UAW has concluded and the University’s Request for Review is now moot. As of today, there is no action pending before the NLRB related to Boston College and our graduate students and there is no legally certified bargaining representative for graduate students at Boston College.
Boston College reaffirms our appreciation for the ongoing and important contributions of graduate students to the success of the University. Our position remains that graduate student unionization in any form undermines the collegial, mentoring relationship among students and faculty that is a cornerstone of this academic community. Boston College continues to uphold this fundamentally educational relationship, which we believe is in the mutual best interest of students and faculty.
We remain committed to providing our graduate students tax-free tuition remission and competitive stipends, as well as offering excellent health care benefits for our doctoral graduate teaching and research assistants. We will continue to review the benefits we provide to our graduate students and to care for them as valued members of the BC Community. We look forward to their continued contributions to the University.
