by Justin | Apr 12, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, GWC-UAW 2110, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, New York University, Organizing, President Donald Trump, President Joseph Biden
Joe Biden’s ascension to the White House has precipitated a flurry of activity by graduate student unions at private universities across the country, some of whom had avoided certain organizing efforts during the Trump administration amid fears that their cases would...
by Justin | Apr 12, 2021 | Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, New York University
Members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee voted to authorize a strike, with 96.4% of participating union members voting to approve the potential action. The results do not necessarily mean that graduate student workers will strike, but rather that the GSOC...
by Justin | Apr 7, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, One Member One Vote
“Our union believes that membership is the ultimate authority in our decision-making. Therefore, HGSU endorses a vote in favor of One Member, One Vote in the upcoming UAW-wide referendum on the direct election of top UAW international officers. Read our...
by Justin | Apr 6, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
While many view Harvard graduate students as members of the privileged elite, studying in Cambridge often requires students to endure precarious material conditions. A backdrop of high rent, low pay, and expensive groceries becomes acutely visible in their daily...
by Justin | Mar 29, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, GWC-UAW 2110, New York University
Graduate students working at New York City’s two biggest private universities are demanding benefits like increased wages and neutral arbitration for harassment claims, with thousands of Columbia University students participating in an ongoing strike and a potential...
by Justin | Mar 26, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, GWC-UAW 2110
Nearly five years after the National Labor Relations Board ruled that graduate student workers at Columbia University were entitled to collective bargaining, the union there is still without a contract. Today, union members are ending their second week on strike over...
