How the state will handle the UMN unionization complaint

The state Bureau of Mediation Services has announced (above) how it will handle some graduate-assistants’ complaint of unfair election practices against the University of Minnesota.

The U’s summary:

The procedure and timeline are as follows:

The union will provide information and evidence regarding their charge by April 23

The University will provide a written response by May 3

The BMS will determine if a hearing is required

If required, a hearing will be scheduled during the month of May

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.