*addendum: pending Votes Committee verification, Michael Heller will also appear on the ballot as a candidate in the District of Professional Schools.
2016 election season is upon us and not just the presidential primaries. We hope that you’ll be interested in helping us build and steer the union by running for the following positions: Assembly of Stewards (20 vacancies in total within specified districts) Local 2110 Joint Council (8 positions bargaining unit-wide). A technical description of…
Open letter in support of academic freedom and freedom of expression at Jawaharlal Nehru University:
An open letter calling for academic freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey, ratified by the Assembly of Stewards:
A statement in support of Local 2865’s right to rank & file democratic governance, ratified by the GSOC Assembly of Stewards: GSOC- 2865 Resolution
GSOC is only one of many unions at NYU fighting for the rights and dignity of its workers. We acknowledge and support the great work of UCATS, an allied union that represents many vital workers on campus. In particular, we stand in solidarity with their struggles to bargain over undue and unjust changes to…
Exciting news for working parents and guardians: GSOCers with young ones can access the union’s Childcare Fund. This is a much needed addition to the paltry $300 NYU has traditionally offered to grad students (though you can and should get that too!). Who’s Eligible? In order to draw money from the childcare fund, the…
Good news! NYU has finally figured out how to use a database! Retroactive bonus payments to workers from 2013-2015 will be paid out on July 31st. Thank you for standing together as we demanded fair and prompt payment! Together we are strong. Do you expect to receive a bonus? If you received an email…
2019-2020 is a new year, with new health insurance enrollments. Here’s our guide to navigating this messy bureaucratic system: Health Insurance 101: Have you already been guaranteed health insurance through your funding package this year? Don’t have any dependents to insure? Then great! You don’t have to do anything at all to be enrolled…
This is the text of the grievance submitted to NYU this morning, June 15, 2015. Please email us at gsoc.comm@gmail.com with any questions! We write to file a Step 3 grievance with you as the Provost’s designee per Article XX, Section C of our contract. […] We are grieving the University’s failure to implement…