by gswoc | Feb 16, 2024 | Updates
My name is Maggie, I’m a PhD Candidate in Sociology and I’m the interim President of our union. I’m reaching out to pass along the latest draft of the Local Union bylaws, which have been updated after receiving a round of member feedback. SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIP HERE...
by gswoc | Feb 6, 2024 | Bargaining, Updates
My name is Maile McCann, I’m a PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering and also the interim Recording Secretary of our Local Union. I’m emailing you to send along a first draft of our Local Union’s bylaws. As members of a new Local Union within the United Auto Workers...
by gswoc | Feb 2, 2024 | Bargaining, Updates
My name is Anna, and I’m a 4th year in Marine and Environmental Biology and the interim Vice President of our union. I’m emailing with a few updates related to contract enforcement. TL;DR GSWs are investigating major change to Google Drive storage capacity, may...
by gswoc | Jan 8, 2024 | Bargaining, Updates
TL;DR: Sign up to become a member of our new Local Union! (Membership FAQ here) Fee remission: The union contract guarantees remission of all mandatory university fees, as well as the Student Health Insurance fee and the Dental Insurance fee. Do not pay these fees,...
by gswoc | Dec 20, 2023 | Bargaining, Updates
My name is Maggie, and I’m a PhD Candidate in the Sociology department. I’m writing with an update on interim union leadership and the path forward for contract implementation. SETTING UP OUR LOCAL UNION: Now that Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) have ratified our...
