Posts by NUGW
Call for Northwestern to invest in Black students, divest from law enforcement
Northwestern University Graduate Sick-Out Demands
Northwestern University must meet the following demands: Funding: Provide a universal one year funding extension to all currently enrolled students; extend all time-to-degree deadlines by one year; and guarantee six years of funding for all graduate students entering Northwestern in Fall 2020 or after. Remove all eligibility restrictions on GA-ships and remove limits on the…
Read MoreNorthwestern University Graduate Workers Statement Regarding COVID-19
Northwestern faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students: You can show support by signing this document here. Dear President Schapiro, Dean Woodruff, Provost Holloway, Members of the Northwestern Board of Trustees, Deans, and Administrative Officials of Northwestern University, Over the past few weeks, Northwestern University was forced to drastically reorganize its operations in response to the…
Read MoreFall 2020 General Membership Meeting – Wed. 09/30 @ 5pm
Please RSVP here for the meeting on Wednesday, September 30 at 5PM CT. We will follow up with a zoom link in a separate email! Join us to learn more about what we’ve been up to since the spring quarter and what we have planned moving forward. This is a chance for members to get up to date…
Read MoreSpring General Membership Meeting
Join NUGW online for our Spring General Membership Meeting! This quarter has already been radically upended by COVID-19, and in times of crises it is especially important for us to come together and stand up for what we need as graduate workers. We will discuss recent developments such as the petition and impact statement, and…
Read MoreHealthcare
This year, members of NUGW have had hundreds of conversations with you, our colleagues. Based on your feedback, it’s clear that Northwestern’s student healthcare plan does not meet our needs. Some of you have paid out of pocket for MRIs or have faced high premiums to add spouses and children to your insurance policy. Furthermore,…
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