Workers at Duke University Press File For Union Election

Employees at Duke University Press announced on Monday that they had filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking legal certification for their union.

In March, workers had gone public with Duke University Press Workers Union, a unit of The NewsGuild, TNG-CWA Local 3203.

Shortly thereafter, the university began meeting with anti-union law firm Ogletree Deakins. The INDY contacted Duke's spokesperson, but they declined to comment.

In a mission statement, staff members said that the union aims to address "constant turnover, extended vacancies, disruptive reorganizations, lack of professional growth opportunities, patterns of discrimination, inconsistent enforcement of policies, and compensation that is not commensurate with our quality of work and years of experience as professionals (or the cost of living in Durham and around the Triangle) have all contributed in various ways to make working at DUP harder than it should be."

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