When Swarthmore College Resident Assistants (RAs) voted overwhelmingly to approve membership in the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), they joined a wave of undergraduate organizing throughout the country. OPEIU Local 153, to which the Swarthmore Workers Union belongs, has since
The Office of Human Resources and the Swarthmore Labor Action Project recently released its dependent care survey, which indicated that many of the college’s staff want additional childcare options from the college. Of the 958 employees on active payroll, 224 completed the
The Swarthmore Labor Action Project (SLAP) has hosted a myriad of events on campus during the past two semesters, with the ultimate aim of working establishing justice and dignity in the workplace. According to the college’s website, SLAP has been working for
