![]() ![]() Our interactions have been fraught with significant difficulties that we have not experienced with other unions. Our relationship with the United Auto Workers-the union that represents our graduate student assistants and that has filed the current petition to represent the RAs-has been a notable and unfortunate exception. Our relationship has been characterized, more often than not, by mutual respect, collegiality, and cooperation. We have collaborated to enhance the work experience of our employees, to expand our fiscal resources, and to improve the physical condition of the campus. Generally speaking, unions have been a positive force on campus, and the relationship between them and the administration has been productive. ![]() Our faculty members and librarians are represented by a union, as are our police officers and the overwhelming majority of our staff. ![]() UMass Amherst is a heavily unionized campus. In fact, I find this unionization effort deeply troubling for several reasons. But as Chancellor of a major research university, I know I am expected to explain my views more fully. When colleagues ask why I am opposed to this move, my first thought is that it simply defies common sense. Undergraduate students who serve as resident assistants at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently voted to become the first union of student resident assistants in the country. ![]()
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