Solidarity Rally: Support Barnard RAs Union!
Celebrate the Barnard RA's and show support for their union this Friday!
95% of Barnard College’s 57 Resident Assistants submitted a petition to Barnard President Sian Leah Beilock on Monday, October 3rd to announce their formation of a union with OPEIU-153 and to demand voluntary recognition.
Barnard College Resident Assistants (RAs) are undergraduate student workers who have been hired by the College to live in the dorms and oversee anywhere between 20-70 residents. Although the College claims that this job “must not exceed a total of 20 hours each week,” RAs have seen the position become an overwhelming, 24/7 job.
By unionizing, the Barnard College Resident Assistant union hopes to achieve security and stability for themselves and for future Resident Assistants.
“Unionizing will give us the power of having an equal seat at the table to transform the entirety of the position into something fair and equitable not only for us, but for future generations of RAs. If you’re an RA frustrated with your college, hoping to make a change, I hope you follow suit.” -Aditi Misra, class of 2023, RA since spring 2021
Join us for this rally scheduled for Friday, October 7 at 4 pm in the Barnard Quad where RA’s will be speaking out about their working conditions and demanding that Barnard administration recognize their union with no delays!