BU Grad Workers

All BUGWU socials are managed by the Rank and File caucus. For official news on the organizing drive visit G/TT: gradworkersofbu.

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

read our rank and file statement on contract ratification and the end of our historic 206 day strike 👇

[Starbucks Workers United @SBWorkersUnited]

Starbucks workers are still out on ULP strike! Support us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS anywhere until the strike is resolved!! We’re fighting for fair union contracts with better pay, better hours, and an end to union-busting - learn more at the link in our bio! #tobeapartner

[Long-Haul @longhaul_mag]

New dispatch from graduate workers at Dartmouth College on their 2024 strike of STEM researchers, which lasted two months and won unprecedented gains while confounding received wisdom on STEM culture and organizing.

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

In their 2023 contract campaign, grads at UMich waged a ferocious strike, showing the way for higher ed workers to win big. Much to learn from their reflections on this struggle, especially as our bosses continue their all-out assault on campus labor.

[Long-Haul @longhaul_mag]

New dispatch! The 2023 grad strike at the University of Michigan was a signal struggle in the recent upsurge of militancy in higher education, from which organizers in the sector stand to learn as they confront new and forbidding challenges:

https://t.co/c6EZjX6UYH

[Long-Haul @longhaul_mag]

One year ago today, academic workers at UC Santa Cruz assembled at the base of campus and raised a picket, launching the first significant strike in solidarity with Palestine as part of the wave of activism that surged across US universities that spring.

https://t.co/44khz66CXy

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

Contact [email protected] for contacts to reputable low-cost immigration attorneys in the Boston area. BUGWU rank-and-file condemns all forms of repression. Free our political prisoners! End the rise of deportations and exiling of dissidents!

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

We have received confirmed reports of BU students being notified of SEVIS terminations over the past few weeks. A few important things to note:

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

We have also heard reports of a legal permanent resident in the U.S. being arrested by ICE during a citizenship appointment. In light of this, we strongly advise against attending visa or citizenship-related appointments alone or without prior safety planning.

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

free rümeysa now!!

[SEIU Local 509 @SEIU509]

Hundreds of labor & community allies rallied yesterday in support of Local 509 member & Tufts grad worker Rümeysa Öztürk! Together, we spoke out against the Trump admin’s attacks on freedom of speech & detainment of our union sibling. An injury to one is an injury to all ✊

[SEIU Local 509 @SEIU509]

Hundreds of labor & community allies rallied yesterday in support of Local 509 member & Tufts grad worker Rümeysa Öztürk! Together, we spoke out against the Trump admin’s attacks on freedom of speech & detainment of our union sibling. An injury to one is an injury to all ✊

[Meghnad Bose @MeghnadBose93]

Jewish students at Columbia protest against Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest by chaining and locking themselves to the gates of the university

More details in the thread

@DropSiteNews

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

this is how you fight academic precarity btw ⬇️ solidarity forever to wellesley non-tenure track faculty + postdocs on strike!! ✊

[WOAW-UAW @WOAWUAW]

The College came to the table today completely unprepared to reach a comprehensive agreement after spending the past week focusing on breaking our strike, continuing their unlawful conduct, and dividing our community. Our latest update here: https://t.co/qlVaOnQRgB

[WOAW-UAW @WOAWUAW]

Supporters! Boston Labor Community! Join us at our Labor Solidarity Rally on Tuesday, April 1 from 11:30am-1pm - https://t.co/FXiNgTBgcZ

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

@Wellesley once again proving that university admin will always jump at the opportunity to sell out students to save a quick buck. admin are not our allies in the fight against austerity & fascism—they ARE the fascists

[WOAW-UAW @WOAWUAW]

With people being literally abducted by ICE, it is truly evil, vile, and disingenuous to threaten international students rather than to bargain with the Union to end this now. @Wellesley College, you should be ashamed.

[WOAW-UAW @WOAWUAW]

Absolutely despicable that rather than bargaining with us to end this strike,@Wellesley College is forcing students to enroll in RANDOM courses. This completely devalues the Wellesley College educational experience. @Wellesley is making students pay the price.

[WOAW-UAW @WOAWUAW]

With people being literally abducted by ICE, it is truly evil, vile, and disingenuous to threaten international students rather than to bargain with the Union to end this now. @Wellesley College, you should be ashamed.

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

BUGWU DENOUNCES ARREST OF OZTURK

BUGWU Rank & File is uniformly opposed to the abduction and arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk. Free Rumeysa and all political prisoners from the US to Gaza now! 🇵🇸

[BU Grad Workers @gradworkersofBU]

first grad abducted by ICE in boston. show up today at 5:30 for an emergency rally 🇵🇸✊

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

🚨BREAKING🚨
On 3/25 PhD Tufts grad worker Rumeysa Ozturk, a Fulbright scholar, was ambushed by ICE on her way to an Iftar w/ friends after leaving her apt. Rumeysa was likely targeted after being doxxed by Canary Mission and her home watched for 2 days before she was abducted.

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

🚨BREAKING🚨
On 3/25 PhD Tufts grad worker Rumeysa Ozturk, a Fulbright scholar, was ambushed by ICE on her way to an Iftar w/ friends after leaving her apt. Rumeysa was likely targeted after being doxxed by Canary Mission and her home watched for 2 days before she was abducted.