Save the Dates! Kickoff Party & Rally for Whitman Workers

As we approach union card authorization day, we have some exciting events planned for members and supports of Whitman College Workers United!

 Upcoming events: Save the date and participate!

•  Tomorrow, Friday 2/6: Wear Blue Day! Demonstrate our solidarity by wearing blue! Iykyk.

•  Friday, 2/13: “Dot Day”: Demonstrate our school spirit by wearing a Whitman pin; we love our college, and that’s why we’re getting together to improve working conditions!

• Wednesday, 2/18 @ 11:00-1:00pm: Early Sign-on and Staff Lunch Swag Exchange
   Sheehan Gallery
   Gathering at card drop HQ to start off strong. Stop by to sign your authorization card early, socialize with staff and get a head-start. Pick up a union shirt and pins for the rally the next day!

• Wednesday, 2/18 @ 5:00-7:00pm: Kickoff Party & Town Hall
   TBD, watch for emails.
   An evening of coming together as Whitman college staff for conversation, community, and a celebration of the moment we make history together! Ceremonial card signing, speeches and a night of honoring all our hard work.

•  Thursday, 2/19 @ Noon: Rally for Whitman Workers
   Whitman Campus, outside Cleveland Commons
   At the Power and Privilege Symposium, students, faculty and staff are coming together to fight the cuts and announce our majority intent to unionize. This is the day to be BIG! All staff should be present.

Please take 2 minutes to RSVP today! 

If you have questions, let us know in the RSVP form and we'll schedule a time to chat!

The Deets:

Since we began organizing six months ago, we’ve had hundreds of conversations with our colleagues and heard overwhelming support for workers at Whitman coming together!

After months of surveying the majority of 230 unit-eligible staff at Whitman, we know a strong majority already support forming a union! With budget reviews coming up, we’re building worker power to take on benefit cuts and fight for a real, democratic say in our working conditions. That means collective bargaining! 

On February 19th, we will go public with our campaign. We are asking every staff employee at Whitman to sign a union authorization card, affirming our majority intent to unionize to the NLRB.

We are so excited to get all Staff together for a kickoff party and town hall on the evening of February 18th! This this is the place to be! We will come together for a banquet to share our stories, honor our hard-working colleagues, and celebrate this wonderful moment together. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to RSVP to ensure we have plenty of food. We also count on seeing you there to sign your union authorization card!

Finally on Thursday the 19th, hundreds of faculty, staff, and students will come together at a Rally for Whitman Workers! This is the time to show our numbers and let the administration know we’re serious about making our workplace safe and sustainable for everyone. We’ll deliver our letter of majority intent to form a union and demand the administration voluntarily recognize our union and begin collective bargaining. Can’t wait to see you there!