Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU)

Vandy grad + professionals organizing for better working conditions at VU.

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[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Vanderbilt is among 9 universities
Trump is trying to bring to heel. Our university administration MUST refuse this unconstitutional compact. We call on graduate workers, undergraduates, faculty, and other affiliates of Vanderbilt to sign our petition.

https://t.co/q9il7nPgq3

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Admin filed a lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board. This legal maneuver is a delay tactic. Vandy has unfortunately decided to take this path instead of allowing us to have a democratic election. Sign and share our petition - demand a vote! https://t.co/9wFWc21ZoF

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

📢📢📢 We are hosting mass meetings via zoom next week to prepare for some big steps this semester!

Tues 9/3 (6pm) Law, Owen, Divinity, Peabody
Wed 9/4 (6pm) A&S
Thurs 9/5 (6pm) - Engineering
Fri 9/6(12pm) - Biomed, MSTP, Medicine, Nursing

RSVP: https://t.co/HTdDVxlZhH

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Read more of Fernando's story in this week’s newsletter. Not receiving our emails? Sign your card in the link in our bio!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Read Aiyana’s story in this week’s newsletter. Not receiving our emails? Sign your card in the link in our bio!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

The Alumni Hall Grad Lounge last Friday! Graduate workers expressing solidarity for the win!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Hey everybody! Join us for a day full of organizing for VGWU-UAW! Check slack or dm an organizer for more info!

You can RSVP for the organizer training here: https://t.co/asboT1bFaI

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

"Graduate students are vital to that mission but our pay and benefits do not reflect our expertise and contribution." Stay tuned for details on how to join Eric and organize with VGWU later this week!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

"Unionizing workers in higher education makes education more accessible for all. Your family’s wealth should not determine whether or not pursuing a graduate degree is financially feasible." Join VGWU Co-Chair, Kelly and sign your card https://t.co/Wiq1RCTefQ!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

"We need a unified voice to make our priorities heard"

Join Cameron and sign your card https://t.co/Wiq1RCSGqi!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

We are VGWU-UAW! Join PhD students like Greg and sign your card https://t.co/Wiq1RCSGqi!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Organizing events this week! You can get all of the meeting details on slack (or by contacting organizers).

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

@VanderbiltU, as grad students, we love you and our fellow students. That is why we will continue striving to give these students the voice they deserve 😊! They deserve appreciation every week of the year, not just one week ❤️

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

"Collective bargaining is how we shape the university in our image and not the other way around"

We are getting closer to super majority support and being able to bargain with the university. Join us by signing your card https://t.co/Wiq1RCTefQ and passing it along!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Yinjie supports VGWU-UAW "for better treatment, a better life, and to protect what we have gained."

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

Dental and vision, higher wages, COLA's, attention on the housing issue... everything the admin is now toting around has been WON by grads organizing with our colleagues. That's why we are forming a labor union, so that we can keep organizing and keep winning more!

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

That's right! 1100 grads signed a petition by our organizers calling for dental/vision. It took us delivering it twice and months of agitation around the issue until admin finally talked about it. And then they gave all the credit to the Grad Stu Council! (no shade to gsc...

[Dr. Helen Parrington 🇨🇦 @HeatShock_Helen]

Isn't the dental/vision piece only included thanks to like *years* of requesting by @VandyGradUnion?
Happy though that students are at least getting something NOW

[Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United (VGWU) @VandyGradUnion]

gsc have been our consistent and good allies! but it was really something to see admin not mention the petition signed by 1100 grads as any part of the reason why they were adding dental and vision!