In Spring 2026, a majority of GSOC graduate student workers voted to ratify four Initial Bargaining Goals – over 1,500 members participated with nearly 100% voting ‘Yes’. These goals reflect the priorities that are most important to graduate workers at NYU, and together we will fight to win these critical improvements.
Our Initial Bargaining Goals are:
- Fair Wages for Fairly Defined Work. We will fight for pay that better reflects the value we create for this university. We need to be able to live and work amid New York City’s ever-increasing cost of living.
- Real Dental, Real Vision, Real Healthcare. We will fight for all members to be covered by a truly comprehensive healthcare plan, including high-quality dental and vision care for all of our members.
- A Safe and Democratic Workplace. We will fight against dangerous assaults on our data privacy, our dignity, our academic freedom, and our right to protest. Student workers, especially International and non-citizen workers, must be protected and feel safe.
- Union Membership for All. We will fight to extend union benefits and protections to all graduate student workers, particularly to those who are currently excluded by NYU.
Graduate workers have spoken, and the mandate is clear. NYU must agree to a fair contract that incudes improved pay, benefits, and worker rights.