Elections are set for April 25, 26, 27 - Vote!

Mailing List for discussion of union issues - specifically for the Courant Community

• Memos, letters, rulings as news develops
  • Announcement of GSOC-UAW election 11 Apr 00
  • Regional NLRB Ruling - though long, this is rather easy to read for a legal document. I would recommend going through this as a starting point.
  • Memo from GSOC-UAW, 3 Apr 00, on regional NLRB ruling
  • Memo from Provost Harvey J Steadman, 3 Apr 00, on regional NLRB ruling
  • Letter from Prof. Alan Sokal, Dept. of Physics, 4 Apr 00
  • Letter from Dean for Science Peter Lennie, 10 Apr 00
  • Letter from Alexander Totok PhD student in Computer Science, regarding why all eligible GAs should vote, 14 Apr 00
  • Letter from Alexander Totok on UAW's stance regarding high-tech visas and union dues, 14 Apr 00
• Related Web sites
  • Dept. of Journalism's reporting on the unionizing issue. Covers activities at NYU, statements from several different groups, and a look at unionizing efforts at other campuses.
  • Washington Square News and its coverage of GSOC-UAW
  • NYU's statements on the unionizing movement.
  • GSOC-UAW's official site. Has links to other unionizing student groups.
  • UAW web site
  • UMich GEO - the TA union at Univ of Mich, affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, recognized as union in 1975.
  • UW-Madison TAA - the TA union at Univ of Wisconsin at Madison, affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, established in 1969, formally recognized bargaining rights in 1987.
  • UFlorida GAU - grad student union at University of Florida - an affiliate of the National Education Association, established in 1980.
  • Grad Students at Univ of Minn - a web site started by grad students at UMinn, in which a unionization effort was eventually defeated in 1999. Has information on the benefits on the non-unionized Minnesota GAs vs. the unionized GAs at other schools (some of which are listed here).
  • UMass GEO - the grad student union at UMass - Amherst, which is a local of UAW, established in 1990.