Emails

  • Childcare Subsidy Applications Due Jan. 31

    Dear Graduate Worker, This is a reminder to apply for the GSOC Local 2110 Childcare Subsidy program. The final day to submit your application is January 31, 2023. Our union established a Child Care Fund for all eligible graduate employees with children. This year, the fund is at $225,000 to be disbursed to graduate…

  • International Graduate Employee Fund Applications Due Jan. 31

    Dear Graduate Worker, This is an invitation to apply for the GSOC Local 2110 International Graduate Employee Accounting and Legal Assistance Fund for academic year 2021-2022. The final day to submit your application is January 31, 2023. Our union established an International Graduate Employee Accounting and Legal Assistance Fund to assist international graduate employees…

  • Fall Elections with GSOC!

    Dear fellow members, We will be holding elections for THREE different union positions in our Members meeting on July 19th at 4:30 pm. The positions up for election are 3 Organizing Committee Chairs (unpaid), Open Steward Positions in every district (unpaid), and  3 Fall Semester Unit Representative (paid!). If you are going to attend any members’ meeting,…

  • June 1 Members’ Email

    Dear GSOC members, After almost a year of delays, NYU has finally started processing outstanding back pay—including retroactive wages, service bonuses, and vacation pay—for Academic Year 2020–2021, and is expected to process most service bonuses and vacation pay for 2021–22 this summer.However, we are already hearing from some members who still have not received…

  • Retroactive Pay

    Dear fellow worker, With our new Collective Bargaining Agreement, we won raises or bonuses for all workers, including those who worked in eligible hourly positions, as non-STEM research assistants, and in teaching positions during the academic year 2020-2021.  Depending on your position, you may be eligible to receive retroactive pay. Hourly workers and non-STEM Research Assistants…

  • Contract Ratified!

    Dear member, Our new contract has now been ratified! GSOC members voted YES by a 99% majority to ratify the contract (1103 in favor, 11 against). We couldn’t have done this without all of you and a strong united strike. What does this mean for you? Review the agreement here. Our new contract will be retroactive from…

  • Bargaining Update & Strike Fund Registration

    Dear members,  TL;DR: The strike is working! By applying pressure on the university, we have made significant wins on a number of demands regarding vacation and parental leave, although NYU continues to be intransigent on a range of important issues.Read below for more In order to receive strike benefits, you must come in person to register…

  • IMPORTANT: GSOC UAW STRIKE FUND: REGISTER IN-PERSON/ZOOM STARTING TOMORROW

    Dear Members, We just received more information from the UAW (our parent union) about our strike benefits that slightly alters the mechanism for receiving the strike benefits. We were expecting the registration to be entirely online, however the UAW staff has informed us that officials from the UAW’s Strike Department will be registering workers…

  • Quick Explainer: Mediation

    In yesterday’s bargaining session with NYU, we offered to enter mediation, on certain terms. Here’s why: First, what is mediation? In bargaining mediation, a third party is brought in to help reach an agreement for a contract. The mediator meets with us and the university separately, and relays our respective proposals and responses. Mediation…

  • 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…

  • #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…