June 7, 2002

A Union for Undergraduates

To the Editor:

Acting Chancellor Marcellette G. Williams argues that a union for undergraduate resident assistants at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst makes no sense ("Why a Union for RA's Makes No Sense," The Review, April 26). Here's what she doesn't tell readers: The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission ruled that RA's are not only students but also workers. ...

An election was scheduled. The administration presented its case. ... The RA's listened, then