NUGW EVENTS

A UNION. A COMMUNITY. A MOVEMENT.

Upcoming Meetings

August 09 Bargaining Update

Fifth Bargaining Session Complete! TLDR:  1 more Tentative Agreement today! Check for updates in the bargaining tracker The athletics scandal has exposed Northwestern’s inadequate harassment prevention policies to the national eye. We continued to push for non-discrimination language backed by a grievance procedure to ensure a safer future for graduate workers Open shop outrage: NU…

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July 3rd Bargaining Update

Third day of bargaining complete!  TLDR We reached two () Tentative Agreements today! Check for updates in the bargaining tracker. Admin introduced counter-proposals that would remove protections for discrimination based on race, gender, and other protected classes from our proposed grievance procedure. Hot off the heels of bargaining day , come to our CAT meeting today (at TGS Commons or on zoom) at…

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June 26th Bargaining Update

 Second day of bargaining complete!  TLDR We reached two () Tentative Agreements today! Check for updates in the bargaining tracker. Admin introduced counter-proposals that would remove protections for discrimination based on race, gender, and other protected classes from our proposed grievance procedure. Hot off the heels of bargaining day , come to our CAT meeting today (at TGS Commons or on zoom) at…

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June 5th Bargaining Update

Our First Bargaining Session! June 5th, 2023 TLDR:  The bargaining train has left the station day one of bargaining is complete!  We gave admin our language proposals which you can view in the livebargaining tracker.  We have scheduled 5 more bargaining dates from June – August.  For a detailed update and to help strategize next steps,…

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The NUGW monogram. The letters N. U. G. W in bold black font, surrounded by a black box. On the left and right sides of the box, there is a space with the Chicago star and a lightning bolt.

A majority of grad workers have pledged to vote YES!

More than 1600 graduate workers at Northwestern University have pledged to vote yes in our union election. The MAJORITY of graduate workers at Northwestern are saying a resolute YES TO OUR UNION! We are voting YES because we deserve:   Competitive Pay through Graduation Day Comprehensive Healthcare Support for International Students Professional Standards in Labs…

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The NUGW monogram. The letters N. U. G. W in bold black font, surrounded by a black box. On the left and right sides of the box, there is a space with the Chicago star and a lightning bolt.

Comprehensive Healthcare

Happy Holidays to those who celebrated last week, or continue to celebrate this week. If you haven’t heard the news, our union election will take place in just a few weeks on January 10th and 11th! If you haven’t yet, take a minute to look up where your polling place will be and what times…

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Flyer for NUGW's December General Member Meeting. The meeting is Thursday Dec 01 at 5 PM CT. Evanston location is Fisk 217, Chicago-campus location is Morton 4-647. The middle of the banner has an image of grad workers leading the March for Majority to deliver NUGW's recognition demands to Northwestern Admin.

Fall GMM-2 (Thursday Dec 01)

Your commitment has made our card campaign a resounding success – thanks to you we are ahead of schedule! With a union election to vote YES on NUGW on the horizon, it is more important than ever to keep membership informed, so we are having a second General Member Meeting (GMM) this quarter to provide…

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Rally for More Pay and More Say

We are launching our union drive to secure a living wage, comprehensive healthcare, proper grad worker support, and full dignity! We will host a rally on Oct 6, 2022 and begin gathering union cards to submit to the NLRB for our union election! Rally with us on Oct 6 from 12-1 PM on Deering meadow,…

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Graduate Needs Survey Results Webinar (Thursday, June 16th)

The survey is closed and the results are in! Join us on Thursday, June 16th at 12pm CT to learn about what graduate students shared in the survey. Register here to attend The survey analysis team will be presenting a deep dive into survey results from almost 2,000 responses. Attend to find out how graduate…

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Building Trust through Solidarity (Thursday, May 19th)

Our struggles are interconnected, and unionization will demand the equity and inclusion that you want at Northwestern. Your friends in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) working group are hosting a community-building event, building connections across communities and helping everyone’s full personhood feel welcomed. The event will be Thursday, May 19th from 6-7:30pm…

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