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UAW Graduate Employees Reach Historic Agreement with NYU after Eight-Year Struggle
1,247 Can Vote for a Union, NYU Promises to Remain Neutral and Respect Majority New York, NY – UAW graduate employees have reached an unprecedented agreement with New York University in which the administration will remain neutral and respect the results of an election for more than 1,200 GAs, TAs, and RAs to vote on…
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[#TBT 2002] NYU Teaching Assistants Win Major Gains in First-Ever Contract at Private University
Today’s TBT is an original version of the 2002 GSOC/UAW press release on our historic first contract, which included a 38% increase to the stipend minimum and paid healthcare coverage for the first time. At the time, NYU praised the agreement as well, saying it recognized “the importance of graduate students to our community”…
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Visa and Immigration Issues Seminar Held at NYU
Last Friday GSOC/UAW and CSSA (the Chinese Students and Scholars Association) sponsored a seminar on visa and immigration issues. For many graduate employees who want to continue to work in the United States after graduation, acquiring the proper visa can be confusing and daunting. Attendees learned more about their options and about their status…
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International Student Visa Seminar November 8
We will be sponsoring a seminar on visa and immigration issues on Friday, November 8, 12-130pm, in Waverly 366. If you have questions about options for continuing to work in the United States after graduation or other questions about your status as an international graduate employee, this will be a great opportunity to learn. We will also…
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GSOC/UAW Informational Session Held
Thanks to all the grad employees who made for a lively discussion at last night’s GSOC/UAW informational session! Expanding women’s access to the academic workforce by negotiating for improved family-friendly policies, a stronger voice on and off campus for international grad employees, and more stability in health insurance costs so we can focus on…
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NYU Renews its (Insufficient) Offer to GSOC/UAW
The NYU administration has once again reached out with an offer to respect the right of teaching assistants (TAs) to choose GSOC/UAW as our Union, but only if we agree to exclude research assistants (RAs) and withdraw our pending petition at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). As you may remember, NYU made this offer…
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Help Save Research Funding
Email your Congressional Representative now to help save federal research funding As sequestration cuts have eaten into federal research funding, we have good news about how we can join UAW RAs, TAs and Postdocs at other universities to fight back. Our UAW colleagues at the University of Washington and the University of California have taken the lead…
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[#TBT 2000] history votes yes!
Another GSOC-UAW #TBT dating back to the early days, circa 2000. NYU graduate employees at the time of their successful election that led to the first and only Union contract for RAs and TAs at a private university in the US. Over a decade later RAs and TAs at NYU continue to show majority support, with…
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NYC mayoral candidates urge Sexton to respect our majority
Five New York City mayoral candidates sent a letter to President Sexton today urging him to respect our majority choice for GSOC/UAW as GAs, RAs and TAs. This letter adds to the growing public scrutiny of the current administration and builds on the open letter from more than 250 elected and community leaders back…
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[#TBT 2000] All the Way Back to the Early days
GSOC-UAW #TBT all the way back to the early days, circa 2000. Any GSOC-UAW alumni out there recognize yourselves? GSOC-UAW activists representing their departments, proudly displaying their support around the time of the successful NLRB election which led to the first and only Union contract for graduate employees at a private university in the US. Twelve…
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NYU Respect Our Rights: GSOC-UAW 2012-13 Year-in-Review
With the 2013-2014 year just around the corner, we’d like to catch you up and reflect on what we accomplished through GSOC/UAW this past year, where we stand and what we plan to do in the year to come to win back collective bargaining at NYU. An eventful year moving NYU closer to respecting…
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Important Update on Grad Healthcare for 2013-14
Hope the summer’s going well. As we’re all getting good work done in the classrooms, libraries, studios, labs, and offices across NYU, we wanted to give an important update on our healthcare campaign and next year’s benefits. The NYU central administration has once again imposed unilateral changes to our health plan, which will take…