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May 3, 2022

Grinnell College Becomes First Fully Unionized Undergraduate School in U.S.

Lexi McMenamin Teen Vogue

Nationwide, organizers are hoping to connect student activism on undergraduate campuses like Grinnell to the broader national labor movement, which is growing thanks to the efforts of young people at major chains like Starbucks and Amazon.

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March 29, 2021

Unions on Campus: How Some Undergraduates Are Organizing During COVID-19

Sophie Haysson Teen Vogue

Students on multiple campuses are getting involved in undergraduate unions.

November 6, 2018

In Iowa, Pioneering Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing

Meghan Brophy Labor Notes

Without lawyers or an international union behind them, these young workers represented themselves at the National Labor Relations Board, up against high-powered “union avoidance” lawyers and university administrators—and won. Nov. election date.

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