TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED: USC ADMIN CONCEDES TO SIGNIFICANT WAGE GAINS AND NEW WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS
My name is Jackie Johnson, I’m a 5th-year PhD Candidate in the Cinema and Media Studies Department, also on the bargaining team. I am overjoyed to announce that the Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with USC administration on a historic and...
11/21 Bargaining Update: TA on Health Benefits, Movement on Wages, Nothing on Nondiscrimination
My name is Anna, I’m a 4th year PhD Student in Marine and Environmental Biology and a member of our bargaining team. I’m writing with an update from yesterday’s bargaining session. Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) reached another important Tentative Agreement (TA)...
November 20th Bargaining Update: TA on Union Security, Crickets on Nondiscrimination, Still Far Apart on Wages
My name is Stepp, and I’m a 5th-year in Environmental Engineering, also on the bargaining team. I’m writing with an update from yesterday’s bargaining session, where Graduate Student Workers (GSWs) won a Tentative Agreement (TA) on Union Security! This TA will ensure...
Our Labor, Our Contract: Celebrating All We’ve Won and Committing to the Final Push
My name is Zak, and I’m a 4th-year PhD Candidate and Assistant Lecturer in the English department, also helping out with our union. I’m writing today with some important context, and a bit of reflection, as we Graduate Student Workers enter our last push to cap off...
LA City Council stands with USC Graduate Student Workers!
My name is Alisha Cayce, and I’m a second-year in the Neuroscience program. I’m writing to share some exciting news: a supermajority of Los Angeles City Council, as well as LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, have sent a letter to USC in support of us Graduate Student...
November 13th Bargaining Update: Strike Deadline quickly approaching, USC needs to get moving on Wages, Nondiscrimination, Union Security
My name is Maggie, and I’m a 4th-year in the Sociology department, also on the bargaining team. I’m writing with an update from yesterday’s bargaining session, where we reached three new Tentative Agreements (TAs) but saw little progress on the three major issues...
“Know Your Rights” Town Hall Happening This Friday, November 17th
My name is Dimple, and I’m a third year in the Physics department. I’m emailing you to invite you to the International Graduate Student Worker (GSW) “Know Your Rights” Town Hall this Friday, November 17th at 3pm in EEB 132 (RSVP here) After an overwhelming 95.1%...
Last Chance Given: Announcing Strike Deadline
My name is Anna Haynie and I’m a 6th-year in the Physics department and a member of the bargaining team. I’m writing to tell you that over 500 GSWs participated in the Last Chance Picket across 3 entrances at UPC and one at HSC yesterday to give USC one last chance to...
Last Chance Picket TODAY 10am-4pm: Last Chance, or Lights Out!
My name is Ashlin, and I’m a second-year DMA and Teaching Assistant in the Composition Department in the Thornton School of Music, also helping out with our union. I’m emailing to remind you about today’s “Last Chance Picket,” and to ask you to join me and hundreds of...
October 31st Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement on immigration, USC not moving on wages, time for Last Chance Picket
My name is Yongqin, and I'm a 5th year student in the ECE Department, also on the Bargaining Team. I’m emailing with a brief update after today’s bargaining session – the first after 2,158 GSWs – 95.1% of those voting – voted to authorize a strike. Full bargaining...