by gswoc | Nov 20, 2023 | Bargaining, Updates
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...
by gswoc | Nov 14, 2023 | Bargaining, Updates
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...
by gswoc | Nov 14, 2023 | Bargaining, Updates
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...
by gswoc | Nov 13, 2023 | Bargaining, Updates
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%...
by gswoc | Nov 11, 2023 | Bargaining, Updates
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...
by gswoc | Nov 9, 2023 | Bargaining, Updates
My name is Ashlin, and I’m a second-year DMA and Teaching Assistant in the Composition Department in the Thornton School of Music, also helping out with our union. I’m emailing to remind you about today’s “Last Chance Picket,” and to ask you to join me and hundreds of...
