NUGW EVENTS

Now that the elections have taken place, the officers are starting to plan for the upcoming year. The incoming Organizing Committee Co-Chairs, Julie Ming Liang and Rose Werth, want their hopes and plans to be shaped with accountability, and with the input of all of you!  Julie and Rose will be hosting a virtual “Meet…

This is not only a “training”, but an opportunity to think about the university as you want it to be and get in touch with the power you already have to make it that way! Through a series of activities, mini-teaches, and discussions, we will address topics such as: the values we seek to implement in our…

General membership meetings are where we gather to provide updates on all of our organizing efforts and to discuss next steps together. It’s a great time to ask questions, give us feedback, or just come for the bops and be in solidarity with your fellow grad workers. You can RSVP here. We will be discussing a proposal to introduce…

ALL ARE WELCOME! Sessions are open to everyone, members and non-members too. RSVP HERE. We’re hosting three lunchtime discussions (plus an afternoon socially-distanced happy hour) on our stipends, health insurance, and the rights that we have as grad workers. We’ll also be sharing pandemic impact survey results and talking about all the ways unions can…

Join us on Thursday, February 18 at 2PM CT for Unions 101: Building a Radical Union. RSVP HERE. This is the second event in our political education series and we have invited guest speakers from several grad unions to discuss striking, winning contracts, and how we build a radical union. We want to see you there so don’t forget to RSVP! The event is open to all,…

Please join us to hear in-depth updates from fellow grad workers about what we’ve done and what our plans are moving forward. This meeting is also an important space for us to talk strategy, and to hear your feedback or concerns! RSVP here for the meeting on Wednesday, February 3 at 5PM CT.We will send out the…

This is the first in a series of political education events where we will discuss issues related to unionization and graduate worker organizing. This event will feature three NUGW members that will speak about our history as a union, the role of race and gender in union building, and the differences between business unions and the type of…

If you’re in town, we hope you’ll join us this Friday, October 30 at 3PM CT in Evanston. We’re teaming up with NU Community Not Cops to host a march and teach in.  Follow @copsoutofnu on Twitter for updates on the march + teach in location.

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…