GSU-UE Members Ratify First-Ever Contract With University

By Gabriel Kraemer / April 1, 2024

Members of Graduate Students United overwhelmingly approved a tentative agreement the union had reached with the University earlier this month.

Graduate Workers and University Reach First-Ever Tentative Agreement

By Nikhil Jaiswal / March 19, 2024

UChicago Graduate Students United reached its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with the University on March 6.

University Will “Bargain in Good Faith” With GSU-UE, Provost Lee Says

By Eric Fang / March 17, 2023

Lee’s email suggests that the University will not challenge the certification of GSU-UE’s successful unionization vote, a contrast to its approach to the last successful vote in 2017.

University of Chicago Graduate Student Unionization Vote Passes with 92% Support

By Laura Gersony / March 16, 2023

Now, all eyes are on how the University administration, which challenged the previous election vote in 2017, will respond.

With Unionization Vote Expected to Pass, GSU-UE Switches Gears

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Laura Gersony / February 23, 2023

Anticipating the unionization vote to pass, GSU-UE leadership is now laying the groundwork for governance and bargaining.

Graduate Students Vote in Second Union Vote

By Richard Davis / February 7, 2023

While their 2017 attempt at unionization was foiled by a hostile NRLB and University, GSU is confident it can finally win official recognition.

University Announces Minimum Ph.D. Stipend Increase Amid Unionization Push

By Neive Rodriguez / January 22, 2023

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.

GSU Submits Letter Requesting Union Recognition by University

By Nikhil Jaiswal / November 21, 2022

This push for recognition, which will be GSU’s second, comes at a moment of heightened campus labor activism across the country.

“Whose Work? Our Work!”: At Rally, GSU Begins New Campaign for Formal Recognition

By Noah Glasgow, Senior Reporter / October 4, 2022

At a rally on the quad on Tuesday, September 27, Graduate Students United (GSU) announced the beginning of a new “signing card” campaign that puts graduate student workers on track to win representation...