Pomona students held a sit in for nearly four hours Monday to protest Pomona’s policies for students on work-study.
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Tag: Labor Issues
Pomona’s DACA Advocacy Contrasts With 2011 Firing Of Undocumented Workers
Pomona College has repeatedly made headlines since President Donald Trump took office for its advocacy for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and undocumented students
Pomona Dining Hall Workers Organize Against ‘Managerial Disrespect’
Calls of “¡Sí se puede!” and “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” resounded through Pomona College’s Alexander Hall on
Students, Workers Protest Pitzer Labor Conditions
The Claremont Student-Worker Alliance spread the hashtag #wakeup4workers around Pitzer College’s campus two weeks ago, marking the ground outside McConnell dining hall and the Free Wall
Union Contract Settled Between Pomona, Workers
After several months of negotiation, the Pomona College administration and Pomona dining hall staff reached a collective bargaining agreement Dec. 17, following the dining
WFJ Votes to Unionize
Pomona College Dining Services staff voted in favor of unionizing with UNITE-HERE Local 11 by a clear majority of 57-26 Tuesday after over three
15 Arrested in Protests Over Documentation Firings
In a show of opposition to Pomona College’s decision to terminate 17 employees who could not verify their employment documentation before yesterday’s 5 p.m.
17 Employees Terminated Over Documents; Boycott, Vigil Extended
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
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
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