Bargaining Updates
Announcing Three New Bargaining Team Members
During last week’s nomination period, three Graduate Student Workers submitted nominations for the three open spots on the GSWOC-UAW bargaining team. The following three candidates have been elected as bargaining team members by acclimation: Yongqin Wang, Electrical...
August 17th Bargaining Update: USC Admin (Finally) Responds to Key Proposals, Falls Far Short of Acceptable Offers
Happy first day of the Fall semester! My name is Sayan Ghosh, I’m a 2nd year in the Computer Science department, and I’m a member of the GSWOC-UAW bargaining team. I’m writing to provide an update from last Thursday’s bargaining session. In addition to this update,...
August 10th Bargaining Update: Wages, Healthcare, & Childcare on the Table, Big Push Necessary to Win Big this Fall
I’m Stepp (short for Stepp), a GSW in Environmental Engineering and member of the bargaining team. I’m emailing you to deliver an update from last Thursday’s bargaining session. Going forward, the bargaining team has decided to add a TL;DR to bargaining updates to...
July 27th Bargaining Update: Critical Tentative Agreement on Grievance & Arbitration
My name is Wes Wise, I’m a third-year in the Mathematics department and a member of the GSWOC-UAW bargaining team. I’m emailing you with an update on bargaining after last Thursday’s session. To get a full picture of yesterday’s negotiations, you can use...
Additional Context on the New USC U-Pass
My name is Caleb, I’m in the second year of my program at PIBBS where I research climate change and public health. I’m emailing today with some more context around the news that USC will be providing U-Passes for every enrolled student. Graduate Student Workers...
Join Me in Taking Action for Workplace Justice!
My name is Yongqin, and I’m a 4th-year in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. I research privacy mechanisms in the Cloud. I’m reaching out today to ask you to join me in signing on to the GSWs United for Workplace Justice letter. In response to years...
7/13 Bargaining Update: Big Wins on PTO and Accommodations!
My name is Bryan, and I’m a third-year PhD student in the English department. I’m also a member of the GSWOC-UAW bargaining team, and I’m reaching out today with an update on three new Tentative Agreements (TAs), including a historic win on paid time off (PTO) and an...
6/15 Bargaining Session Update
June 16, 2023 I’m Stepp (he/him), a 5th year PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering. During yesterday’s session, Graduate Student Workers *packed* the bargaining room. Over 80 GSWs showed up in solidarity while the bargaining team proposed three key equity-related...
Happening This Thursday, June 15th: GSWs Take Action for an Equitable USC
My name is Jackie Johnson, and I’m a fifth-year PhD Candidate in the Cinema and Media Studies department. I’m also one of the members of the bargaining team, representing all USC Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) at the table! I’m writing to tell you about a pivotal...
6/6 Bargaining Session Update
I’m Pırıl Nergis; if you don’t know me, I’m one of the GSWOC-UAW bargaining team members. I’m emailing you today with a few important notes from yesterday’s bargaining session with USC administration, including a very exciting update on appointments and job security!...