The suit alleged that GSU-UE’s collective bargaining agreement violated the First Amendment by requiring non-members who opposed the union’s pro-Palestinian activism to pay agency fees equivalent to member dues.
The $4,000 increase, announced four weeks before a graduate student unionization election, was motivated by inflation and a desire to be competitive, according to the University.
Lee’s email urged eligible graduate students to vote in the upcoming unionization election and said they would receive more details in advance of the election.
