SCHOOL TIDBITS MAY 2024

MAC STUDENTS TO UNIONIZE
The student workers of Macalester College are proud to announce that they have started the process of filing for a union election with the NLRB. On Feb. 7, they made themselves public, and have since moved into the process of a card drop. If they were to win their election, the Macalester Undergraduate Workers’ Union (MUWU) would become the first undergraduate workers union in the state of Minnesota.
This announcement follows the recent trend of undergraduate workers’ unions that has been set at institutions such as Kenyon College, University of Oregon, and Dartmouth College. This novel form of organizing operates on the understanding that student employees are granted the full rights of any employees, and are therefore protected under the NLRA when it comes to union organizing. Every Sunday at 2:30 p.m., the organizing committee meets in Old Main. More at muwu.org. 

STUDENT IN ‘MATILDA’
Stages Theatre Company is excited to announce that St. Paul Conservatory for the Performing Arts 11th grader Addie Winesett plays Mrs. Wormwood in Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical JR.” This is their debut at Stages, located in Hopkins. They were previously in “Buddy: The Buddy Holiday Story” at the History Theater, as well as a teaching artist, educational assistant, and costume designer for ETC Productions. The show runs through May 19.