GSOC-UAW

In light of the recent National Labor Relations Board decision, the NLRB will begin to hear our case tomorrow, Thursday, November 18th. Once again, we are setting out to make history, this time by overturning the Brown decision and winning back collective bargaining rights for graduate employees working at NYU and all private universities in the…

We have great news! Citing “compelling reasons” to reconsider the 2004 Brown decision, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in our favor and has opened up our case for a hearing! This is big news for two reasons. First, if the Board decides in our favor after the hearings, they will order an election and graduate…

RALLY FOR OUR RIGHTS: JOIN US! TOMORROW, Thursday, 9/16 from 11:45-12:30pm in front of Bobst Library Please join us and grad union members from Yale, Stonybrook and elsewhere, as we call on the NYU administration to respect our democratic majority and our rights!  Representatives of the UAW and members of the adjunct union, ACT-UAW…

Welcome back!  We hope that you had a relaxing and productive summer and are ready for what is sure to be an eventful fall semester. We are writing to update you on our ongoing efforts to establish our union and secure collective bargaining rights for all TAs, RAs and GAs at NYU.  We would…

GREAT NEWS: GSOC/UAW Has Filed for Legal Recognition!!! Because the NYU administration refused to respect our majority and respond to our request for voluntary recognition, GSOC/UAW members began the legal process of reestablishing collective bargaining rights for NYU graduate employees.  GSOC/UAW members joined representatives from the UAW – including Julie Kushner, Assistant Director of Region…

We are pleased to announce that the highly respected American Arbitration Association (AAA) has verified that a clear majority of NYU graduate employees have chosen to be represented by GSOC/UAW Local 2110 in collective bargaining with the NYU administration. Yesterday afternoon, a delegation formally presented the NYU administration with the official AAA certificate confirming our majority. …

The moment we have been waiting for has arrived! A few weeks ago, President Obama made a set of recess appointments that included two new members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Now that the NLRB is constituted, we are preparing to move forward and regain collective bargaining rights for graduate employees at…

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a safe and productive summer and look forward to seeing you this year. It’s going to be a big year for our union!  Please read on to learn more about our campaign and for updates about NYU’s restructuring of graduate employment.   Update on Graduate Employment Restructuring As…

On Friday, June 19, the NYU administration formally announced its intention to implement FAR 4 (Financial Aid Restructuring 4) in September 2009. Developed behind closed doors by an undisclosed group of NYU administrators, FAR 4 is a poorly conceived and hastily implemented attempt at union-busting that GSOC/UAW Local 2110 finds unconscionable, both in the…

At noon on Monday, April 20, GSOC/UAW Local 2110 held a one-hour silent work-in in Bobst Library.  While quietly studying and working in the lobby of Bobst, approximately 80-90 GSOC members wore signs questioning the details of the FAR-4 proposal.  At 1pm, the union marched across Washington Square Park and delivered letters to Deans…

GSOC Official Statement on FAR-4 Please read below for more information on the NYU administration’s FAR-4 — Financial Aid Restructuring 4 — proposal to restructure graduate employee funding and work arrangements at NYU.  The proposal would remove the teaching requirement from MacCracken fellowships.  The NYU administration claims that all graduate employees engaged in teaching…