Sthecarlet & Black UGSDW rally calls for strike as bargaining resumes

By Taylor Nunley nunleyta@grinnell.edu

The Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers (UGSDW) held a rally protesting for a higher on-campus wage and calling for a strike date outside the Joe Rosenfield `25 Center on Monday, Feb. 20. The rally amassed about 50 attendees chanting and holding signs.

UGSDW President Lena Wiebe `25 called for a strike date on April 17, which will be voted on by union members this week amidst bargaining sessions between the UGSDW and representatives from Grinnell College to create a contract for all student workers. Bargaining sessions for the spring 2023 semester started again on Thursday, Feb. 23 following a postponement the previous week for inclement weather. At the session, the UGSDW bargaining team discussed their proposals on health care coverage, non-discrimination policy and different types of leave, which, if included, would come into effect

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