News
Cornell Graduate Students United Protests for Competitive Wages, Additional University Support
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Cornell Graduate Students United mobilized during Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting to demand higher wages and increased University support.
CGSU
March 2017 Union Recognition Election Results Certified; Union Loses, 941-867
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The result means CGSU will not be able to file another unionization election petition for a year — until May 25, 2019.
CGSU
CGSU Reflects, Examines Future Plans After Arbitrator’s Decision on Union Election
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CGSU members reflected that while the arbitrator found that Cornell violated the National Labor Relations Act, the results of the March 2017 election will be certified as a loss for the union.
CGSU
Cornell University Violated Federal Labor Law in Graduate Union Recognition Election, Arbitrator Finds
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The arbitrator found that the email sent on March 26, 2017, by Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Barbara Knuth contained a statement that violated the NLRA, according to the arbitrator’s award document.
Graduate Student Unionization
More than 6 Months Later, CGSU to Determine Next Steps for Union Recognition Election
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With negotiations at a “standstill,” CGSU is bringing the possibility for a re-election to its membership with a referendum vote.
Union Recognition Election
Amid Negotiations With University Following Union Election, Caucus Forms to Challenge CGSU Tactics
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This emergence of this caucus comes at a moment where CGSU is currently in negotiations with the University as the two parties decide which steps to take moving forward.
CGSU
New York Senator Announces Support For Cornell Grad Workers
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As graduate students prepare to head to the polls, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sent a statement to Cornell graduate workers pronouncing his support for unionization.
AFT
With Vote Approaching, CGSU Explains Relationship With National Union
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At an information session CGSU hosted for graduate students, Michael Durney, grad, questioned the portrayal of the administration as a “rich, uncaring” group.
CGSU
Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘yes’ for fairness, respect and democracy
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To the Editor:
As we move toward our union recognition election next week we would like to tell you why we — 5 active members of CGSU — are proudly voting “yes.” The reason is simply this: CGSU creates a structure to uphold the values most central to our University’s mission for ourselves and future graduate workers. Fairness, respect and democracy. Fairness: Our Grad Union creates structures which will enable us to leverage our collective power to bargain for fair work and labor conditions protected by a legally binding contract. We’re not making unreasonable requests, we’re aiming to negotiate for basic labor protections and commonsense reforms which will enable us to do our jobs better. For instance, basic Cornell health insurance for a spouse and two children costs approximately $8000 annually — well out of reach given the majority of our salaries are less than $30,000 per year.
At What Cost
Graduate Students ‘Torn,’ Debating Necessity of Union
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Discourse among students — increasingly prolific in the past weeks — has fueled debate, especially as CSGU continues to collect the signatures it needs to put the unionization to vote.