GLU-UE Local 1105 has been bargaining with the University of Minnesota for over a year on their first contract. Last week, the University unilaterally put a stop to bargaining.
Thousands of Union members recently voted to reject UMN’s most recent proposal, and they were expecting negotiations to carry on moving toward a contract both parties could accept. This decision to stop bargaining is a response to their recent referendum vote; it reads as an attempt to take away their voices and their agency in negotiating a fair contract.