Posts by Communications Committee
Fight for professional standards in labs & classrooms
You all should know how truly astounding it is that 2000+ of us signed cards authorizing a union election in under one month. Now, in two weeks almost 1000 of us have already pledged to vote YES on election day. We are the third largest union filing in the country in 2022, only trailing our…
Read MoreIs our pay competitive at NU?
In just one month, a supermajority of over 2000 graduate workers across all departments and schools at Northwestern signed their union cards and made it clear that YES we want a graduate student union. Now, we are standing together as we prepare to vote YES when the union election day comes. We’ll soon have more…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Impact Statements
Read NUGW’s Statement Regarding COVID-19 and leave your own comments here.
Read MoreSpooky Work-In!
Join NUGW for a work-in action to make our labor visible, and take a few minutes to submit a comment against the National Labor Relations Board proposal that would take away our rights as workers. This action is a great opportunity to get involved while still getting your work done! Coffee and Halloween snacks will…
Read MoreWork-In / Comment-In
Join NUGW for a work-in action to make our labor visible, and take a few minutes to submit a comment against the National Labor Relations Board proposal that would take away our rights as workers. This action is a great opportunity to get involved while still getting your work done! Coffee and snacks will be…
Read MoreGeneral Member Meeting
Kick off the new academic year with your grad union! Fall General Member MeetingUniversity Hall, Room 122Tuesday, October 8th5:30 – 6:30 PMRSVP HERE
Read MoreWelcome Back Happy Hour
Kick off the new academic year with your grad union! Welcome Back Happy HourCeltic Knot Public HouseFriday, September 20th3:00 – 5:00 PMRSVP HERE
Read MoreMarch for a Guarantee
In their response to the 6YF campaign at this month’s GLAC meeting, admin conceded that the average time to graduate is 6 years, and that many large programs take longer than average to complete. Admin also assured us that TGS has the budgetary flexibility to account for these differences. By admin’s own admission then, we…
Read MoreLetter to Provost Holloway from Department Chairs
Sixth Year Funding Rally
Join NUGW as we rally for guaranteed sixth year funding. After convening at the Rock (between Harris and University Hall) we will march to the Rebecca Crown Center to deliver our department letters explaining why we need sixth year funding now! Sixth Year Funding RallyThursday, April 11th12:50 – 1:15PMThe Rock RSVP HERE
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