Pomona Dining Workers Report Excessive On-the-job Injuries
With an injury rate nearly double the national rate in 2010 according to a union analysis, current and former Pomona College dining hall employees filed a complaint with Cal/OSHA today. This complaint comes as a result of debilitating injuries...
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Groups Call on Trustees to Release Report
As the Pomona College Board of Trustees conducts an internal investigation into the process leading up to the firings of 17 immigrant workers in December, various groups on campus are calling on the Board of Trustees to release its full report to the campus community. Two weeks ago, the editorial board of The Student Life—Pomona’s…
Dining Hall in the Streets on Cesar Chavez Day
Join us for a Dining Hall in the Streets! In December, Pomona College fired 17 immigrant workers, 16 of whom were dining hall workers trying to form a union. Several of them worked for Pomona College for decades. In honor of Cesar Chavez Day, join us for a Dining Hall in the Streets at Pomona…
A Week of Actions
At the end of February, while Pomona College Board of Trustees met at a luxury resort on the beach, students and workers were busy holding daily events in support of fired workers back on campus. On Wednesday, February 22, local clergy and community leaders held an Ash Wednesday service on the steps of Smith Campus…
