With tensions rising before a looming union vote, some say the college treats employees well and a union won’t help
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Honored at Bates College in 2019, a labor leader now backs unionization bid on campus
Dolores Huerta, a Medal of Freedom winner, issued an open letter throwing her support to organizers angling for a union for many of the employees at Bates College.
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Union organizers allege intimidation by Bates College administration
The College says it hasn’t seen the complaint yet so it can’t comment on the allegations.
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Bates College gears up for a union election with national labor board
The staff unionization effort has gained support from students and state legislators.
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Bates College selected for initiative to increase enrollment of low-income students and undocumented immigrants
A foundation will match up to $50 million to help those unable to afford a liberal arts education.
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Bates College buys former Campus Avenue convent from St. Mary’s
The 3-acre property sold for $1.95 million and abuts the Lewiston campus.
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Neighbors complain about off-campus rowdiness at Bates College
Parties around the college campus reportedly causing an array of damage and rattling the nerves of the people who live there.
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A Bates College senior from Kabul helps save her family from the Taliban
Two sisters in America found Americans in Afghanistan to evacuate their parents and younger siblings.
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Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
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Bates College seeks to reduce heated interactions between students and campus security
New report on campus safety urges more residential life staffers and greater effort to ease tensions between safety officers and students at the Lewiston college.