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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Members of GSU-UE at a rally on the Quad in November.

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.
Members of GSU-UE at a rally on the Quad in November.

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.
GSU members participate in an October 2018 walkout.

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.
Graduate students rally for unionization in front of Levi Hall on the Monday before their first unionization 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.
GSU organizers at a rally outside Levi Hall on October 19, 2021

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

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Laura Gersony / February 23, 2023

Several weeks ago, UChicago’s graduate student workers took to the polls to decide whether to officially unionize. Now, as they await results, the leadership of Graduate Students United-United Electrical...

Graduate Students walking to The Joseph Regenstein Library to vote on Tuesday.

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.
Levi Hall

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 protesters picket outside Harper Library.

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.
Students walking in the Quad.

“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...

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