• GSOC Responds to NYU Parent Email

    Although NYU President Andrew Hamilton’s message was sent to NYU’s parents email list, and did not specifically target parents of graduate workers, this email list includes many parents of graduate workers. Hamilton’s email is an unveiled attempt to pit parents of students against striking grad workers. This effort to divide students, workers, and parents…

  • Quick Explainer: Mediation

    In yesterday’s bargaining session with NYU, we offered to enter mediation, on certain terms. Here’s why: First, what is mediation? In bargaining mediation, a third party is brought in to help reach an agreement for a contract. The mediator meets with us and the university separately, and relays our respective proposals and responses. Mediation…

  • GSOC Offers Terms for Mediation with NYU, Awaits NYU Response

    During the bargaining session with NYU on Monday, April 26, GSOC agreed to mediation on three conditions: we will not end, pause, or postpone our strike; we will work with the federal mediator assigned to our contract, not a private mediator; and we will continue to hold open bargaining sessions. NYU agreed to the…

  • Bargaining and Strike Update- April 26th

    Dear Fellow Member, Yesterday was the first day of our strike! We kicked off our virtual and in person picket line together with hundreds of grad workers and supporters who joined us in our fight for a fair contract. Our bargaining committee also met with NYU for the first bargaining session during the strike.…

  • GEO UAW 2322 at UMass Amherst Releases Statement of Support

    UMass-Amherst graduate employees stand in firm solidarity with GSOC-UAW Local 2110, the graduate employees of New York University! After 10 months of bargaining, 96% (1336/1386) of GSOC membership voted Yes to go on Strike. We are very inspired by the determination graduate workers have at NYU. You all deserve a better contract! The strike…

  • Response to President Hamilton and Provost Fleming’s email

    Dear GSOC members and NYU community, We thought it necessary to respond to and provide context for some of the claims made in today’s email from President Hamilton and Provost Fleming. Please share this response with your students and colleagues. Rationale for Striking: NYU made almost no movement While President Hamilton and Provost Fleming…

  • We bargained with NYU for 10 hours…Monday we’re going on strike!

    Dear Fellow Members,  On Thursday, our bargaining committee (with ~100 observers!) met with NYU for a marathon 10-hour bargaining session. NYU made several new proposals, and we know that’s only because they’re scared of our strike. But their new proposals were not enough. While we made significant moves and presented a contract framework that…

  • GWC Ratification Statement

    GWC-UAW Local 2110 at Columbia has been on strike since March 15. On Monday, 19 April 2021, the GWC bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement (TA) with Columbia University. As is standard in UAW bargaining, this tentative agreement must be ratified by a membership vote, giving members the opportunity to either vote YES to…

  • 96.4% VOTE YES FOR STRIKE AT NYU, STRIKE ON NYU APRIL 26

    Over 2,200 graduate workers are set to go on strike at NYU 1,336 voted YES to authorize a strike, bargaining committee authorized to call strike  GSOC calls STRIKE ON NYU April 26 and demands action at the bargaining table NYU maintains stonewalling tactics and “significant” $1 raises for workers New York, NY: The graduate…

  • #StrikeOnNYU April 26: Demands Discussion w/ BC this Wed

    In the past two weeks, 96.4% of you voted YES to strike. Now, our bargaining committee has set the strike deadline for April 26th.  Join us for a “Demands Discussion w/ the BC” this Wednesday, 4/14 at 4:30 pm EST. Join to discuss our contract demands in advance of our strike deadline. If you plan to attend…

  • We won: 96.4% voted YES to strike

    The results are in. Out of 1,386 total votes, 1,336 of you voted yes to strike. That’s 96.4%. That, to put it plainly, is incredible.  We want to extend an enormous amount of gratitude to everyone who voted, told their colleagues to vote, texted their co-workers, and called GSOC members right up until the…

  • Quick Explainer: Tuition Waiver for Master’s students

    If you missed our previous quick explainers: living wage, health care, protection for international & immigrant workers, Cops off Campus, and Strike Vote #RealTalk.  TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE YES IN THE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE.Also, scroll down to see a solidarity message from Tech Workers Coalition NYC. What we have now  A small percentage of Master’s grad workers…