Berea College

Both student workers and administration at Berea College are still waiting for a decision from the National Labor Relations Board on whether students can hold a vote to organize a labor union.

hooks was well known for her writing focusing on race and gender, andbecame a professor-in-residence at the college starting in 2004.

All course fees at Berea College will be covered this academic year thanks to a large anonymous donation.

The Board hearing was originally scheduled for March 27 before two postponements pushed it to May.

The hearing, which would have collected testimony before a potential union vote, was originally scheduled for March 27. The first postponement would have delayed the hearing to this Wednesday. It’s now scheduled for May 14.

The group filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in mid-March to hold a unionization vote. More than 1,300 undergraduate students would be represented.

Cheryl L. Nixon was officially inaugurated as Berea College’s tenth president Saturday with a formal ceremony. She’s served in that role since July of last year.

The United Student Workers of Berea say they’re organizing for a number of causes, including fair wages, negotiable job contracts and a formal grievance system.

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Berea College students are organizing to form a labor union as the United Student Workers of Berea-CWA, according to a filing submitted to the National Labor Relations Board.