Bargaining Updates

My name is Anand, and I’m a PhD Candidate in the Computer Science department. I’m emailing you to share why I’ll be joining a majority of Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) voting “Yes” to ratify the Tentative Agreement as our first-ever union contract.  I’m excited to...

You likely received the email last night – and heard the news this morning – that the bargaining team has reached a Tentative Agreement on a first contract! USC administration came to the table at the last minute with major concessions to avert a strike. I’m emailing...

My name is Jackie Johnson, I’m a 5th-year PhD Candidate in the Cinema and Media Studies Department, also on the bargaining team. I am overjoyed to announce that the Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with USC administration on a historic and...

My name is Anna, I’m a 4th year PhD Student in Marine and Environmental Biology and a member of our bargaining team. I’m writing with an update from yesterday’s bargaining session. Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) reached another important Tentative Agreement (TA)...

My name is Stepp, and I’m a 5th-year in Environmental Engineering, also on the bargaining team. I’m writing with an update from yesterday’s bargaining session, where Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) won a Tentative Agreement (TA) on Union Security! This TA will ensure...

My name is Zak, and I’m a 4th-year PhD Candidate and Assistant Lecturer in the English department, also helping out with our union. I’m writing today with some important context, and a bit of reflection, as we Graduate Student Workers enter our last push to cap off...

My name is Alisha Cayce, and I’m a second-year in the Neuroscience program. I’m writing to share some exciting news: a supermajority of Los Angeles City Council, as well as LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, have sent a letter to USC in support of us Graduate Student...

My name is Maggie, and I’m a 4th-year in the Sociology department, also on the bargaining team. I’m writing with an update from yesterday’s bargaining session, where we reached three new Tentative Agreements (TAs) but saw little progress on the three major issues...

My name is Dimple, and I’m a third year in the Physics department. I’m emailing you to invite you to the International Graduate Student Worker (GSW) “Know Your Rights” Town Hall this Friday, November 17th at 3pm in EEB 132 (RSVP here) After an overwhelming 95.1%...

My name is Anna Haynie and I’m a 6th-year in the Physics department and a member of the bargaining team. I’m writing to tell you that over 500 GSWs participated in the Last Chance Picket across 3 entrances at UPC and one at HSC yesterday to give USC one last chance to...