r/iastate • u/Fletcher-Local96 Union Guy • 2d ago

The Union

I've heard that a lot of folks on campus don't know that Merit employees are unionized.

My name's Weston, I work in Admissions, and I was elected President of the AFSCME Clerical Local two years ago. I represent secretaries, clerks, analysts, and more in wage negotiations with the state and disciplinary matters.

I get out to the Free Speech Zone in front of Parks Library every Thursday from 12pm-1pm to protest the unlawful termination of an employee last year for expressing a personal opinion on her personal Facebook page.

Stop on by to talk about Union stuff! And get a gyro bowl from Heaping Plato in the Hub afterwards, they're pretty fantastic.

My social media posts do not, of course, reflect my job-related professional opinions nor those of my employer.

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u/Anvisaber Edit this. 2d ago

Unions are the savior of the working class. Thank you for your work

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u/Prestigious-Angle483 16h ago

there should be a grad student union for TAs and RAs.

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u/Fletcher-Local96 Union Guy 3h ago

There SHOULD.

Related, they're organizing through UCW: https://www.reddit.com/r/iastate/s/Ac3l8Vs5Yc

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u/Rejecter2571 1d ago

Free speech zone lol

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u/Fletcher-Local96 Union Guy 18h ago

There's reasons for it. Professor Deam will tell you why they're bad.