University of Miami 2006 Custodial Workers' Strike - Miami Herald Coverage of Strike

Miami Herald Coverage of Strike

• On April 26, 2006, Ana Menèndez, a columnist for The Miami Herald, reported that 16 student activists were being called before the university administration on disciplinary charges that could result in their suspension or expulsion. They are accused of disorderly conduct. But the charges are listed as major and in the same category as rape, according to one student quoted in the article.

• On April 27, 2006, a Miami Herald editorial supported UNICCO's position on how a vote on unionization should take place, claiming that "the best way to get an accurate and fair determination of what the workers want is through a secret ballot administered by the National Labor Relations Board".