Pomona College fired 17 staff members yesterday, after those employees were unable to meet the college’s deadline for submitting updated work authorization documents. The terminations, which most directly affected dining services employees, marked the end of a three-week verification process that has provoked outrage from many organizations and individuals, both
Tag: Labor Issues
Faculty Resolve to Support Workers; Students, Staff Protest Document Checks
At a faculty meeting Nov. 16, Pomona College President David Oxtoby pointed to fears of potential involvement from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and reiterated that the college must re-verify the work authorization documents of 84 college employees before Dec. 1. The Pomona College administration has been under fire this
Pomona Reviews Employee Documents; WFJ Protests
Pomona College began checking the work authorization documents of 84 of its employees, provoking widespread outrage from many students, professors, and staff members. Supporters of Workers for Justice (WFJ), the pro-union group of Pomona dining hall staff, began demonstrating before dawn on Tuesday in opposition to what they saw as
Workers File Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Pomona
The pro-union group of Pomona College dining hall workers, Workers For Justice (WFJ), filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over the summer, claiming the school is implementing an anti-union campaign. These charges come at a time when negotiations between Pomona and WFJ are stalled