Editorial: Support needed for union in entertainment industry

By The Ithacan • October 21, 2021

The IATSE is currently fighting to ensure conditions improve and workers are paid fair wages for the work they put in.

IC community members support union for film employees

By Olivia Stanzl, Contributing Writer • October 20, 2021

Community members have expressed support for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts.

Faculty union resolves its NLRB lawsuits with Ithaca College

By Grace Elletson, News Editor • September 13, 2017

The union has resolved its lawsuits with the administration — one ended in a withdrawal of the suit, the other ended with a settlement.

Students for Labor Action hang banner in support of union

March 23, 2017

Students for Labor Action hung a banner outside of Emerson Suites which was hosting Ed Tech Day March 23.

Contingent faculty unions announce strike date

By Grace Elletson, News Editor • March 9, 2017

The contingent faculty unions have released an announcement that they will strike March 28 and 29 if a contract agreement is not reached.

Update: IC part time–faculty union, administration far apart in talks

By Grace Elletson, Assistant News Editor • September 23, 2016

“We’ve had dialogue about the issues,” Burroughs said. “They’re either stalling or not doing their work, and we’re not going to tolerate that.”

Ithaca College contingent and part-time faculty hold teach-in

By Evan Popp, Staff writer • April 15, 2016

“I was in an office with another part-timer at one point, and I had received word that I had a contract for the next semester, and she didn't, and she was a mother, and she said to me ‘I have no idea what I’m going to do now. I have to start applying for jobs,’” Grunberg said.

Full-time contingent faculty’s union request denied

By Michael Pyskaty and Sophia Tulp • April 7, 2016

Members of the Ithaca College administration have denied a request by full-time contingent faculty to join the existing part-time faculty union.

Part-time faculty union faces some pushback in negotiations

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • March 23, 2016

“Right now, we have people in our membership who are single mothers, on welfare, on food stamps, barely making ends meet, who don’t know if they’re going to be hired next semester,” Graham said.

Part-time faculty union begins bargaining with administration

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 4, 2015

The Ithaca College part-time faculty bargaining committee and the administration discussed the committee’s goals at their first bargaining session Oct. 20.

Update: Ithaca College part-time faculty elect to unionize

By Max Denning, Assistant News Editor • May 28, 2015

Ithaca College part-time faculty successfully elected to unionize May 28 with an overwhelming majority.

Full-time faculty petition against administration union site

By Kayla Dwyer, News Editor • April 29, 2015

A petition is being circulated among Ithaca College full-time faculty asking the administration to edit the union election informational website it created to be more in line with the statement that the college is “neither anti-union nor pro-union,” which the college claims on the same website. As of 8 p.m. Thursday the petition was signed by 105 people.