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The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

WOAW holds strike authorization vote beginning Feb. 14

WOAW holds strike authorization vote beginning Feb. 14

Sazma Sarwar and Ruby Barenberg | February 15, 2025
Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW), the non-tenure track faculty union, has started a strike authorization vote after bargaining with the College since May 2024.
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Latest WOAW bargaining session expands research opportunities for union members

Ruby Barenberg | October 17, 2024

On Oct. 8, the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) union members reached an agreement on participating in flagship research programs during its 11th bargaining session with Wellesley College. According...

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Wellesley’s unionized faculty are negotiating with the College. How much progress has really been made?

Valida Pau, Ruby Barenberg, and Christina Ding | October 2, 2024
The Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) union is six months into bargaining for their first contract with the College and still far from one. 
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Over 160 faculty and students demand harassment grievance procedures amid negotiation pushback

Galeta Sandercock | September 12, 2024
The Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) union called for an expansion in nondiscrimination policies and complaint procedures against negotiation pushback, in a new open letter addressed to the College administration.
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