Welcome to the monthly BCB & BCM Staff Union newsletter! Tune in here every month to get caught up on organizing news and progress.
NEWS:
- LAST CHANCE TO SIGN: Berklee staff are circulating a petition with demands regarding ICE on campus. The deadline to sign is Sept 13th. Sign in support here.
- ICYMI: HR COMPENSATION FOUNDATIONS meeting:
- Berklee bases employee wages on 90% of the average of 235 institutions from around the country. The problem? We don’t pay rent in Lawrence, Kentucky. Why are our wages based on average data from places with considerably lower cost of living?
- Many thanks to the folks who were able to attend and take notes! Check them out here:Compensation Foundations Notes & Links.docx
- DO YOU KNOW WHO YOUR TURF LEADER IS? The union is divided into turfs across campus that each contain one to three departments. Turf leader assignments are being finalized this week. Look out for an email from them in the next few weeks!!
Where We Started:
Between May 2024 and December 2024, many of us were contacted by colleagues to gauge our interest in creating a staff union. A majority of staff who were contacted expressed interest and support in a staff union, and a core group began an organizing committee (OC). The staff union partnered with the AFT (American Federation of Teachers), with support from the Berklee Faculty Union, and Studio Operations (represented by IBEW). In 2025 leadership began outlining the demands of the staff union based on feedback from our workplace issue form. Want to see these demands, add your own, and help improve working conditions at Berklee? Contact us and join our team by emailing: staffunionbcmbcb@gmail.com.
