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GSOC-UAW Local 2110 Stands Against Academic Censorship
GSOC-UAW-Local 2110 Stands against Academic Censorship Statement Ratified by the Assembly of Stewards on December 29th 2016 On Sunday, December 25, 2016, Drexel University published a statement in response to outcry over one of its professors’ personal social media activity. Acknowledging “the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in…
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Apply to the 2016 Childcare fund!
NB: This page is an archive of the 2016 application. The 2017 application will open this December/January and will be pretty much identical to the 2016 requirements. ############################################################## 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 $200…
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Graduate Worker Rank & File Vol. 6
Here’s the 6th edition of our union newsletter, featuring information about our fight for healthcare equality! If you’d like a print copy, you can find one formatted for your office printer here (all the better to share!).
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The Campaign for Healthcare Equality Begins!
GSOC Demands Healthcare Equality! Flyer with us. Spread the word. Organize in your department. Join us in our struggle for better healthcare coverage for all graduate student workers! GSOC’s healthcare campaign will also be meeting on the first Thursday of every month and at the Assembly of Stewards meeting. We take it seriously when…
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GSOC stands up for equal access to paid positions in the union
When we heard that NYU was going to make it extremely hard for members (especially international students) to hold the paid unit rep positions in the union, we brought our concerns & our people directly to HR. We look forward to NYU negotiating in better faith with us moving forward, and retracting the imposition of restrictions…
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Rank & File Vol. 5
Here’s the Fall 2016 edition of our union newsletter, featuring information about battles won and upcoming fights. If you’d like a print copy, you can find one formatted for your office printer here (all the better to share!).
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Resolution against the Dakota Access Pipeline and in Favor of a Just Transition to a Clean Energy Future
Ratified October 18th 2016
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FAQs + What to do about NYU’s faulty FICA taxes
As GSOC noted previously, there’s evidence that NYU is wrongly deducting many thousands of dollars in FICA taxes from grad student pay. Since then, two NYU grad students and GSOC members (Anne & Noah) have been doggedly researching this issue and what to do about it. This is clearly a collective problem which requires a collective response. To this…
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Statement Denouncing the NYU Board of Trustees Decision Not to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Ratified June 21 2016
