GSOC-UAW

Welcome back from winter break! We are already busy fighting for our contract. We write with two important dates and updates.   Setting Strike Deadline and Contract Priorities! Member Meeting, Feb 4th, 3 pm, Silver Grad Lounge (room 120) As you know, in December the membership voted overwhelmingly (95%) in favor of authorizing a…

We held our second mediation session on Dec 18th, which lasted over 7 hours. In the session, we presented a specific package detailing exact proposals over the course of 5 years of a contract, which was requested from us at the last meeting. In line with their unchanged stance since May, the university is…

Thank you to all of those who voted in our strike authorization vote, and to all of our organizers who have done a remarkable job getting out the vote. More details will follow shortly but we wanted to get you the results as soon as possible. GSOC Votes 95% Yes to Authorizing a Strike…

Thank you to everyone who has voted in the strike authorization vote. If you have not voted yet, please feel free to do so with the electronic ballot that has gone out in several GSOC emails in the last few days. If you did not receive that message, you can also email gsocuaw@gmail.com for an electronic…

On Friday we had an energetic rally to show the university that we will not back down. We were heartened by the strong showing of our members and allies. There were over 150 people in attendance! Graduate students spoke to the importance of fighting for higher wages, affordable and expanded healthcare for us and…

Important upcoming GSOC events: – Informational Picket and Letter Delivery to NYU Administration Friday, Nov 14th, 12pm, Bobst Library Atrium – Member Meeting and Sign-making    Wed, Nov 19th, 3-5pm, Silver Graduate Lounge, 1st Floor – Rally at Bobst Library Friday, November 21st 12pm . RSVP on Facebook here.  Bargaining Update Yesterday the bargaining committee met once…

Yesterday we had our third bargaining session of the semester. Thanks to all the members who were able to join us! Graduate student parents gave compelling testimonials about how NYU’s disrespectful lack of family benefits affects their ability to work. NYU offers a pitiful childcare subsidy of $200 a semester to a few graduate…

GSOC held a successful rally and press conference Wednesday about working conditions at NYU-Poly, followed by a bargaining session with the university administration at the Poly campus. Thanks to all the members who came out to support these events! Escalating our Public Presence! Despite the poor weather, we had a great turnout for the…

When The New York Times recently exposed the abusive treatment of construction workers at NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus, people all over the world reacted with disgust to a growing pattern at NYU: employing what the university calls “innovation” on the backs of low-wage, precarious workers. While the NYU Abu Dhabi situation has received well-deserved…

Today NYU’s bargaining committee met with the GSOC bargaining committee and 43 members from 18 different departments! The atmosphere at our open bargaining session was electric! Thank you to everyone who came today and we hope more of you will come to the next session. Every member introduced themselves. Rachel Nolan said, I’m here because a Poly…