GSOC

  • GEO UAW 2322 at UMass Amherst Releases Statement of Support

    UMass-Amherst graduate employees stand in firm solidarity with GSOC-UAW Local 2110, the graduate employees of New York University! After 10 months of bargaining, 96% (1336/1386) of GSOC membership voted Yes to go on Strike. We are very inspired by the determination graduate workers have at NYU. You all deserve a better contract! The strike…

  • Response to President Hamilton and Provost Fleming’s email

    Dear GSOC members and NYU community, We thought it necessary to respond to and provide context for some of the claims made in today’s email from President Hamilton and Provost Fleming. Please share this response with your students and colleagues. Rationale for Striking: NYU made almost no movement While President Hamilton and Provost Fleming…

  • We bargained with NYU for 10 hours…Monday we’re going on strike!

    Dear Fellow Members,  On Thursday, our bargaining committee (with ~100 observers!) met with NYU for a marathon 10-hour bargaining session. NYU made several new proposals, and we know that’s only because they’re scared of our strike. But their new proposals were not enough. While we made significant moves and presented a contract framework that…

  • GWC Ratification Statement

    GWC-UAW Local 2110 at Columbia has been on strike since March 15. On Monday, 19 April 2021, the GWC bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement (TA) with Columbia University. As is standard in UAW bargaining, this tentative agreement must be ratified by a membership vote, giving members the opportunity to either vote YES to…

  • 96.4% VOTE YES FOR STRIKE AT NYU, STRIKE ON NYU APRIL 26

    Over 2,200 graduate workers are set to go on strike at NYU 1,336 voted YES to authorize a strike, bargaining committee authorized to call strike  GSOC calls STRIKE ON NYU April 26 and demands action at the bargaining table NYU maintains stonewalling tactics and “significant” $1 raises for workers New York, NY: The graduate…

  • #StrikeOnNYU April 26: Demands Discussion w/ BC this Wed

    In the past two weeks, 96.4% of you voted YES to strike. Now, our bargaining committee has set the strike deadline for April 26th.  Join us for a “Demands Discussion w/ the BC” this Wednesday, 4/14 at 4:30 pm EST. Join to discuss our contract demands in advance of our strike deadline. If you plan to attend…

  • We won: 96.4% voted YES to strike

    The results are in. Out of 1,386 total votes, 1,336 of you voted yes to strike. That’s 96.4%. That, to put it plainly, is incredible.  We want to extend an enormous amount of gratitude to everyone who voted, told their colleagues to vote, texted their co-workers, and called GSOC members right up until the…

  • Quick Explainer: Tuition Waiver for Master’s students

    If you missed our previous quick explainers: living wage, health care, protection for international & immigrant workers, Cops off Campus, and Strike Vote #RealTalk.  TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE YES IN THE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE.Also, scroll down to see a solidarity message from Tech Workers Coalition NYC. What we have now  A small percentage of Master’s grad workers…

  • Quick Explainer: Why is Cops Off Campus a Workplace Health & Safety Concern?

    What are the health and safety risks associated with cops? -Grad workers have given many testimonials about being harassed by police while on campus. -Currently, NYPD can enter campus buildings without a warrant. NYPD in and around NYU buildings are regularly spotted without wearing masks or proper PPE and have responded aggressively when asked to put…

  • Bargaining Update- April 6th

    If you missed our previous quick explainers: living wage, health care, protection for international & immigrant workers, and Strike Vote #RealTalk.   What happened in bargaining yesterday?  After asking for 3-weeks to prepare, NYU came back with ONE counter-proposal.  At the last bargaining session (March 18th), we made a number of counters, altering our proposals and setting out new frameworks…

  • Quick Explainer: Your protected rights to vote YES as international & immigrant workers

    If you missed our previous quick explainers: living wage & health care. What we have now Our current contract does not stipulate any financial or legal assistance or civic protections to our international and immigrant graduate workers. International and immigrant workers make up 40% of our membership, and given NYU’s rising status as a “global university,” we believe that our…

  • Quick Explainer: What’s the deal with Health Care?

    If you missed our quick explainer yesterday on living wage, here it is.  TL;DR: The high enrollment & out-of-pocket costs of our current health care plan leave graduate workers with hundreds to thousands of dollars in medical costs, which is especially discriminatory toward those who are chronically ill. We’re asking the university to automatically enroll students in the…