“National labor policy has been built on the premise that, by pooling their economic strength and acting through a labor organization freely chosen by the majority, the employees of an appropriate unit have the most effective means of bargaining for improvements in wages, hours, and working conditions. The policy therefore extinguishes the individual employee's power to order his own relations with his employer, and creates a power vested in the chosen representative to act in the interests of all employees...
… ‘Congress has seen fit to clothe the bargaining representative with powers comparable to those possessed by a legislative body both to create and restrict the rights of those whom it represents.’”
– U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, NLRB v Allis-Chalmers (1967)
We encourage you to look at UE's website to see if they are an organization that you think Cornell students should be compelled to support.
Links to general inforrmation
Rights Brochure
https://www.nrtw.org/files/nrtw/Private_Sector_Employees_Brochure.pdf
Employee rights
Can I do my research during a strike?
What if I want to work during a strike? (Private Sector Employee)
How to exercise your Beck rights
https://www.nrtw.org/object-nonbargaining-private/
Unions are required to file financial disclosure forms (LM-2, form 990, etc)
Breaking down the LMRDA, union bill of rights, and complianceguide.unitworkers.com
To see UE's annual financial form 990 filed with IRS
UE's employee identification number (EIN): 13-1425760
https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/details/
To view UE's annual LM-2 filed with the Dept. of Labor
Union abbreviation: UE
https://olmsapps.dol.gov/query/getOrgQry.do
Similar situations at other universities:
At MIT:
At Harvard:
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/11/21/hgsu-members-resign-bds/
At Princeton:
Other Links: