About 150 dining hall workers have joined UNITE HERE Local 26 after an overwhelming vote in favor of unionization: 127 to 19.
Following the NLRB vote, Tufts University dining hall workers are members of UNITE HERE Local 26 and can begin negotiating their first contract with Tufts.
"My time at Tufts has been filled with job insecurity," said dining hall worker, Tsering Ngodup who has been classified as a temp for over five years. "But this journey to a union has shown me that the Tufts community is behind us."
Earlier this April, 500 students joined workers as they formally announced their union, demanding recognition from Tufts University. Since then, 77 student groups have joined a coalition backing the food service worker's union.
To read more from UNITE HERE's statement, click HERE!
